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SEPTEMBER 11, 2000

An attempt to repatriate 70 sets of human remains and other artifacts excavated from the Four Corners region of the Southwest is a large task facing the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Utah.

Archaeologists and other scientists are working under the Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990 in an attempt to find out to whom the remains are related. Then, the process of repatriating them can begin, although it will likely be the most difficult portion facing researchers.

The Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Pueblos of Zuni and Laguna in New Mexico have responded so far to the museums calls for consultation.

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American Indian Remains Examined For Possible Links to Modern Tribes (The Salt Lake Tribune)