{"id":508505,"date":"2026-04-27T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=508505"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:38:23","slug":"native-america-callling-wide-disparities-persist-when-encountering-ancestors-remains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/04\/27\/native-america-callling-wide-disparities-persist-when-encountering-ancestors-remains\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Wide disparities persist when encountering ancestors\u2019 remains"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, April 27, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nWide disparities persist when encountering ancestors\u2019 remains\r\n<\/div>\r\nConstruction crews at the University of California, Berkeley, immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkeleyside.org\/2026\/04\/20\/native-american-remains-found-at-uc-berkeley-construction-site-what-happens-next\">halted work on an outdoor volleyball court when they encountered human remains<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nUnder California law, notifications go out to state officials and to any tribes that might be descendants. Still, such procedures are not always followed, even when the law is clear cut.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n And a number of recent discoveries of remains in California and elsewhere have drawn criticism from graves protections advocates and others for how they were handled. Tune into Native America Calling to look at some recent cases and assess the current state of the public\u2019s understanding of sacred ancestors\u2019 remains.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/04\/27\/native-america-callling-wide-disparities-persist-when-encountering-ancestors-remains\/universityofcaliforniaberkeley\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-509863\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"509863\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/04\/27\/native-america-callling-wide-disparities-persist-when-encountering-ancestors-remains\/universityofcaliforniaberkeley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30\/UniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"University of California, Berkeley\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A sign on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley,  California. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A sign on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley,  California. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30\/UniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30\/UniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.jpg\" alt=\"University of California, Berkeley\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-509863\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">A sign on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley,  California. Photo by Indianz.Com <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nTanya Hill-Montour (Mohawk of Six Nations of the Grand River), archaeological supervisor for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixnations.ca\/\">Six Nations of the Grand River<\/a>  in Ontario, Canada\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nClare Apana (Kanaka Maoli), president and founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malamakakanilua.org\/\">M\u0101lama Kakanilua<\/a> in Hawaii\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nGabriel Duncan (descendent of a federally recognized California Paiute tribe), founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nativehistoryproject.org\/\">Alameda Native History Project<\/a> in California\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nEva Cardenas (Mexica Chicana of Mazahua and Zapotec descent), director of organizing at <a href=\"https:\/\/ndncollective.org\">NDN Collective<\/a>, a non-profit\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Under California law, state officials and affected tribes are notified whenever ancestral remains are uncovered. 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