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Friday, February 11, 2022
The 30-year-old Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, or NAGPRA, was passed to give Tribes a legal avenue for the return of ancestral remains and some cultural objects. But many remains and objects remain in storage and collections of federal agencies and museums.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
TAHLEQUAH - During a Jan. 27 culture committee meeting, legislators unanimously passed a resolution to request museums, media and other entities refer to living Cherokee artists by their tribal enrollment and/or affiliation.
Fifteen states have passed laws that criminalize protesting on ‘critical infrastructure’ including pipelines. In Minnesota, at least 66 felony theft charges against Line 3 protesters remain open
Monday, February 7, 2022
The transfer marks a step in the growing Land Back movement to return Indigenous homelands to the descendants.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
A tentative $590 million opioids settlement with Johnson & Johnson drug distributors is being considered as reparations toward Native American tribes. Money from the settlement would go toward addiction and treatment and would be overseen by Native American tribal leaders.
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