Florida Museum Identifies and Prepares Native Remains for Return
Published Date: 9/12/2025
Notice
Summary
The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History finished checking their collection of Native American human remains and related items. They found these remains are connected to certain Indian Tribes and 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 process is official and respectful.
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Tribes Eligible for Repatriation
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 human remains and associated funerary objects are culturally affiliated with certain Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations named in this notice. If you are a member of one of those tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in this notice, the museum has determined you are eligible to pursue repatriation of those remains and objects under NAGPRA.
Repatriation Proceeding Without Payment
The inventory and cultural affiliation determination will lead the museum to work with the affiliated Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to return the human remains and associated funerary objects. The notice indicates this repatriation process follows NAGPRA procedures and involves the museum transferring items respectfully, with no exchange of money.
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