Katie and Steve speak with colleague Eden Burgess about the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), its history, purpose, and requirements to repatriate cultural property and human remains to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations, as well as new regulations that are leading major museums to remove or close exhibitions of Native American and Hawaiian objects while taking action to implement NAGPRA in consultation with tribes that have ownership claims.

Resources

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nagpra/frequently-asked-questions.htm

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/interior-department-announces-final-rule-for-implementation-of-the-native-american-graves-protection-and-repatriation-act.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/arts/design/american-museum-of-natural-history-nagpra.html

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/01/29/us-museums-nagpra-native-american-displays-new-regulations

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/02/01/native-american-objects-pulled-nagpra

https://www.voanews.com/a/native-american-news-roundup-february-4-10-2024-/7481001.html

https://www.indian.senate.gov/newsroom/press-release/democratic/schatz-demands-institutions-comply-with-native-american-graves-protection-and-repatriation-act/

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Music by Chris Thompson. Produced by Jackie Santos.