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Cultural affiliation (NAGPRA)

The link, established by a preponderance of evidence, between a present-day tribe or Native Hawaiian organisation and human remains or cultural items held in a museum or federal collection. Evidence types include geography, archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, folklore, and oral tradition.

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