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Court rules Navajo Nation can seek immediate return of remains

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//April 6, 2016//

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Court rules Navajo Nation can seek immediate return of remains

Court rules Navajo Nation can seek immediate return of remains

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//April 6, 2016//

A federal appeals court on Wednesday gave the Navajo Nation a chance to argue that remains found by the U.S. Parks Service at Canyon de Chelly should be immediately returned...

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