Repatriation, NAGPRA (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Angela Neller. Jacqueline Cook. Velma Valdez. Diana LaSarge. Robert Taylor.

The Columbia Plateau Inter-Tribal Repatriation Group consists of the tribes and bands in the Pacific Northwest states of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. The Colville, Umatilla, Yakama, Nez Perce, and the Wanapum Band of Priest Rapids have come together to undertake the repatriation of human remains and funerary objects from the Columbia Plateau. The Plateau tribes have an inherent responsibility under their religious beliefs and practices to care for the ancestors buried within their homeland....