There are 4,332 Native American ancestral remains and 6,089 associated funerary objects at the Indiana University, Dept. of Anthropology.
Of those, 3,936 Native American ancestral remains and 5,566 associated funeral objects are still pending identification and not yet available for repatriation.
90.9% of these ancestral remains are not yet available for repatriation.
90.9%
In addition, Indiana University, Dept. of Anthropology has also identified 35 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.