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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology is currently curating Native American and Native Hawaiian remains and cultural items that the University of Kentucky College of Arts & Sciences plans to repatriate over the next three years, according to a self-published article by UK. The college is investing $889,188 to help return them after the remains and items are “appropriately identified.” The museum is about to begin a renovation process on the inside. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

‘Loophole in the law.’ UK nationally ranked in number of Native American remains not returned to tribes

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter January 23, 2023

The University of Kentucky has over 4,000 Native American remains but has not made them available for return to their rightful tribe, according to ProPublica research published on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The...

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