Smithsonian Return of Native American Remains
2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the National Museum of the American Indian Act. The law established the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall as part of the Smithsonian Institution, and encouraged the Smithsonian to return any Native American human remains and funerary objects to federally recognized Native American tribes.
“Going Home: 25 Years of Repatriation Under the NMAI Act” was a symposium to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1989 National Museum of the American Indian Act.
Speakers talked about how the Smithsonian Institution complied with National Museum of the American Indian Act regarding the return of Nativ… read more
Speakers talked about how the Smithsonian Institution complied with National Museum of the American Indian Act regarding the return of Native American remains.
2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the National Museum of the American Indian Act. The law established the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall as part of the Smithsonian Institution, and encouraged the Smithsonian to return any Native American human remains and funerary objects to federally recognized Native American tribes.
“Going Home: 25 Years of Repatriation Under the NMAI Act” was a symposium to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1989 National Museum of the American Indian Act. close
People in this video
- Jonathan Coddington Associate Director National Museum of Natural History->Science
- Lauryn H. Guttenplan Associate General Counsel Smithsonian Institution
- Bonnie Newsom Chair National Museum of Natural History->Repatriation Review Committee
- Brenda Toineeta Pipestem Chair National Museum of the American Indian Board of Trustees->Repatriation Committee
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- Native American Perspectives on Repatriation
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