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NAGPRA website- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act is a Unite States federal law passed in 1990. NAGPRA provides a process for museums and Federal agencies to return certain Native American cultural items -- human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony -- to lineal descendants, and culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.

NAGPRA Wikipedia Article - that references The Return to the Earth project. Articles useful to some readers looking for a brief overview of NAGPRA.

NCAI website- National Council of American Indians was founded in 1944 in response to termination and assimilation policies that the United States forced upon the tribal governments in contradiction of their treaty rights and status as sovereigns. NCAI stressed the need for unity and cooperation among tribal governments for the protection of their treaty and sovereign rights. Since 1944, the National Congress of American Indians has been working to inform the public and Congress on the governmental rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Mennonite Central Committee- international relief, development, and peace agency of the North American Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. The MCC Office on Crime and Justice has a staff member that serves on the RTE board and supports this project.