University of Kansas returning Native American remains

Spooner Hall, part of the Lawrence campus of the University of Kansas, photographed in May 2018. In October, university officials stated online that it has begun the process of returning Native American remains, artefacts and sacred objects found in museum collections located in Spooner Hall and other university buildings. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Gen. Quon. Shared under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Spooner Hall, part of the Lawrence campus of the University of Kansas, photographed in May 2018. In October, university officials stated online that it has begun the process of returning Native American remains, artefacts and sacred objects found in museum collections located in Spooner Hall and other university buildings. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Gen. Quon. Shared under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Spooner Hall, part of the Lawrence campus of the University of Kansas, photographed in May 2018. In October, university officials stated online that it has begun the process of returning Native American remains, artefacts and sacred objects found in museum collections located in Spooner Hall and other university buildings. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Gen. Quon. Shared under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – The University of Kansas has begun the process of returning Native American remains and other sacred objects that were recently discovered in its museum collections, the university said.

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