Cultural Objects means collectively, Funerary Objects, Sacred Objects, and Objects of Cultural Patrimony that have ceremonial, religious, historical, traditional, or other tribal significance as defined and protected by the NAGPRA regulation (see NAGPRA “Definitions” set out in 43 CFR 10.2).
Human Remains means the physical remains of the body of a person of Native American ancestry. The term does not include remains or portions of remains that may reasonably be determined to have been freely given or naturally shed by the individual from whose body they were obtained, such as hair made into ropes or nets. For the purposes of determining cultural affiliation, Human Remains incorporated into a Cultural Object, as defined above, must be considered as part of that item (43 CFR 10.2(d)(1)).
Human Subjects Research means any Research or Research Project that involves or implicates human subjects.
Indian means Indian means a person who is a member of a sovereign Indian Tribe as defined below. Throughout this Policy, Indian is synonymous with American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native American.
Indian Tribe means any state recognized tribe and any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 USC 479a).
Indian Tribe Official means the principal leader or representative of an Indian tribe who is formally designated by the Tribal Government, or as otherwise provided by tribal code, policy, or established procedure, to speak on behalf of the Indian Tribe in consultations with outside parties.
Research and Research Project means any organized program of scientific inquiry that involves a systematic investigation, study or experiment, and data dissemination designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge that is performed at or under the auspices of the University. Research includes non-sponsored research, research fellowship and training programs, and research-related activities in undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral education program of scientific inquiry that involves a systematic investigation, study or experiment designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge that is performed at or under the auspices of the University. Research includes non-sponsored research, research fellowship and training programs, and research-related activities in undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral education.
Tribal Government means the governing structure of a sovereign Indian tribe.
Unit means a college, department, school, program, research center, business service center, or other operating unit of the University.
University Community means any of the following individuals: (a) University student; (b) University employee; or (c) third party, including, but not limited to, volunteers, contractors, vendors, Designated Campus Colleagues, visitors, and guests.
University Consultation Representative means a University employee designated by the University Tribal Liaison to act as the primary lead in Consultation or engagement with Indian Tribes for activities and policies in their functional area. In the case of activities and policy matters relating to NAGPRA regulations, this will be the Director of the Arizona State Museum.
University Tribal Liaison means the Senior Vice President, Native American Advancement and Tribal Engagement will serve as the University Tribal Liaison and is the person responsible for implementation, interpretation, and oversight of this Policy.