NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) mandates the return of Native American human remains, associated funerary objects, or sacred objects to culturally affiliated tribes, allowing those tribes to determine the treatment of these items, including the possibility of further study or reburial.

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NAGPRA

Question 32

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NAGPRA:

A) allows scientists to study Native American skeletal material and associated grave goods for a specific amount of time before repatriating the material to a culturally affiliated tribe.
B) allows tribes to decide what happens to all pre-Columbian human remains and artifacts, regardless of whether or not cultural affiliation can be demonstrated.
C) requires the repatriation of Native American human skeletal remains, associated grave goods, or sacred objects to culturally affiliated tribes, who can then decide what to do with the remains or objects (study them, rebury them, etc) .
D) requires Native Americans to return all previously repatriated Native American skeletal material and associated grave goods to scientists for further study.

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