tribes

“Now really is the time for the basin states and tribes to redouble their work toward a consensus alternative.”

The desert landscape comprising the envisioned Chuckwalla and Kw’tsán monuments connected tribes in the region, according to Lena Ortega of the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe.

So, museums have started returning human remains from communities such as the Maori tribes of New Zealand, the Mudan warriors of Taiwan, the Aboriginal people of Australia and the Native Hawaiians.

The findings could bolster First Nations tribes’ legal claims to their traditional lands.

“With continued consultation, tribes can lead initiatives to eliminate such words from California’s public places.”