John Robertson is a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton tribe and a descendant of Minnesota Dakotas. For NPR.

Elleh Driscoll and Nerissa Dolney pose together for a portrait at the University of North Dakota American Indian Center on Sept. 7, 2022. For the New York Times.

Chelsea Schmitz Gillam poses for a portrait at The Legal Rights center in Minneapolis, MN. For NPR.

Amber Annis, associate vice president of the Minnesota Historical Society, stands inside the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. For NPR.

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John Robertson is a member of the Sisseton Wahpeton tribe and a descendant of Minnesota Dakotas. For NPR.

Elleh Driscoll and Nerissa Dolney pose together for a portrait at the University of North Dakota American Indian Center on Sept. 7, 2022. For the New York Times.Congress Told Colleges to Return Native Remains. What’s Taking So Long? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/us/native-american-remains-university-of-north-dakota.html

Chelsea Schmitz Gillam poses for a portrait at The Legal Rights center in Minneapolis, MN. For NPR.

Amber Annis, associate vice president of the Minnesota Historical Society, stands inside the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. For NPR.