The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Park Service's Cultural Resources Financial Assistance Grant (CRFA-PGC) program under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The grant funding supports the tribe's efforts to engage in culturally sensitive NAGPRA consultation processes with Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology for the repatriation of two ancestral crania collected from prehistoric Aleutian sites. The project aims to initiate respectful dialogue and collaboration to articulate the tribe's rights and interests in the return of these cultural items, through open communication, cultural education, and legal considerations. The grant award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.
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