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According to the University of Kansas, these human remains and items are stored in Spooner Hall and Lippincott Hall Annex, the same building as the offices of KU’s Indigenous Studies Program staff.
The University of Kansas has confirmed that it retains hundreds of American Indian remains, funerary and sacred objects.
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Several students in KU’s Indigenous Studies Program this week hand-delivered an open letter to administrators, stating their frustrations with the university’s handling of Native American human remains in its possession.
The money will be used for faculty appointments, student scholarships, and the establishment of a new Center for Indigenous Studies.