Harvard Museum Prepares to Repatriate Native American Human Remains
Published Date: 3/19/2025
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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 will be returned to the right communities, following important laws that protect Native heritage. If you’re part of these tribes or groups, now’s the time to connect with the museum to learn more or claim the remains.
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Museum Repatriation under NAGPRA
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined some human remains are culturally affiliated with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The remains were identified from collections at Uintah and Ouray Agency, Uintah County, UT; Sherman Institute, Riverside County, CA; University of New Mexico, Alburquerque County, NM; and U.S. Indian Vocational School, Alburquerque County, NM — affiliated tribes or organizations should contact the museum to learn more or to claim the remains.
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