University of Massachusetts Amherst Completes Inventory of Human Remains, Opens Transfer Process for Lineal Descendants and Native American Organizations

Summary

The University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Anthropology, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural affiliation with present-day Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. The department is now accepting written requests from lineal descendants or representatives of unlisted tribes to transfer control of the remains and objects.