University Museum Ready to Repatriate Native Human Remains
Published Date: 8/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The University of Florida’s Museum has finished checking its collection of Native American human remains and related items. They found a clear connection between these remains and certain Native American 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 for these returns is now official.
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Museum to Return Native Remains
The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined that certain human remains and associated funerary objects are culturally affiliated with specific Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The museum will work with those affiliated tribes and organizations to repatriate (return) the items respectfully under NAGPRA.
Repatriation Involves No Payments
The notice states that no money changes hands when the museum returns human remains and funerary objects to the affiliated Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and that the timing for these returns is now official under NAGPRA. The repatriation will proceed according to NAGPRA processes rather than any financial transaction.
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