The principal legislative developments in the United States are the passing of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) of 1978 and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990. Taken together the two pieces of legislation were intended to redress past wrongs relative to the systematic eradication of Native American religious practices. Despite their intention the two acts led to unexpected complexities and dilemmas. Canada has also responded to repatriation requests and is negotiating with Aboriginal First Nations to determine the terms of self-governance. The significance of these developments is in the diverse ways that the varied Northwest Coast peoples have approached the repatriation of their material and cultural property. Underlying these efforts is the repatriation of the sacred, be it objects and burial remains or intangible pro-perties such as religious practices and sacred...