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Indian leaders seek answers on toxic artifacts at Harvard study
Hoopa Valley's David Hostler traveled to Harvard's Peabody Museum as part of a growing concern among Native groups about heavy metals and pesticides in returned artifacts under NAGPRA. A San Francisco State workshop highlighted mercury, DDT, and arsenic traces found on repatriated items, with scientists urging more rigorous testing and plans for safety and remediation.
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