University of Arkansas to study Native American remains

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The University of Arkansas System has been awarded nearly $60,000 in federal funds to aid the study of at least 345 sets of American Indian human remains in its possession.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the National Park Service’s award was announced last week. The grant money will be used for documentation, consultation and repatriation of remains in the University of Arkansas Museums Collection.

Federally funded colleges and museums are required to conduct an inventory of any American Indian cultural items they possess. Those inventories are then listed and tribes are entitled to reclaim items that belonged to their ancestors.

University officials will consult with leaders of the Osage, the Caddo and the Quapaw tribes. The tribes are based in Oklahoma, but once lived in Arkansas.






   


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