One year after blistering audit, CSU schools are hiring staff to give back Native American artifacts, remains

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Adolfo Guzman-Lopez covers higher education for the LAist and KPCC newsroom.

If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love LAist’s early childhood newsletter. Every two weeks, you’ll receive top reads and resources on issues affecting families with kids ages 0–5.Campuses in California’s largest public university system are moving faster to meet legal requirements that they return Native American cultural artifacts and human remains. The approach: Hire staff to make it happen.

The federal law is called Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act . California’s version of the law, which includes additional provisions, is called CalNAGPRA.The repatriation coordinator jobs largely require four-year university degrees in anthropology, museum studies, Native American studies, historic preservation, or other related fields. They also require experience as an administrator, as well as knowledge of state and federal repatriation laws.

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