Chicago's Field Museum Prepares Ancestors and Cultural Items for Return
Published Date: 5/14/2025
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Summary
The Field Museum in Chicago has finished checking its collection and found human remains and special objects linked to Native American tribes. Starting June 13, 2025, these remains and items can be returned to the tribes. This is a big step in respecting Native American heritage and making things right.
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Field Museum to Repatriate Remains
The Field Museum finished an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined there is a cultural affiliation with certain Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. The museum is prepared to work on returning those remains and objects to the affiliated tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
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