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The Tlingít and Haida tribes have been requesting multiple cultural objects held in the institution’s collection for years, the Denver Post found.
The museum denied three repatriation requests from the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska after meetings in 2017.
"It does continuously feel like that you are trying to prove that you are worthy of life."
Since the TRUTH Report was released a year ago, the University of Minnesota has taken action to address some of its concerns.
Haley Omeasoo was already studying forensic science at the University of Montana when she saw the poster that redefined her life. The 2017 poster announced that her former high school classmate, Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, had gone missing on the Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana. Just 20 at the time, HeavyRunner has never been found in the seven years since.