ANTHRO 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Native American Graves Protection And Repatriation Act, Newseum, Native Hawaiians
16 Sep 2016
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You cannot deliberately disrupt any indian / native american grounds. Iroquois indians / mowkawk have complete independence in the state of new york. This causes problems when sites are found because the federal government does not see them as independent. The native american graves protection and repatriation act. They also had over a million artifacts that were taken without consent including the iraqi. Wampum belts which were historical documents including the history of the leaders of the tribes. These were returned because they are considered a religious artifact: national museum of the american indian in washington dc. Only showcases what native americans say can be shown or have given to go on display: the renaming of mt. Mckinley back to its original name of denali. This mountain was sacred to the indians that live at its base and obama put into legislation to rename it back to its original name.
