WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- CAP Tulsa, Oklahoma, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality expressing concern about the agency's reinterpretation of the "Federal Public Benefit" rule under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The organization urges the department to withdraw the notice, stating it would adversely affect its ability to serve the community. The letter argu more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has completed its inventory of objects from the Pawnee Indian Village Site, a step required by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The university's work has established a cultural connection between these items and the Kaw Nation and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, paving the way for their repatriation. The notice from the university describes one lot of artifacts from the Pawnee Indian Village Site, which i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has completed its inventory of Native American human remains and funerary objects, establishing a cultural affiliation with the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. This step is in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory includes the remains of at least 21 individuals from three separate sites within Kansas, along with three lots of artifacts. One location, an unnamed site in Bourbon County, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has finished its inventory of human remains and artifacts, an undertaking done in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The university has made a determination that there is a link between the items and three tribal nations. This will allow for the return of the materials to the appropriate groups. A connection has been established between these items and the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Okla more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has completed its inventory of Native American human remains as required by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The university's analysis has determined a cultural affiliation between the remains of at least nine individuals and 3 Indian tribes. The remains were originally excavated in 1946 from the Woodruff Ossuary Site in Phillips County, Kansas, during a Smithsonian Institute survey for the Harlan County  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has completed its inventory of human remains and associated objects, a process conducted in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The university's work has established a cultural connection between these items and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, the Kaw Nation and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. This step sets the stage for the repatriation of the items to these tribes. The inventory foc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas has finished a review of Native American human remains and items in its collection, as required by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This process focused on materials from multiple sites in Kansas and Nebraska, determining their cultural connection to the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma, and the Pawnee Nation. The inventory identified remains of at least 158 individuals and 10 funerary objects. The collection, large more PR