Grand Rapids Public Museum

MICHIGAN

There are 238 Native American ancestral remains and 7,750 associated funerary objects at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

Of those, 53 Native American ancestral remains and 180 associated funeral objects are still pending identification and not yet available for repatriation.


22.3% of these ancestral remains are not yet available for repatriation.

22.3%


In addition, Grand Rapids Public Museum has also identified 16 total unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony in their collections.




Note: Under NAGPRA, museums, universities and federal agencies are not required to report when ancestors, funerary objects, or other sacred objects are returned to tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations. Therefore, it is possible that there are fewer ancestors or sacred objects actually in a museum's collection currently than listed at the time of publication. We will consider amending an organization's page if contacted.



Data is from the National Parks Service, updated November 13, 2024. It may be incomplete for individual institutions.


See current list of items pending identification and not yet available for repatriation, and notices of inventory for identified items.


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