United States: Appeals Court Rules Law Requires Return of Buried Human Remains of Native American Boys (opens in new tab)

On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the remains of two children from the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska who were buried in the late 1800s must be returned to the tribe because they were subject to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s (NAGPRA) repatriation obligations. … Continue reading “United States: Appeals Court Rules Law Requires Return of Buried Human Remains of Native American Boys”