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Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Office

Seeding wild rice, part of the Wild Rice Initiative restoration outreach and education efforts
Featuring Veronica Pasfield, Ph.D (left), and Scott M. Herron, Ph.D (right)
Credit Todd Marsee, Michigan Sea Grant

All Native American Ancestral human remains and their belongings held at the University of Michigan are, and will remain, available for consultation and transfer as required under NAGPRA until they have been returned to the Native Nations with whom they belong and who have a legal right to them.

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The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) is a U.S. federal law

NAGPRA mandates the transfer of Ancestral human remains and associated funerary objects, unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony to lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations who have requested and have the legal right to them.

The University of Michigan is committed to fully complying with legal requirements of NAGPRA and repatriating Native American Ancestors and their belongings with appropriate deference to our Native Nation Partners.

Progress to Date

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989

Ancestral Remains Returned

61

Number of Published Notices