The institution intensified its repatriation efforts after revised federal rules governing Native American remains and funerary objects went into effect earlier this year

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act has been revised to expedite repatriation, leading many museums to conceal exhibits in the interim

After a repatriation ceremony last November, members of Indigenous communities debate what to do with objects long held at the Founders Museum

The Founders Museum, a small institution housed in a library, returned a variety of tribal objects to their rightful owners in South Dakota

Authorities received an anonymous tip regarding an object listed for sale on the auction house’s website and described as a Mescalero Apache scalp

Professor Elizabeth Weiss has filed a lawsuit against San José State University claiming she was disciplined for expressing her view that repatriation favours religion over science

The National Park Service has awarded grants totaling $2.1m to 20 museums and nine tribes

The unfinalised report is being developed by a steering committee formed last year to address repatriation concerns at the Ivy League university

The Barre Museum is said to hold the largest collection of Lakota objects and human remains from the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre

The effort, conducted in consultation with Native American tribes and nations, would enable greater enforcement of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

The university still holds one of the largest collections of Indigenous human remains and sacred objects in the US

The Association on American Indian Affairs issued an open letter accusing the institution of failing to fulfill its legal obligations