State archaeologist urges coordinated NAGPRA work in Texas as database gaps persist State Archaeologist Brad Jones told the Texas Historical Commission that the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act requires broad consultation and repatriation but that federal reporting is incomplete; he urged THC help convening tribes and holding institutions to address inventory, capacity and access to reburial lands.

Texas' NAGPRA database is riddled with inaccuracies, leaving Native American tribes struggling to reclaim their ancestors and sacred items.

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