They soon learned that the institution was notorious for refusing to return Indigenous items, in open violation of NAGPRA. “The problem with NAGPRA was that it had no teeth,” said Gonzalez. The ...

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“It is up to this committee to make those decisions,” he said, ensuring certainty among Indigenous peoples that the essential programs they depend on won’t be cut. “Certainty that our ...

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