Local tribes receiving Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act grants
The National Park Service is awarding $462,063 in grants to five local Native American tribes to assist them in implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, which helps return human remains and cultural objects to their native people.
Projects funded by the grant program include consultations to identify and affiliate individuals and cultural items, training for both museum and tribal staff on the act, digitizing collection records for consultation and consultations regarding culturally significant unaffiliated individuals, as well as the preparation and transport of items back to their native people, according to a press release.
Local recipients of consultation grants include the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria with a $89,990 grant, the Karuk Tribe with a $88,673 grant, the Smith River Rancheria with a $90,000 grant, the Wiyot Tribe with a $90,000 grant and the Yurok Tribe with a $90,000 grant. The Karuk Tribe is also slated to receive a $13,400 repatriation grant, which will help return items to the tribe.
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The National Park Service is awarding $462,063 in grants to five local Native American tribes to assist them in implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, which helps return human remains and cultural objects to their native people.
Projects funded by the grant program include consultations to identify and affiliate individuals and cultural items, training for both museum and tribal staff on the act, digitizing collection records for consultation and consultations regarding culturally significant unaffiliated individuals, as well as the preparation and transport of items back to their native people, according to a press release.
Local recipients of consultation grants include the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria with a $89,990 grant, the Karuk Tribe with a $88,673 grant, the Smith River Rancheria with a $90,000 grant, the Wiyot Tribe with a $90,000 grant and the Yurok Tribe with a $90,000 grant. The Karuk Tribe is also slated to receive a $13,400 repatriation grant, which will help return items to the tribe.
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