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When two Native American boys from Nebraska died after being taken to a notorious boarding school hundreds of miles away in Pennsylvania, they were buried there without notice. Nearly 130 years later, the tribe wants the boys’ remains back home. So far, the Army has refused to return to the Winnebago Tribe the remains of […]
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, made an impassioned plea on the Senate floor on Thursday afternoon to demand institutions, including colleges and museums, to stop avoiding their responsibilities under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA). Schatz called out five institutions from various parts of the country that are the top offenders about their delays in repatriating Native American remains.
The new rules, which took effect Jan. 12, give tribes more of a voice in how their materials are displayed.
Regulations require prior consultation with Native American tribes and descendants before items can be exhibited.
Native American organizations share support of new regulations requiring museums to receive consent to Indigenous artifacts.