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Letters to the Editor (12/13/23)

'$20 Per Second' I was horrified to see this statistic that was tucked away in the Gift Guide [November 22]: "State data show that Vermonters.

Wounded Knee Descendants Want Objects Back From American Museum of Natural History — ProPublica

After the mass killing at Wounded Knee, the American Museum of Natural History received children’s toys taken from the site. A 1990 law was meant to “expeditiously return” such items to Native Americans, but descendants are still waiting.

New York Museum Unveils Repatriation Overhaul After Ethical Awakening

A New York museum that tribal representatives call one of the worst offenders of federal repatriation law has announced new policies for removing human remains from display cases and said it plans to double down on repatriation efforts for the more than 12,000 individuals it holds in its facility. On Oct. 12, Sean Decantur, the new president of the American Museum of Natural History, announced the policy changes to staff in an open letter. Immediate changes include preparing new storage for the remains in the museum’s collection, and removing human remains—such as human bones, skeletons, mummies, and beads and instruments made from human bones—from 12 display cases.

No definitive timeline in place for establishing Indigenous Studies minor

Indigenous studies program at risk after Penn's only tenured Native professor retires