Position Statements

Official positions of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists.

AABA Code of Conduct

AAPA Code of Ethics

AABA Statement on Race & Racism (2019)

AABA Statements on Sexual and Other Harassment (2015-2016)

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (2000-2015)

Scientific Creationism and the National Center for Science Education (NCSE)

Other AABA responses

An Open Letter to Our Community in Response to Police Brutality Against African-Americans and a Call to Antiracist Action (2020)

Statement on Trump Administration’s Action against International Students (2020)

An Open Letter to Our Community on MOVE Victims and Biological Anthropology

AABA Statement Concerning the Hominin Fossils carried on Virgin Galactic Spaceflight (2023)

AABA Statement in Support of Trans Lives (2023)