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When the nonprofit news site ProPublica launched The Repatriation Project in January, UT landed on a top-10 list that does not come with bragging rights. Out of all universities, museums,
Only a small percentage of works donated by Charles and Valerie Diker have clear ownership histories. Experts say this could mean objects are stolen or fake. Meanwhile, the Met has been slow to ask tribes for information about the items.
Despite a federal law, skeletal remains of Native Americans and artifacts have been retained in large numbers by universities and museums.
The Illinois House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would create a protected cemetery for repatriated Native American remains and establish tribal oversight for future projects.
Despite decades of Indigenous activism and resistance, UC Berkeley has failed to return the remains of thousands of Native Americans to tribes.