Harvard Museum Ready to Return Ancestral Remains to Native Families
Published Date: 5/14/2025
Notice
Summary
The Peabody Museum at Harvard finished checking its collection of Native American human remains and found a direct family connection to some of them. This means they’re ready to return these remains to the right Native American group. No money changes hands, but this is a big step for respecting Native heritage and following the law.
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Return of Native American Remains
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined there is a known lineal descendant for the human remains listed in this notice. The museum is prepared to return those remains to the identified Native American descendant/group, and no money will change hands in the transfer.
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