Peabody Museum of Natural History Completes Inventory of Human Remains, Clears Path for Transfer to Native American Tribes

Summary

The Peabody Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, and determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the remains and any present-day tribes or organizations. The museum is now open to receiving requests from unrepresented Native American tribes and organizations to transfer control of the human remains.