Some comments from students who read the pro-NAGPRA excerpt

Students who agreed with what they read:
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*Good idea. Overdue. They found Ishi's brain in a jar in the attic of the Smithsonian a mere 10 years ago. Already convinced of the need and language. Already know Cal's desecration of Ishi and other remains.
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*I think it is warranted in its attempts to repatriate Native American cultural items because these rights are extended to other cultures in America.(The language) didn't influence my answer, the info alone influenced my position.
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*The argument in the (excerpt) reinforced the importance of human rights. It defines what human rights are and how the "right to control the dead" is not even listed as a human right, because it is such an innate, natural and deserved right. This influenced me to side with NAGPRA.
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I think NAGPRA is important in returning the remains of other peoples back to their place of origin. Americans wouldn't want our people's graves desecrated. Using language such as "Americans" and using America as an example brings the situation close to home so to speak and makes the argument more powerful.
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(NAGPRA) is a very important act that makes all the sense in the world. It's just too bad that its repatriation period takes so long. (The language was) very influential. I understand that history is important but there are other ways to go about it. We don't value the feelings and beliefs of indigenous groups over ours and even when they win a statute, it's been over 20 years with little to show for.
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*Even though I am quite ignorant on the matter, I feel that this act is a necessary step in returning sacred artifacts to their rightful owner. It is wrong to keep a peoples ancestors inside of a museum. I incorporated certain words from the excerpt to express my opinion.
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*I think it is a sound act that protects the fundamental rights of people to have entitlement to their dead. Having control over the remains of one's ancestors should be an assumed, fundamental, protected right. (The language) didn't influence my answer.
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It is important that the U.S. respect human rights and dignity in both theory and action. In Native American culture and beliefs, the dead have significant meaning. When bodies are displaced they cannot be released into the afterlife.The language parallels my own opinion.
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*I think they have no right to do what they do. Governments should not "own" the rights of a certain culture and take what is not theirs. (The language did) little to influence my answer. Mostly facts formed my view.

Student who was on the fence about what they read:
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*(NAGPRA is a) good idea, but a dead body is not owned by anyone. It tries to respect the beliefs of a culture that obviously values their dead.