Pennsylvania University to Repatriate Native Remains to Communities
Published Date: 9/17/2025
Notice
Summary
Mercyhurst University has finished checking its collection and found that some human remains belong to Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means these remains will be returned to the right communities. If you’re part of these groups, now’s the time to connect and help with the process—no money changes hands, just respect and care.
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Repatriation of Native Remains
If you are a member of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization affiliated with the Mercyhurst University collection, Mercyhurst has completed a NAGPRA inventory and determined that some human remains are culturally affiliated with those groups and will be returned. The notice asks affiliated communities to contact the university to help arrange repatriation; no money changes hands as part of this return.
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