Beginning June 19, the U.S Army will begin the process to return the remains of 10 Native students buried at the Carlisle school.
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After 77 years buried in unmarked grave, Unangax̂ WWII soldier will receive grave marker
For years, a small American flag was all that marked the grave of George Fox. Now, his resting place will finally be recognized.
131-year-old fish plant, other Alaska sites to be considered for national historical places registry
Alaska’s longest-running fish plant facility, the Diamond NN Cannery, is among the nominations for the Alaska Historical Commission to consider passing on to the National Register of Historic Places.
Digitizing Native museum collections and the future of repatriating sacred objects
The Alutiiq Museum, which is based in Kodiak, will begin to digitize its collection with the eventual goal of expanding and digitizing collections from other museums. Museum collections curator Amanda Lancaster says they’re already using a database and have most of their objects catalogued. “We use a database called Collective Access…. So, we already have…
Colonization’s dark history puts undue burden on Tribes seeking repatriation of remains, objects
One criticism of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act is that it puts a huge burden of proof on Tribes.
Tribes, Native organizations push back at institutions reluctant to help with repatriation efforts
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act — NAGPRA for short — gave Tribes a legal avenue to pursue the return of remains and some funerary objects.