US museums accelerate the return of human remains to native tribes. A federal law requires institutions to inventory and obtain the consent of indigenous nations when exhibiting or researching their remains.

The objective is to return to the native nations all the human remains and cultural objects scattered throughout the country within a period of five years. Unlike what has happened until now, responsibility for the inventory will fall to the museum and will no longer depend on the claim of the indigenous community. The Natural History Museum of New York in the lead (one of the most visited in the country, with 4.5 million tourists in 2019)