"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan.

The article discusses efforts of Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to repatriate an Ontonagon copper (Misko-biiwaabik) boulder, which is in the possession of the Smithsonian Institution. According to the article, the boulder was used by Ojibwe tribe members as sacred object, referencing their history from the 1820s through the early 21st century. The U.S. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) states that federal agencies require to return human remains to Native communities, as the Indian communities are sovereign nations.