The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University has announced through a notice that it has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains, collected from the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School in Oklahoma in the early 1930s, have been culturally affiliated with the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma. The museum plans to repatriate these remains starting January 17, 2025, and is accepting requests from the identified tribes and potential descendants. If multiple requests are received, the museum will decide on the most appropriate recipient.
Simple Explanation
Imagine a museum has some special bones from a long time ago, and they want to give them back to the right families. They figured out who should get them, and plan to start doing this in January 2025, but they need to decide who to give them to if more than one person asks.