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The National Park Service, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), has announced that the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University completed an inventory of human remains. These remains, which are hair clippings of a 19-year-old identified as "Ukie," were collected at the Sherman Institute in Riverside County, CA, between 1930 and 1933. The museum has determined a cultural affiliation between the remains and the Round Valley Indian Tribes in California. Repatriation of the remains may occur on or after April 17, 2025, to any eligible Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, or lineal descendants, making a valid request.

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, identifying human remains with cultural ties to certain Indian Tribes. The remains, specifically hair clippings from a 15-year-old identified as "Concow," were collected in the early 1930s at the Sherman Institute in California and later donated to the museum. The museum confirms a cultural connection between the remains and the Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California and the Round Valley Indian Tribes. The repatriation of these remains may proceed after April 17, 2025, with requests accepted from affiliated tribes or other qualifying claimants.