University of Florida to Return Native Heritage Items
Published Date: 4/30/2025
Notice
Summary
The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History finished checking its collection of Native American human remains and related items. They found a clear connection between these remains and certain Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means the museum will work with these communities to return the items respectfully, following important laws—no money changes hands, but the timing is official and important.
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Repatriation of Native Remains
The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History completed a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) inventory and found that certain Native American human remains and associated funerary objects are culturally affiliated with specific Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The museum will work with those tribes and organizations to return the remains and objects under NAGPRA, and the transfers will be repatriations only (no money will change hands).
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