Gator Giveaway: Florida Museum Returns Native Ancestral Artifacts Home
Published Date: 9/10/2025
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Summary
The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History 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 is ready to return these items to the right communities, following important laws that protect Native heritage.
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Repatriation of Native Remains
The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The museum determined a cultural affiliation between the remains and certain Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations and is prepared to return those items to the affiliated communities.
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