The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) gives ownership of Native American remains to living Native Americans. Under this act,

A. museums must return all materials to Native American tribes and are not allowed to keep any Native American skeletal remains.
B. museums are required to return remains and artifacts to any tribe that requests them and can prove a "cultural affiliation" to the remains.
C. DNA analysis of all human skeletal remains is prohibited.
D. any contemporary Native American tribe is considered to be culturally affiliated with all Native American remains or artifacts.
E. museums must destroy any remains they do not repatriate to living Native Americans.


Answer: B

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