Why It’s Important to Respect and Protect Indigenous Artifacts

<p>If you have visited your local public museum lately, or had the opportunity to visit major museums such as The American Museum of Natural History in New York or the Field Museum of Chicago, you may have noticed some Native American exhibits covered or showcases empty.</p> <p>This is because a federal law entitled, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/cultural-heritage-and-paleontology/archaeology/archaeology-in-blm/nagpra#:~:text=The%20Native%20American%20Graves%20Protection,sacred%20objects%20and%20objects%20of" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990</a>&nbsp;has new rules and regulations being enforced about what and how Native artifacts and funerary remains can be kept and displayed.</p> <p><a href="https://readcultured.com/why-its-important-to-respect-and-protect-indigenous-artifacts-421c4ca14258"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>