Yale Peabody Prepares Tribal Remains for Repatriation
Published Date: 4/23/2026
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Summary
The Yale Peabody Museum has finished checking its collections and found human remains linked to Native American tribes. Starting May 26, 2026, these remains and some special objects can be returned to the tribes. This update affects tribes connected to the Old Lyme, Connecticut area and sets the stage for respectful repatriation without any cost impacts.
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Repatriation Available for Native Remains
The Yale Peabody Museum identified human remains from at least 16 Native American individuals and 24 associated funerary objects that are culturally affiliated with the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. These remains and objects may be repatriated to those tribes on or after May 26, 2026.
Who Can Request Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation may be made by the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, or by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization that shows by a preponderance of the evidence it is culturally affiliated. If competing requests arrive, the Yale Peabody Museum will decide the most appropriate requestor; joint requests are treated as a single request.
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