[Sam Cree]

"He cautioned that federal regulations about the handling of Native American remains and artifacts will first have to be considered. "

I am supposing that there is a good chance these, like the ones resembling Patrick Stewart, may not be "Native American" in the sense that phrase is generally used.

[El Gato]

I am supposing that there is a good chance these, like the ones resembling Patrick Stewart, may not be "Native American" in the sense that phrase is generally used.

I suspect so, if one defines Native American as the peoples inhabiting the Americas in 1492 or slightly before. It's already well known that there were "others" here before them. This little lady might be from that group, or a still earlier one.