Critique of Matt's paper

Matt, You're topic is very interesting, i wasn't aware of any scientific study of Native American remains, or the legislature that put a stop to it. You do a great job explaing what NAGPRA is and who it involves. You also give a great backdrop to it's beginning and how the civil rights movement made it all possible. You give pleanty of quotations and use great first and secondary sources. My only confusion is your thesis statement. You start with the description of grave desecration and the governments involvment in the act. But then you ask a question about a "missing link" coming across the Berring Straight? I did not find anything else in your paper that answers that question. Your last paragraph asks a question that would better serve as your thesis, why isn't it in the beginning? Other than that....sounds good. Whitney