Museum Catalogs Bones for Tribal Return: Another Day in Federal Archaeology
Published Date: 8/14/2025
Notice
Summary
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum finished checking its collection and found some Native American human remains linked to specific tribes. This means the museum will work with those tribes to return the remains respectfully. No money changes hands, but the process follows important legal steps to honor Native cultures.
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Repatriation of Native American Remains
If you are a member of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization affiliated with the remains, the Kalamazoo Valley Museum completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and will work with those tribes to return the human remains. The notice says the museum found culturally affiliated remains and that no money changes hands as part of the process.
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