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Denver Art Museum Denies Repatriation Requests from Native Alaskan Tribes: Report

The museum denied three repatriation requests from the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska after meetings in 2017.

Alaskan tribes came to Denver to reclaim their cultural heritage. They left empty-handed

Tlingit and Haida went to Denver to reclaim their cultural objects. They left empty-handed — and continue to fight.

Tlingit and Haida delegation came to Denver to reclaim their cultural heritage. They left empty-handed.

Tribal representatives say city museum has historic objects that should be returned under 1990 law.

Alaskan tribes try to reclaim cultural heritage from Denver Art Museum

The Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska say they’re still trying to reclaim their heritage from the Denver Art Museum, 34 years after the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act came into effect.

Racism, 'Morbid Curiosity' Drove US Museums to Collect Indigenous Remains

Chip Colwell

Chip Colwell’s profile on The Conversation

A New York Museum's House of Bones

The American Museum of Natural History holds 12,000 bodies — but they don’t want you to know whose.

Woman Seeks to Gain Control of Harvard Museum Photos of Enslaved People — ProPublica

The images are among the oldest known photographs of enslaved people in America. Tamara Lanier’s fight to gain control of them shows there is no clear system in place to repatriate remains of captive Africans or objects associated with them.

A racist Harvard scientist commissioned photos of enslaved people. One possible descendant wants to reclaim their story.

The images are among the oldest known photographs of enslaved people in America. Tamara Lanier’s fight to gain control of them shows there is no clear system in place to repatriate remains of captive Africans or objects associated with them.