Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Grant Recipients Announced
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$1,483,632 in Grant Funds
WASHINGTON - Numerous American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and museums have received grant funds from the US Department of the Interior to assist in the implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
On Friday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced a total of $1,483,632 in grant funds to that have been allocated. Of this amount, $1,422,515 is going to 19 recipients for consultation/documentation projects, and $61,117 is going to five repatriation projects.
“Returning human beings to their descendants and cultural items to their inheritors is unequivocally the right thing to do,”
Secretary Salazar said. "These grants will help to rectify an offense committed against American Indians in the past."
"I am proud that the National Park Service plays a key role in the implementation of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act," said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. "We take care of many places and objects that are part of our nation's cultural heritage, and we are privileged to help American Indians enjoy their right to care for their heritage."
Enacted in 1990, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act requires museums and federal agencies to inventory and identify American Indian human remains and cultural items in their collections, and to consult with culturally affiliated tribes, Alaska native villages and corporations, and native Hawaiian organizations regarding repatriation.
This year five repatriation grants, totaling $61,117, will go to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, the Gila River Indian Community, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the University of Colorado, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Repatriation grants help with costs associated with the transfer of human remains and cultural items from institutions to tribes. This year's grants will fund the repatriation of 32 individuals' remains and over 200 cultural items from museums across the country to tribes.
FY 2011 NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grant Recipients
| Recipient | Award |
|---|---|
| Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians | $90,000 |
| Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma | $68,717 |
| California State, Sacramento | $89,905 |
| Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes | $90,000 |
| Del Norte County Historical Society | $51,085 |
| Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota | $90,000 |
| Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe | $74,823 |
| Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico | $89,877 |
| Organized Village of Kasaan | $89,732 |
| Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology | $90,000 |
| Rochester Museum & Science Center | $59,127 |
| Sitka Tribe of Alaska | $11,375 |
| SUNY, College at Oswego | $90,000 |
| Susanville Indian Rancheria | $90,000 |
| Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians | $23,228 |
| University of Colorado Museum, Boulder | $59,120 |
| Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission | $87,053 |
| White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation | $89,997 |
| Wisconsin Historical Society | $88,476 |
FY 2011 NAGPRA Repatriation Grant Recipients
| Recipient | Award |
|---|---|
| Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation | $9,996 |
| Denver Museum of Nature & Science | $14,868 |
| Gila River Indian Community | $14,407 |
| Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe | $8,378 |
| University of Colorado Museum, Boulder | $13,468 |
posted July 18, 2011 9:00 am edt
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