1990: ‘NAGPRA’ requires return of sacred remains and objects

Congress passes the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). By law, universities and museums that receive federal funds must return American Indian human remains and sacred objects to tribes that ask for them.

Theme

Federal-Tribal Relations

Region

Arctic, California, Great Basin, Great Plains, Northeast, Northwest Coast, Plateau, Southeast, Southwest, Subarctic