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In the absence of clearer rules, museums should be more careful with material they may have to return, writes Chip Colwell
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In the absence of clearer rules, museums should be more careful with material they may have to return, writes Chip Colwell
“It’s a long process, but it’s one that is good and frankly, needs to be done and has been too long coming,” said a member of the Peoria Tribe, which was moved from Illinois in 1818.
With the country’s second-largest collection of unrepatriated remains, Illinois has lagged far behind the nation. A new law has the Osage Nation hopeful there will soon be progress.
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Mary Hudetz describes the financial cost and emotional distress that tribal communities face as they continue to wait for the return of the remains of their ancestors, thousands of which are held in museums across the country.