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Recent changes to federal regulations to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) are causing museums across the country to close som
Native American - Repatriation, Disposition, Dead: At the close of the 20th century, public good rationales became particularly heated in relation to the disposition of the indigenous dead: most Native Americans felt that graves of any type should be left intact and found the practice of collecting human remains for study fundamentally repulsive. Yet from the late 15th century onward, anthropologists, medical personnel, and curiosity seekers, among others, routinely collected the bodies of American Indians. Battlefields, cemeteries, and burial mounds were common sources of such human remains i...
The decision complies with recent changes to US regulations around dealing with the display of Indigenous human remains and cultural items.
Birch bark scrolls sacred to the Ojibwe were recovered from a New York auction house through the collective efforts of tribal members.
The American Museum of Natural History and other US museums are to close or adapt any exhibits featuring Native American objects or remains.