Federal agencies have awarded millions of dollars to scientific studies on Native American human remains, undermining the goals of NAGPRA as tribes fight for repatriation.

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How Long Delays in Repatriation Let Scientists Damage Native Remains With Government Funds <[link removed]> Federal agencies have awarded millions of dollars to scientific studies on Native American human remains, undermining the goals of NAGPRA as tribes fight for repatriation. by Mary Hudetz

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The Repatriation Project

A Top UC Berkeley Professor Taught With Remains That May Include Dozens of Native Americans <[link removed]> Despite decades of Indigenous activism and resistance, UC Berkeley has failed to return the remains of thousands of Native Americans to tribes. The university is still discovering more human remains. by Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, and Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News <[link removed]>

America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains <[link removed]> The remains of more than 100,000 Native Americans are held by prestigious U.S. institutions, despite a 1990 law meant to return them to tribal nations. Here’s how the ancestors were stolen — and how tribes are working to get them back. by Logan Jaffe, Mary Hudetz and Ash Ngu, ProPublica, and Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News <[link removed]>

The Museum Built on Native American Burial Mounds <[link removed]> For decades, Dickson Mounds Museum in Illinois displayed the open graves of more than 200 Indigenous people. Thirty years after a federal law required museums to begin returning remains, the statewide museum system still holds thousands. by Logan Jaffe <[link removed]>

Is the Metropolitan Museum of Art Displaying Objects That Belong to Native American Tribes? <[link removed]> 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. by Kathleen Sharp for ProPublica <[link removed]>

Behind ProPublica’s Reporting on Repatriation <[link removed]> Our reporters answer frequently asked questions about The Repatriation Project from leaders and citizens of tribal nations. by Asia Fields, Mary Hudetz, Logan Jaffe and Ash Ngu <[link removed]>

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