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Illinois officials and Native Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new state law will speed the recovery and reburial of their relatives' remains unearthed over the past two centuries

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — For centuries, Europeans carving up the prairie to suit their own idea of settlement dug up the graves of Native Americans as they conquered lands and pushed tribes to the West. Now, Native Americans whose ancestors’ remains ended up held for study in sterile, nondescript boxes on shelves in educational facilities […]

The recent signing of the Human Remains Protection Act in Illinois aims to expedite the return and reburial of Native American ancestors remains that were unearthed over the past two centuries. The law provides methods for compliance with a federal law requiring the repatriation of remains to the associated tribe. This update also allows for reburial on state land in Illinois, instead of relocating the remains to the states to which the U.S. government forced Native Americans to move in the 19th...

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New Ill. law returns Native American remains for reburial

The recent signing of the Human Remains Protection Act in Illinois aims to expedite the return and reburial of Native American ancestors remains that were unearthed over the past two centuries. The law provides methods for compliance with a federal law requiring the repatriation of remains to the associated tribe. This update also allows for reburial on state land in Illinois, instead of relocating the remains to the states to which the U.S. government forced Native Americans to move in the 19th...

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Illinois officials and Native Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new law will speed the recovery and reburial of their relatives remains.