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Alaska Indigenous Tribes Gets Ancestors Back
By flashgordonweb | June 29, 2008
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) has been covered on this site several times in the past. An article about attempts to change the plain language of NAGPRA was covered, as well as the Society for American Archaeology’s stance on unidentified human remains. In fact, in a new book that just came out this month by Left Coast Press, the topic is extensively covered in terms of the Kennewick Man and ancient Native American skeletons: Kennewick Man: Perspectives on the Ancient One.
Most of these pieces cover the continuing struggle indigenous Native Americans have in recovering their ancestors and properly reburying them. However, not all instances of NAGPRA can be considered negative. In fact, there are more positive cases then negative ones. Below is a story about human remains that will be repatriated to the Qawalangin tribe in Alaska.
Human remains excavated from Unalaska and Amaknak Islands in the 1950s and ’60s will soon be returned to the Qawalangin tribe under the provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The 1990 law says bones and funerary items found on federal lands need to be offered back to their original families or tribes. Robert King in Anchorage coordinates the repatriation of bones.
Read more about Indigenous Alaska Tribes getting ancient human remains returned because of NAGPRA here.
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