Peabody Museum Invites Tribes to Claim Ancestral Remains
Published Date: 3/18/2025
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Summary
Harvard’s Peabody Museum finished checking its collection and found that some human remains belong to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. This means these remains can be returned to their rightful communities. If you’re part of these groups, now’s the time to connect with the museum—no money changes hands, but the process respects culture and history.
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Return of Identified Native Remains
If you are a member of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations affiliated with the remains, the Peabody Museum has identified human remains collected at the Sherman Institute in Riverside County, CA for return. The repatriation follows the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and involves no exchange of money; tribes and organizations should contact the museum to arrange transfer.
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