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American Indian Religious Freedom Act, 1978 - This act protects and preserves the inherent and constitutional right of the American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, and Native Hawaiian people to exercise their traditional religions. Other than requiring an evaluation of federal procedures and policies, the statute imposes no specific procedural duties on federal agencies. Religious concerns should be accommodated or addressed through implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act or other appropriate statutes.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 1990 - This act creates a process under which federal agencies and museums receiving federal funds are to inventory Native American human remains and objects in their care, determine lineal descent or cultural affiliation of items; and undertake repatriation or other appropriate means of disposition of the cultural items. In March, 1992, the secretary of the Interior appointed a NAGPRA Review Committee to advise the secretary on regulations and to assist in implementation of the statute. In June, 1992, the first notice of inventory completion appeared in the Federal Register.
