Courtesy Native American Rights Fund
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army to repatriate the remains of two children from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania.
The tribe made a request in November 2023 for the return of the remains using the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
The Army denied the request in December, saying NAGPRA could not be applied to carry out repatriation.
Last week, the tribe initiated the lawsuit represented by the Native American Rights Fund.
The tribe is seeking to enforce NAGPRA to repatriate Samuel Gilbert and Edward Hensley, who were taken from their home more than 100 years ago and never returned.
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