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2026 Religious and Cultural Rights (Religious Freedom, Repatriation, Peyote, NAGPRA, Graduation) News Stories

Mesa Verde National Park to return thousands of Native American artifacts and Indigenous remains to Tribes (Denver Post) 9/12/2026

National Park Service publishes 23 NAGPRA notices in one day, from a marine base to county museums (Nature World News) 9/10/2026

California Tribal leaders rally at state capitol for religious freedom protections (Native News Online) 8/26/2026

Wyoming archaeologists take BLM to court over Native sites, human remains (WyoFile) 7/30/2026

City ordered to stop a construction project four years after unearthing a Native burial ground (Native News Online) 6/23/2026

Tacoma school nixed Native student’s sacred blanket. Discrimination or mistake? (The News Tribune Tacoma Washington) 6/22/2026

'I started bawling': Kelso graduate says school made her remove Tribal cap (KATU 2 ABC Oregon) 6/18/2026

Department of Defense removes Native American Religion distinction, groups as ‘other’ (ICT) 6/12/2026

Waterways developer Savannah Land Holdings may pay over $1M to settle Native American artifacts lawsuit (WTOC Savannah) 6/11/2026

Arizona’s Tribal regalia toolkits aid Indigenous students, families and schools amid grad season (Arizona Luminaria) 5/27/2026

Tribes want Cal State to return Native remains and artifacts. Here’s why it’s not so easy (Cal Matters) 5/8/2026

California and San Pasqual Tribe sue Poway and housing developer over handling of Tribal remains (CBS 8 San Diego) 4/21/2026

Nebraska prison rescinds temporary ban on access to outdoor space for Native American religious practices after lawsuit (Nebraska Public Media) 4/16/2026

Lawsuit challenges prison ban on Indigenous faith practices (ACLU Nebraska) 4/13/2026

New Wisconsin law allows Indigenous students to wear regalia at graduations (Green Bay Press Gazette) 4/10/2026

Northern Cheyenne Tribe reclaims cultural belongings from the University of Montana (Char-Koosta News) 3/5/2026

E-commerce sites, forgeries shake up future of Native American art market (Santa Fe New Mexican) 1/31/2026

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