Alaska Wildlife Agency IDs and Preps Native Remains for Return
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska finished checking old human remains and related items to figure out which Native tribes or Native Hawaiian groups they belong to. This means these groups can now ask for their ancestors’ remains and belongings to be returned. No money changes hands, but the process helps honor Native cultures and history.
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NAGPRA Inventory Completed — Repatriation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined cultural affiliation between certain human remains and funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Those Tribes and organizations can now request the return (repatriation) of their ancestors’ remains and associated items. The notice says no money changes hands and the process is intended to honor Native cultures and history.
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