University of Pennsylvania Museum to Repatriate Human Remains to Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government
June 28, 2025
June 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least eight individuals. The museum has determined a cultural affiliation between these remains and the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. This repatriation effort is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. No associated funerary objects are present with these remains.