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The University of North Dakota will return Native American remains¹ to tribal² homes

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Native Americans say they're "sad, betrayed and exhausted⁴" after the University of North Dakota recently found human remains of their ancestors in its possession.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Archivists at the University of North Dakota recently found human remains in their collections. They belong to people from Native nations. The university will work with tribal governments to return their ancestors and related artifacts. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson reports.

DAN GUNDERSON, BYLINE⁵: Human remains were found in storage earlier this year when university employees were searching the Grand Forks, N.D., campus for an artifact sought by a Native American tribe.

Laine Lyons is an enrolled⁶ member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and a UND employee. She recalls the shock, anger and disappointment of finding the first human remains.

LAINE LYONS: My heart sunk into my stomach. It was at that moment that I knew we were another institution that didn't do the right thing.

GUNDERSON: Lyons is a member of a repatriation⁷ committee guiding the university in following federal law regarding Native American remains. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act became law in 1990. The law requires the return of human remains, funerary objects and sacred objects held by universities, museums and federal, state or local governments.

At a recent press conference, University of North Dakota President Andrew Armacost said the university is still working to complete an inventory⁸.

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ANDREW ARMACOST: The number of ancestors that we have here currently on campus can be measured in the dozens. When we include other sacred artifacts, we have well over 250 boxes. But how and why ancestors and sacred items remain on our campus is a mystery that we will have to answer in the course of our work.

GUNDERSON: Armacost said tribal nations will lead the repatriation work with the full support of the university.

North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission executive director Nathan Davis says it will be a long, painful process. Davis says there are no traditional ceremonies for reburying ancestors removed from their graves.

NATHAN DAVIS: It violates who we are. It violates our culture. So when we say this hurts, it's because it touches our soul. It touches our spirit because, in our ways, this is not supposed to happen. Our loved ones are supposed to rest.

GUNDERSON: The university hopes to complete the repatriation of ancestors and artifacts within two years.

For NPR News, I'm Dan Gunderson.

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1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 repatriation   

n.遣送回国，归国

参考例句：

• The Volrep programme is the preferred means of repatriation. 政府认为自愿遣返计划的遣返方法较为可取。 来自互联网
• Arrange the cargo claiming and maritime affairs,crews repatriation,medical treatment,traveling so on. （六）洽办货物理赔，船舶海事处理，办理船员遣返，就医，旅游等。 来自互联网

8 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。