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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Alabama archives to return Native American remains, burial objects

The Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Ala., photographed in April 2009. During the week of August 8, the institution announced it had begun the process of returning Native American remains and funerary objects to the tribes from which they came, in accordance with federal law. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Chris Pruitt. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
The Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Ala., photographed in April 2009. During the week of August 8, the institution announced it had begun the process of returning Native American remains and funerary objects to the tribes from which they came, in accordance with federal law. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Chris Pruitt. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Department of Archives and History has announced that it is beginning the process of returning Native American remains and funerary objects held in its collections to tribes as required by federal law. The department also announced it had removed the funerary objects from displays where the artifacts had sat for years to be viewed by school groups and other visitors.

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