UTSA official said they are trying to repatriate the remains to the rightful parties. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX UTSA INDIGENOUS NativeAmericans
UTSA currently houses 297 indigenous remains at its Center for Archaeological Research, according to Axios.
In 1990, the federal government passed a law requiring that the remains of indigenous people held by academic institutions be returned to their rightful owners. Even so, UTSA Chief of Communications Joe Izbrand told Axios that the public university is in compliance with federal law while it works to return the remains to the correct tribes.
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