The National Park Service today announced $1,657,000 in Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act grants to return ancestral remains and cultural items to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.
One of those groups is the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana. They are set to receive a $14,998 grant.
The 16 repatriation grants will fund transportation and reburial of 243 ancestors and 2,268 cultural items. Funding will cover trips from Illinois to Washington, Alaska to Pennsylvania, and Oklahoma to New York, plus the cost of reburials in Colorado, Utah, and Wisconsin. In support of the repatriation process, the 19 consultation and documentation grants will provide funding for museums and tribal staff, travel, and where appropriate, collections digitization.
Indian tribes and museums in Oklahoma will receive more than $450,000 in funding.
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FY 2018 NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grant Recipients
| State | Recipient | Amount |
| Alaska | Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska | $89,592 |
| California | San Diego Museum of Man | $89,793 |
| California | Table Mountain Rancheria Band of Indians | $41,925 |
| California | Tolowa Dee-ni Nation | $85,056 |
| California | Wilton Rancheria | $89,638 |
| Colorado | Colorado Museum of Natural History | $84,522 |
| Colorado | Regents of the University of Colorado | $74,659 |
| Iowa | University of Iowa | $87,568 |
| Indiana | Ball State University | $37,268 |
| Missouri | University of Missouri System | $32,000 |
| New Mexico | San Juan County Museum Association | $69,932 |
| Ohio | Cincinnati Museum Center | $90,000 |
| Ohio | Ohio Historical Society | $88,248 |
| Oklahoma | Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma | $67,466 |
| Oklahoma | Delaware Tribe of Indians | $89,287 |
| Oklahoma | Gilcrease Museum Management Trust | $80,939 |
| Oklahoma | Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma | $90,000 |
| Oklahoma | University of Oklahoma | $89,999 |
| Texas | Texas A&M University | $88,993 |
| Total | $1,466,885 |
FY 2018 NAGPRA Repatriation Grant Recipients
| State | Recipient | Amount |
| Alaska | Sitka Tribe Of Alaska | $14,833 |
| Arizona | University Of Arizona | $15,000 |
| California | Pala Band Of Mission Indians | $15,000 |
| Colorado | State Historical Society Of Colorado | $14,673 |
| Illinois | Field Museum Of Natural History (receiving 2 awards) | $12,691 |
| Louisiana | Coushatta Tribe Of Louisiana | $14,998 |
| Michigan | Huron Potawatomi, Inc | $15,000 |
| Michigan | Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan | $3,552 |
| Minnesota | White Earth Band | $7,290 |
| New Mexico | Pueblo Of San Felipe | $15,000 |
| Oklahoma | Chickasaw Nation | $14,999 |
| Oklahoma | Delaware Nation | $15,000 |
| Utah | University Of Utah | $13,654 |
| Washington | Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | $13,002 |
| Wisconsin | Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin | $5,423 |
| Total | $190,115 |
