Did Elizabeth Warren have anything to do with this new policy?
The New York Post reports:
Biden’s new tribal consent laws force NYC Museum of Natural History to close Native American exhibitsHistory lovers slammed the American Museum of Natural History for shuttering all its Native American-related displays Friday, with one disappointed historophile saying the now-empty major exhibition halls and display cabinets show “history being made secret.”“People come here to learn and see the displays,” Dan Shoop, 60, told The Post as he wandered the eerily abandoned halls dedicated to the Eastern Woodlands and the Great Plains.“If it’s not on public display, it robs the people of a chance to learn about a culture of great historic importance to this country.”The shocking evacuation started just hours after museum director Sean Decatur announced the changes in a letter to staff Friday morning.“The halls we are closing are artifacts of an era when museums such as ours did not respect the values, perspectives and indeed shared humanity of Indigenous peoples,” Decatur wrote in the missive obtained by The Post.“Actions that may feel sudden to some may seem long overdue to others,” he added.The closures will result in almost 10,000 square feet of exhibition spaces being off-limits to visitors, the New York Times noted.In compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the AMNH stripped the displays of its Native relics with plans to ship them back to the tribes they once belonged to.Shoop said he raced to the museum after hearing the news to view the exhibits for the last time.“It cheapens it for all of us,” the Hells Kitchen native said. “I think it’s a shame because there’s a lot of history being made secret. “As I look around — these are basket-weaving displays and over there is snowshoe making — I wonder how much of this display is particularly disrespectful to religious beliefs. It doesn’t seem to be ceremonial,” he added, noting his hopes the displays would make a return.
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