Winnebago Tribe Sues Army to Repatriate Ancestors' Remains from Historic Indian Boarding School
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the United States Army, seeking the return of the remains of two children who died and were buried at the US government’s flagship Indian boarding school more than 120 years ago. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) on behalf of the tribe, alleges that the Army failed to follow federal law and instead deferred to its own process. Listed as defendants in the lawsuit are: The U.S. Army, the Office of Army Cemeteries, and three individual employees who oversee the Offic...