2025-04637Notice

Penn Museum Invites Tribes to Claim Native Human Remains

Published Date: 3/19/2025

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Summary

The University of Pennsylvania Museum has finished checking its collection of Native American human remains and found they belong to certain tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means the museum will work with these communities to return the remains respectfully. If you’re part of these groups, now’s the time to connect with the museum—no money changes hands, but it’s all about respect and proper care.

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Museum to Repatriate Native Remains

The University of Pennsylvania Museum completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and found human remains culturally affiliated with certain Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. The museum will work with those tribes and organizations to return the remains respectfully, and members of those communities are invited to contact the museum; no money changes hands.

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