03/03/2010
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"Repatriation, and returning their remains with the respect and dignity that should be afforded, absolutely."
"NAGPRA recognizes that human remains of any ancestry must at all times be treated with dignity and with respect."
"Because the role that the ANCs had been playing, as you point out now, for two decades, had really helped facilitate not only the inventory but the ability to work on the repatriation efforts."
"It is time, it is past time, that this Committee exercises its oversight role to ensure that the tools Congress has given Federal agencies under the law are being used to safeguard tribal communities ..."