Yale Peabody Museum to Repatriate Native American Remains and Artifacts to Maine Tribes

The Yale Peabody Museum has flagged human remains and eight funerary objects in its collection for repatriation to Native American tribes of the Wabanaki Nations in Maine. These remains and objects were removed from burial sites and shell mounds in Maine and donated to the museum in 1926 and 1969. The repatriation follows guidelines in the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), which mandates the return of human remains and culturally significant objects to Native