New York's American Museum of Natural History intends to wall off its former Native American relics exhibit halls after announcing closure under a new federal law. The museum, which draws 4.5 million visitors a year, will close displays dedicated to the Eastern Woodlands and the Great Plains tribes this weekend that require consent from native tribes to display their cultural items and artifacts. The Biden administration introduced the new regulations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in order to speed up the process of repatriating Native American remains, funerary objects and other sacred items.
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