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Federal Government Overhauls NAGPRA to Expedite Return of Native Ancestral RemainsFrom Native News online,December 7 2023
by Jenna Kunze "WASHINGTON — The federal government yesterday announced a major overhaul to a decades-old law that governs the return of Native American ancestral remains and artifacts to their tribal nations... Key changes to the law include: shifting the onus of initiating consultation from tribal nations to museums and institutions; requiring deference to the Indigenous knowledge of lineal descendants and tribes; eliminating the term “culturally unidentifiable” that’s kept ancestors and their belongings in museums’ possession for decades; and setting the clock for five years for museums and federal agencies to re-inventory their collections and consult with tribes for return..." Read more here. Learn more at https://nagpracomics.weebly.com/
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