County Morgue Returns Ancestral Remains to Tribes After Inventory Check
Published Date: 9/12/2025
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Summary
The Washtenaw County Medical Examiner's Office finished checking their collection of ancestral remains and related items. They found these remains are connected to certain Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means those groups can now ask for the remains to be returned, following important laws that protect their heritage.
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Tribes Can Request Return of Remains
The Washtenaw County Medical Examiner's Office completed an inventory of ancestral human remains and associated funerary objects and determined those remains have cultural affiliation with certain Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. Under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), those tribes and organizations can now request the return (repatriation) of the remains and associated objects.
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