Alabama Uni Returns Ancestral Remains to Native Tribes After Inventory Check
Published Date: 8/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The University of Alabama Museums finished checking their collection and found some Native American human remains and items that belong to certain tribes. This means these remains and objects will be returned to the right Native groups. If you’re part of these tribes, now’s the time to connect and claim what’s yours—no money changes hands, just respect and return.
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Repatriation of Native Remains
The University of Alabama Museums completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and found Native American human remains and associated funerary objects that are culturally affiliated with certain Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. The museum will return those remains and objects to the affiliated tribes or organizations named in this notice, and members of those tribes should contact the museum to claim them. The notice indicates the items are to be returned (no money changes hands).
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