UI praised by tribal leaders for repatriation work and collaboration - The Daily Iowan

UI praised by tribal leaders for repatriation work and collaboration - The Daily Iowan

More than three decades after the passage of a federal law mandating the return of Native American remains, the University of Iowa has emerged as a national leader — making nearly all of its holdings available to tribes. In 1990, Congress passed the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, or NAGPRA, a landmark law that compelled museums and universities to return thousands of stolen Native American remains and cultural items to t…