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The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act is a law that establishes the ownership of cultural items excavated or discovered on federal or tribal land after November 16, 1990. The act also applies to land transferred by the federal government to the states under the Water Resources Department Act. [6]
The recommendation is made to increase the involvement of Indigenous peoples in making decisions regarding repatriation. [3] NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) was considered when making recommendations but the report suggests that case-by-case negotiations based on ethical and moral standards would be preferred ...
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), passed in 1990, provides a process for museums and federal agencies to return certain cultural items such as human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, etc. to lineal descendants and culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organisations. [58] [59] [60]
NAGPRA, a federal law passed in 1990, mandated that institutions repatriate Native American ancestors and cultural belongings. Despite this law being passed 30 years, universities violated it ...
NAGPRA gives tribes the option to decline the return of their items or remains and permit Fresno State to keep them. “I haven’t experienced that yet, and I don’t expect to,” Carrillo said.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), which was passed in 1990, “requires Federal agencies and institutions that receive Federal funds (including museums ...
Cal NAGPRA (Assembly Bill (978)) was an act created by the state of California which was signed into law in 2001. The act was created to implement the same repatriation expectations for state-funded institutions, museums, repositories, or collections as those federally supported through NAGPRA .
One museum in the Midwest told Native News Online in early January that it is averaging one repatriation per year due to budgetary constraints. Repatriation Delays A Matter of Priorities, Not ...