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Museums close Native American displays after new regulations take effect
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Two exhibit halls at the American Museum of Natural History in New York just closed permanently due to updated federal regulations regarding the display of certain Native American objects.
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The American Museum of Natural History will close two major halls exhibiting Native American objects, its leaders said on Friday, in a dramatic response to new federal regulations that require museums to obtain consent from tribes before displaying or performing research on cultural items.
In December, the Biden administration announced updates to the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, which require consent from tribes prior to displaying certain objects.
Museums nationwide have been under increasingly shrill and uncompromising native campaigns laced with charges of racism, white supremacy, colonialism and all the rest.
The American Museum of Natural History is one of many institutions nationwide restructuring its display of Native American objects due to new regulations on tribal consent.
Starting this Saturday, the AMNH will close two halls dedicated to the Eastern Woodlands and the Great Plains due to new federal reglations requiring museums to obtain tribal consent.
The change is in response to new federal regulations that went into effect this month following reporting by ProPublica on institutional failures to return Native American remains and sacred objects to tribes.
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Museums across the United States will begin closing or adapting exhibits featuring cultural artifacts from Native American tribes, in response to new regulations from the Biden administration.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s American Museum of Natural History is closing two halls featuring Native American objects starting Saturday, acknowledging the exhibits are “severely outdated” and contain culturally sensitive items.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York City is closing exhibits with Native American objects due to new federal regulations. The president of the museum, Sean M. Decatur, sent a letter …
Two exhibit halls at the American Museum of Natural History in New York just closed permanently due to updated federal regulations regarding the display of certain Native American objects.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York is closing exhibits with Native American objects due to new federal regulations. The president of the museum, Sean M. Decatur, sent a letter to st…
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