The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University has completed an inventory of human remains collected from the Sherman Institute in Riverside County, California, as per the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The museum has identified a cultural affiliation between the remains, specifically hair clippings of a Pomo individual, and several Pomo Indian tribes in California. Requests for repatriation of the remains can be submitted by these tribes or lineal descendants, and repatriation may happen after April 18, 2025. The National Park Service published this notice as part of its responsibilities under NAGPRA.
Simple Explanation
The Peabody Museum at Harvard found some old hair clippings that belong to Native American tribes and is planning to give them back to the tribes. They want to make sure the right people get them, and the tribes can ask for them before April 18, 2025.