Michigan State University to Repatriate Funerary Objects to 17 Native American Tribes
October 16, 2026
October 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSFR) -- Michigan State University, East Lansing, will repatriate two associated funerary objects to 17 Native American tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service.
The objects, a flint chisel and a flint tool, were removed from the Goodall Mounds site at an unknown date by Donald Boudeman. After his death, Donna Boudeman donated the objects to the university in 1961.
The university determine . . .
The objects, a flint chisel and a flint tool, were removed from the Goodall Mounds site at an unknown date by Donald Boudeman. After his death, Donna Boudeman donated the objects to the university in 1961.
The university determine . . .