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National Park Service Allots $3M to Repatriate Native Heritage
The funds were distributed to 13 Native American tribes and 21 institutions to facilitate the return of human remains and artifacts.
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American Museum of Natural History Repatriates Remains of 124 Native People
The institution holds the bodies of 12,000 individuals from communities within and outside the United States, the majority of which lack identification.
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American Museum of Natural History Closes Native Exhibition Halls
The New York institution will shutter two galleries in response to new federal regulations about the display of Native artifacts.
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Chicago’s Field Museum Covers Up Native Display
New regulations require museums to obtain informed consent from tribal or lineal descendants before exhibiting Native artifacts or human remains.
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Federally Funded Research on Native Remains Has Stymied Repatriation, Report Says
ProPublica reports that government funds spent on scientific research related to Native remains in US museums “created incentives for institutions to hold on to ancestors.”
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Which New York Museums Still Hold Native Remains?
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum and Brooklyn Museum, among others, continue to hold the remains or possible remains of Native Americans.
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UC Berkeley Has Only Returned 20% of Its Native American Artifacts and Remains
The University of California and campuses, including Berkeley, failed to comply with laws for returning stolen objects and remains, according to a new California auditor report.
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Trump’s Border Wall Construction Is Threatening Ceremonial and Sacred Sites
Construction of the 30-foot steel fence threatens the cultural heritage of the Tohono O’odham people, including burial grounds and a biosphere reserve.
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A Native American Shield Highlights a Legal Loophole About the Export of Cultural Artifacts
The appearance of a stolen sacred shield at a Paris auction house prompted a New Mexico Senator to propose the STOP Act, which would ban the trafficking of certain cultural items outside the United States.