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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]
Among the goals of the act is the preservation and protection of long neglected African American cemeteries and addressing the discrepancy in funding for their restoration. [ 4 ] [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Though the African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act was passed, it has not been funded, and is presently dormant.
The bill also requires that landowners include on the deed any family burial plot on the property. The 2025 legislative session begins Jan. 13 and is scheduled to end on April 27. Show comments
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]
State law allows ashes to be scattered on your own private property. If you want to scatter ashes on someone else’s property, you must get written permission from the landowner and give it to ...
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Archaeological ethics refers to the moral issues raised through the study of the material past. It is a branch of the philosophy of archaeology.This article will touch on human remains, the preservation and laws protecting remains and cultural items, issues around the globe, as well as preservation and ethnoarchaeology.
The code violations were detailed by township staff in a two-page, Nov. 1 letter after the families of some of the 23,000 people buried at the 65-acre property told the State Journal this fall ...