Yale Peabody to Return Ancestral Remains to Tribes Soon
Published Date: 12/18/2025
Notice
Summary
Yale Peabody Museum has finished checking its collection of Native American human remains and related items, linking them to specific tribes. Starting January 20, 2026, these remains and objects can be returned to the tribes. This move respects Native American heritage and follows important laws, with no costs mentioned.
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Repatriation Available Starting January 20, 2026
The Yale Peabody Museum says the human remains (representing 44 individuals) and 17 associated funerary objects may be returned to tribes or descendants on or after January 20, 2026. If you are an identified tribe or a lineal descendant, you may submit a written request for repatriation to the museum's authorized representative.
Specific Tribes Linked to Remains
The museum determined the remains and objects are culturally affiliated with the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Those named tribes are identified as parties with a connection to the remains and objects described in this notice.
Who May Request Repatriation and How
Repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the tribes named in this notice, or by a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not named that shows cultural affiliation by a preponderance of the evidence. If competing requests are received, the Yale Peabody Museum must decide the most appropriate requestor; joint requests are treated as a single request.
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