South Dakota State Historical Society, State Archaeological Research Center
SOUTH DAKOTA
There are 206 Native American ancestral remains and 329 associated funerary objects at the South Dakota State Historical Society, State Archaeological Research Center.
Of those, 63 Native American ancestral remains and 171 associated funeral objects are still pending identification and not yet available for repatriation.
30.6% of these ancestral remains are not yet available for repatriation.
30.6%
In addition, South Dakota State Historical Society, State Archaeological Research Center has also identified 187 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.