The US Department of the Interior (DOI) announced the final rule for implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in December 2023. The revision should streamline processes and ultimately speed up the repatriation of remains and cultural items to tribes. The updates to NAGPRA include: “Strengthening the authority and role of Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs) in the repatriation process by requiring deference to the Indigenous Knowledge of lineal descendants, Tribes, and NHOs. “Requiring museums and federal agencies to obtain free, prior, and informed consent from lineal descendants, Tribes, or NHOs before allowing any exhibition of,…
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