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NAGPRA
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- Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act
- Requires return of skeletal and funerary objects Objects should be returned to: - The tribe on whose land they were discovered, or - To the tribe that has the closest cultural affiliation and which makes a claim |
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Stone T'xwelatse
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- Oral tradition identifies him as a human turned to stone
- Came from Chilliwak, moved to Sumas in 1880s - Lost then found - Held in Seattle - Discovered by descendant in 1992 - Requested return, it was denied - NAGPRA application from Noooksack Tribe granted - T'xwelatse sent north |
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Rosetta Stone
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- Discovered by French soldier in 1799
- Used as a key to translate hieroglyphs - Found by French - Part of artefacts taken by English - Legally granted to England by Ottoman rulers of Egypt - The Egyptian government wants the Rosetta stone returned to Egypt |
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Maori Toi Moko
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- Maori preserved heads of warriors and leaders
- Moko = tattoos - Collected by European settlers - In museums and private collections - Maori trying to repatriate them - Many returned to Maori, but some have been refused - University museum held several, one damaged, decided to bury them in a cemetery - Maori want them back, but to access them, more recent graves will have to be disturbed |
