The ADAH announces an important milestone in our work toward compliance with the Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act (#NAGPRA). Our Board of Trustees has approved the deaccession of ancestral remains and funerary objects excavated from two sites in central Ala. 
After a period of public notice through the National Park Service, legal custody of the materials will be transferred to a tribal nation. The same process will be applied to ancestral remains and funerary objects from an additional twenty sites over the next year.
The ADAH also announces the closure of the First Alabamians exhibition, which contains a large number of funerary objects. In 2026 new displays will incorporate non-funerary materials & perspectives by tribal groups highlighting the continued vibrancy of indigenous culture.
Learn more at archives.alabama.gov/nagpra
Learn more at archives.alabama.gov/nagpra
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