Religion News Service

Repatriation to Indigenous groups is more than law, it’s human rights − an archaeologist describes the day that lesson hit home

(The Conversation) — Repatriation is now a legal responsibility, but also a matter of human rights, an anthropologist writes. (The Conversation) — As an archaeologist, you picture yourself traveling ...
Gulf Live

Commentary: Repatriation to Indigenous groups is more than law, it’s human rights

As an archaeologist, you picture yourself traveling to some remote location, digging into the ground, and returning to a lab in a university or museum to study the remains of past civilizations, with ...
ProPublica

Senator Urges Museums to Return Native Remains and Objects: “Give the Items Back. Comply With Federal Law. Hurry.”

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii demanded on Thursday that ...
Noozhawk

Panel of Tribal Experts Targets Repatriation, Law and Religion

A panel of tribal authorities, legal experts and scholars will discuss “Indigenous Religious Traditions and Law in the Current Political Moment,” hosted by UC Santa Barbara’s Walter H. Capps Center ...
MinnPost

ProPublica updates its database of museums’ and universities’ compliance with Federal Repatriation Law

Institutions across the U.S. returned more than 10,300 Native American ancestors to tribes in 2024, making it the third-biggest year for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and ...