In 1990 the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) attempted to remedy more than a hundred years of mistreatment, however well-intentioned, of aboriginal remains. The law required federally funded researchers and museums to return artifacts and human bones to tribes that could demonstrate a meaningful link to them. A recent amendment to NAGPRA is shaking up the arrangement. Through the 2010 revision, all Native American remains—even those that don’t have a tie to a particular community—are to be part of the repatriation process. Read more …