Moving NAGPRA compliance from etiquette to infrastructure
Repatriation tools. Grounded in responsibility.
PAVA is a provisioned workspace for institutional NAGPRA work. Staff import inventory records, run preliminary review, prepare internal notice drafts, build Grant projects and keep field-session notes in one place, with the source records and the review history close at hand.
Provisioned-user access — Open
Native authorship
Darren Lone Fight is MHA Nation and PAVA’s founder. PAVA is developed and operated by Indigenous-owned Lone Fight Systems LLC.
Nation authority stays with the Nation.
PAVA helps institutions prepare. Each Nation decides whether and how it participates. Software does not grant consent or replace consultation.
Import and review inventory
Preview a CSV or JSON file, correct rows before you commit, and return to completed imports later. Imports of up to 5,000 rows.
Run preliminary review
Inspect imported records and their sources, run a preliminary review, record what needs follow-up, and reopen the review history. Review actions are records of work, not findings of affiliation or compliance.
Prepare internal drafts
Prepare a review summary, or a supported Notice of Inventory Completion or Notice of Intent to Repatriate draft, with supporting facts and a file manifest, for internal review. PAVA does not publish notices or submit them.
Keep Grant projects together
Compare reviewed funding references, draft with one of six writing packs, and carry your research into a saved project with revisions you can restore. Download Word, text, JSON, Markdown and a manifest.
Keep field-session notes
Save a location and notes for each field session while connected, then revisit and update them later. PAVA does not capture media, transcribe recordings or sync offline.
What we are building next
PAVA is being built toward a complete, hosted workspace for a small staff with a substantial inherited collection: from imperfect records to reviewed work, consultation, documents, funding and accountable follow-through, without re-entering the same information at each step. The items below are not available in the provisioned workspace today.
Responsibility stays with people
PAVA supports records and review. It does not determine cultural affiliation, provide legal advice, replace consultation, or authorize filing or repatriation. PAVA does not submit or send filings.
A $0 software license for Indigenous Nations
The $0 software-license policy applies to Indigenous Nations and Indigenous-governed institutions. Separately scoped implementation, hosting, migration, training, integration, or support may carry cost.