The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, passed in 1990, mandated the return of remains to tribes. But its implementation across the country has been slow.
The remains of at least 271 Native Americans were found in storage on the University of Kansas campus last year. Despite a 1990 federal law, they still haven’t been returned to their Kansas tribes.
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