Anthropological study of the remains indicates they predate the fort, from before 1840, and are likely tribal in origin, an ...

The moratorium, which went into effect in October 2023, prohibits professors from teaching and researching using Native American cultural items, human remains and images or reproductions of these ...

Famous Native American women have shaped history through leadership, activism, and culture. Discover their remarkable ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a waiver to bypass certain laws and regulations to expedite the ...

Native American tribes and museums are on a four-year count down That's the time left to decide how to repatriate Native American human remains and other cultural items to the appropriate parties ...

The Ohio History Connection has one of the nation’s largest collections of Indigenous remains. The nonprofit and tribes are ...

They soon learned that the institution was notorious for refusing to return Indigenous items, in open violation of NAGPRA. “The problem with NAGPRA was that it had no teeth,” said Gonzalez. The ...

A human scalp seized in 2022 from Poulin Antiques and Auctions Inc. in Fairfield was repatriated March 10 to the Mescalero Apache Tribe in New Mexico, federal officials said. The scalp, which had been ...

This story was originally published by Montana Free Press at montanafreepress.org. After a decade of failed attempts, members of Montana’s American Indian Caucus were stunned when a bill ...

“To know that I played a small part in returning these Rapa Nui ancestors to Easter Island is overwhelming and so personally rewarding,” said Thomas, executive director of IU’s Office of the Native ...

Chief Jimmie Kersh is urging residents to file FOIA requests to determine whether state officials ever conducted an archaeological study on the property.