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Museums across the United States have been closing off sections and even covering displays in recent weeks due to new regulations on showcasing Native American artifacts.

The move comes as the Biden administration pushes for efforts to repatriate Native American remains, objects, and other sacred items.

NEW YORK — New York’s venerable American Museum of Natural History and leading institutions across the country are shutting down major exhibits of Native American artifacts in response to new federal regulations limiting the display of cultural items. Under the guidelines announced recently by the Biden administration, museums must obtain permission from Native American tribes before ...

The exhibits are from an era when museums "did not respect the values, perspectives, and indeed shared humanity of Indigenous peoples," the museum's president said.