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Following decades of Indigenous activism and the 2023 publication of ProPublica’s “Repatriation Project,” federal officials have seen more activity leading to the return of ancestral remains to tribal nations than any other year since 1990.

Last November, over 150 items stolen from graves of Wounded Knee massacre victims were returned to a group of descendants. A year later the group plans to burn the artifacts.

Successive state audits of the University of California and the California State University found both systems have failed to comply with state and federal laws mandating the return of Native ancestral remains and cultural artifacts. Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections back to local tribes.

Successive state audits of the University of California and the California State University found both systems have failed to comply with state and federal laws mandating the return of Native ancestral remains and cultural artifacts. Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections back to local tribes.

A bill submitted by U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) would allow the Garielino/Tongva Nation to bypass a costly federal petition process.

A bill submitted by U.S. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Los Angeles) would allow the Garielino/Tongva Nation to bypass a costly federal petition process.

Legendary objects like the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Marbles have long been the subjects of hotly contested disputes between countries.

Legendary objects like the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Marbles have long been the subjects of hotly contested disputes between countries.

The new Interior Department regulations address long-criticized loopholes and issues, and will go into effect in 2024.

Legendary objects like the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Marbles have long been the subjects of hotly contested disputes between countries.