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The remains of 63 Native people who were removed from their graves in western and central Massachusetts are still in museums, despite a federal law designed to repatriate them to tribal communities.
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As the Department of Interior considers changing the regulations for the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act, some museums hire staff to speed up the repatriation process.
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June Millington of Fanny and IMA talks about the documentary airing on PBS about her seminal group, the organizers of the Odenong Powwow invite us in to chat about their event this weekend, and Mr. Universe tells us of the swiftness of Mars
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On Saturday, May 20, the Nolumbeka Project is holding a memorial in Turners Falls to remember the more than 200 Native people who were massacred on May 19, 1676, by colonial soldiers led by Captain William Turner. The falls are named after him.
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Chief Rick O’Bomsawin of Odanak First Nation – currently based in Quebec, whose ancestral lands include Vermont – says no one contacted Odanak officials during the state's Truth and Reconciliation selection process.
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Dartmouth College recently uncovered the skeletal remains of at least 15 Native American individuals in its academic collections. College officials have pledged to identify and repatriate the remains where possible.
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We hear from Western New England School of Law's Jennifer Taub, the wine snobs from State Street Fruit Store, Jennifer Lee from the Narragansett Tribe and the band Cloudbelly.
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The school said the discovery was the result of “recording errors” that led to the skeletal remains being used in classrooms as recently as last fall.
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Local musician Kimaya Diggs previews her new album "Quincy," plus Nipmuc cultural steward Andre Strongbearheart Gaines Jr. tells us about the Smithsonian Crossroads program, and we enter the Wine Thunderdome once again with Bruce and Benson from Provisions.
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A 1990 law requires federal agencies and museums that receive federal funding to repatriate certain Native American cultural items, including human remains and sacred objects. But our Accountability Project has found that several Connecticut museums have yet to fully comply with the law.