The Ohio History Connection has one of the largest collections of Native American human remains. The nonprofit is working with tribal leaders to comply with the federal law NAGPRA and repatriate them.

It's actively consulting with the 45 tribes tied to the Ohio River Valley to repatriate the remains. The chief of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Glenna Wallace, says work's been slow moving.

The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma is one of four tribes invited to take part in this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall July 2-7 in Washington, D.C. The festival honors contemporary ...