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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.

UC Berkeley and other Bay Area institutions are finally complying with a 34-year-old law designed to address more than a century of Native American grave looting which put the skeletal remains and cultural artifacts of tribal ancestors on public display.

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts full response to report on curators prior knowledge of issues with stolen art.

February 16, 2024 Press Release from the Allen County Museum: The Allen County Museum is pleased to announce a grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy Demands

For decades, the University of Pennsylvania has held hundreds of skulls that were once used to promote white supremacy through racist scientific research. As part of a growing effort among

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For decades, the University of Pennsylvania has held hundreds of skulls that were once used to promote white supremacy through racist scientific research. As part of a growing effort among

By Isaac White In a fervent address to his colleagues on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) championed a cause deeply rooted

The new regulations would require museums and federal agencies to consult with descendents, tribes or Native organizations as well as obtain consent before displaying human remains or artifacts with cultural significance.

ProPublica’s mission statement encourages “using the moral force of investigative journalism to spur reform through the sustained spotlighting of wrongdoing.” Recently, that impact has been significant — and a bright spot in a dark media landscape.