Yale Peabody Museum Prepares to Repatriate Native American Remains
Published Date: 6/17/2025
Notice
Summary
Yale Peabody Museum has finished checking its collection and found that some human remains and funeral items belong to certain Native American tribes. This means these items will be returned to the tribes, respecting their culture and history. No money changes hands, but the museum and tribes will work together to make this happen soon.
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Return of Native American Remains
The Yale Peabody Museum completed an inventory and determined that certain human remains and associated funerary objects are culturally affiliated with specific Indian Tribes. Under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), those remains and items will be returned to the affiliated tribes, and the museum and tribes will coordinate the return; the notice states that no money will change hands.
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