Alaska Natives say they are ready to go to court to reclaim sacred artifacts that are being held by a university in Pennsylvania. The Hoonah Indian Association and Huna Totem Corp. say the items were wrongfully sold to the the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee has recommended the return of about 40 artifacts. "We have the right of possession," Marlene Johnson, the chair of the Huna Heritage Foundation, told The Philadelphia Inquirer. The museum says it wants to resolve the matter without going to court. Get the Story:
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