Wisconsin University Lists Remains for Repatriation
Published Date: 7/15/2026
Notice
Summary
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has finished checking and listing human remains and related items from an old site in Winnebago County, WI. These remains belong to at least 34 Native American individuals and will be returned to the affiliated tribes starting August 14, 2026. If you want to request the return, contact the university soon—this is a respectful step toward honoring Native heritage.
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Repatriation of 34 Native American Remains
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh finished an inventory showing human remains from at least 34 Native American individuals and 114 associated funerary objects from the Furman Site in Winnebago County, WI. Those remains and objects may be returned to culturally affiliated tribes or requestors on or after August 14, 2026.
Who May Request Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in the notice, or by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not named that shows by a preponderance of the evidence they are a lineal descendant or culturally affiliated. If competing requests are received, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh will decide the most appropriate requestor; joint repatriation requests are treated as a single request.
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