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The Haffenreffer Museum at Brown University wants to return the roughly 86 human remains in its collection to their rightful tribes of origin before transferring its full collection to Providence in the fall of 2025. The repatriations are long overdue, as a federal law requiring them has been in effect for more than three decades.
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The Winnebago have sued to force the military to comply with a longstanding law requiring the U.S. government to return Native human remains to their tribes.
Ohio ranks second in the nation for the number of Native American remains which have not been affiliated with any present-day tribe, according to a federal report.
The Winnebago have sued to force the military to comply with a longstanding law requiring the U.S. government to return Native human remains to their tribes.