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Brian Schatz: “It shouldn't take this long to return Native remains to their communities. Indigenous people have waited long enough.…”

On the recordJune 24, 2026
It shouldn't take this long to return Native remains to their communities. Indigenous people have waited long enough. It's time for these museums and universities to stop the delays and finally do the right thing.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Senator Schatz's remarks on repatriation of Native remains.

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