Native ancestors’ return to rest: A paperwork-laden process underway in Illinois
Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois.
Tag: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
After decades, University of Illinois restarts repatriation of Native American ancestors
Despite being in an untenured position, Jenny Davis took a risk. She persuaded the University of Illinois to establish an office dedicated to implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
Native American history, repatriation measures advance in Illinois House
State museum has 2nd largest collection of unrepatriated remains, per news investigation.
University of Illinois continues to house over 800 Native American ancestral remains
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is one of many universities behind in repatriating Native American ancestral remains — as required by law.