Does Your Local Museum or University Still Have Native American Remains? — NAGPRA Database — ProPublica

Does Your Local Museum or University Still Have Native American Remains? — NAGPRA Database — ProPublica
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Three decades
after legislation pushed for the return of Native American remains to Indigenous communities, many of the nation’s top museums and universities still have the remains of thousands of people in their collections.
The
University of California, Berkeley
still has the remains of at least
4,700 Native Americans
that it has not made available for return.
Harvard University
still has the remains of at least
5,400 Native Americans
The
American Museum of Natural History
still has the remains of at least
1,700 Native Americans
The
Department of the Interior
still has the remains of at least
1,900 Native Americans
In 1990, Congress passed
a law recognizing the unequal treatment of Native American remains and set up a process for tribes to request their return from museums and other institutions that had them. The law, known as the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act or NAGPRA, sought to address this human rights issue by giving Indigenous peoples a way to reclaim their dead.
But more than 30 years after the law’s passage, about half of the remains of more than 210,000 Native Americans have yet to be returned. Tribes have struggled to reclaim them in part because of a lack of federal funding for repatriation and because institutions face little to no consequences for violating the law or dragging their feet.
This database allows you to search for information on the roughly 600 federally funded institutions that reported having such remains to the Department of the Interior. While the data is self-reported, it is a starting point for understanding the damage done by generations of Americans who stole, collected and displayed the remains and possessions of the continent’s Indigenous peoples — and the work done by tribes and institutions to repatriate those Native ancestors since.
Search for institutions holding Native American remains and tribes seeking to reclaim them
Try the
University of California, Berkeley
, the
Chickasaw Nation
or
Arizona
Institutions that have not submitted information to the federal government are not listed.
650
institutions reported having Native Americans remains
90,831
/ 42%
of those remains have not been made available to tribes
613
tribes to which institutions made remains available
Under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, when an institution establishes a connection between tribes and remains, it must publish a list of the tribes eligible to make a repatriation claim. The remains are then
made available for return
to the tribe(s). Once a tribal claim is made, physical transfer may occur. Many remains have been physically returned to tribes, but data on this is spotty because the law does not require institutions to report when these transfers occur.
Ten institutions hold about half of the reported Native Americans remains that have not been made available for return to tribes. The list includes some of the country’s most prestigious universities, as well as federal agencies whose development projects disturbed Native American burials, and state museums whose archeology and anthropology programs originated with the excavation of key Native American sites and mounds.
(At publication, the University of California, Berkeley was #1 on the list, the Tennessee Valley Authority was #8 on the list and the University of Arizona was #11. Updates to the data have changed these rankings since. The text refers to the original 10 institutions unless otherwise noted. See the rankings at publication
here
.)
Most of these institutions spent years after the law’s passage prioritizing scientific interest in the skeletal remains and objects above the human rights of tribes. Institutions also maintained an unwillingness or inability to bear the costs of taking inventory and fully consulting with tribes.
about why these institutions still have the remains of thousands of Native Americans.]
Ten institutions hold about half of the reported Native American remains that have not been made available for return to tribes.
Ohio History Connection
7,936
Remains Not Made Available for Return
Illinois State Museum
5,801
Harvard Univ.
5,431
Univ. of California, Berkeley
4,794
Indiana Univ.
4,503
Univ. of Kentucky
3,787
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
3,126
Univ. of Alabama
2,732
Univ. of Arizona
2,691
10
Univ. of Florida
2,620
Data from Jan. 6, 2025
All of these institutions have used a loophole in the law that allows them to keep Native Americans remains if they deem them as “culturally unidentifiable,” meaning they can’t be culturally affiliated to a modern-day federally recognized tribe. Tribal representatives have long criticized NAGPRA for giving institutions the final say in these decisions.
In recent years, most of these institutions have expressed a greater willingness to engage with tribes, and several have brought on new staff to meet these goals. One of the main challenges many so-called repatriation coordinators face is figuring out exactly what is in their museums’ possession.
This accounting issue persists at the national level. The amount of unrepatriated Native American remains reported by institutions is a minimum estimate of individuals and institutions frequently adjust these numbers when they reinventory groups of remains. Some institutions that are subject to NAGPRA have also entirely failed to report the remains in their possession.
As a result, the numbers provided are best taken as estimates. The actual number and geographic scope of what’s held by publicly funded institutions is larger than what is presently documented.
Where Native American remains reported by institutions were taken from
Each county is a peak
Height is the minimum amount of remains taken from county, as reported by institutions
Color is reported rate of remains made available for return to tribes
Institutions reported no remains taken from these counties
Institutions reported still having large numbers of human remains taken from
east of the Mississippi River
, in areas where most Indigenous peoples were forcibly removed in the 19th century.
Tribes say that more remains have been taken than are reported from places like
Georgia
In
California
, where the Native population was decimated by settlers, thousands of human remains are still held by the state’s flagship universities.
Note: Institutions reported remains of 17,088 Native Americans with no county and/or state information. 39% of these remains were made available for return to tribes.
More than 30 years after passage of the law, institutions continue to find previously undisclosed ancestral remains.
For example, in August 2022, the University of North Dakota announced it had found more than 250 boxes of Native American remains and belongings that
had not been previously reported to federal officials
. No penalties have been assessed against the institution, which has two years from the time of the discovery to complete an inventory.
“The University is now beginning the process of identifying those ancestors, which will allow them to be returned to their tribes,” said a university spokesperson. “UND remains committed to seeing the repatriation process carried through to completion.”
Institutions have made about half of the remains of more than 210,000 Native Americans reported nationally available for return.
Institutions have made about half of the remains of more than 210,000 Native Americans reported nationally available for return.
In 2022, the University of California, Berkeley, which has the largest amount of Native American remains in the country, completed a review of its holdings after
facing questions
over whether they had accurately cataloged the unrepatriated remains of more than 9,000 Native Americans that they reported to federal officials. A school spokesperson said that what it has reported now represents a “close estimate” of the Native American remains that it holds.
In October 2022, the Interior Department, which is led by the first Native American to serve in a cabinet post,
proposed
changes to NAGPRA regulations intended to expedite the return of ancestral remains and funerary belongings to tribes within three years. Some who work on repatriation for institutions and tribes have raised concerns about the feasibility of this timeline. Without the proposed regulations, the department projected that repatriating the rest of the Native American remains would take another 25 years roughly to complete at the current pace.
Institutions that reported having Native American remains
Institution
Remains Not Made Available for Return
Remains Made Available for Return
% of Remains Made Available for Return
Ohio History Connection
7,936
175
2%
Illinois State Museum
5,801
1,522
21%
Harvard Univ.
5,431
5,248
49%
Univ. of California, Berkeley
4,794
7,189
60%
Indiana Univ.
4,503
1,640
27%
Univ. of Kentucky
3,787
978
21%
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
3,126
2,616
46%
Univ. of Alabama
2,732
10,746
80%
Univ. of Arizona
2,691
1,969
42%
Univ. of Florida
2,620
377
13%
Univ. of Missouri, Columbia
2,386
643
21%
Dept. of Defense
2,001
5,375
73%
Center for American Archeology, Kampsville Archeological Center
1,947
0%
Dept. of the Interior
1,931
13,938
88%
Univ. of Texas at Austin
1,898
341
15%
American Museum of Natural History
1,773
1,773
50%
Milwaukee Public Museum
1,557
116
7%
Univ. of Oklahoma
1,477
2,395
62%
Florida Dept. of State
1,448
79
5%
Field Museum
1,288
594
32%
State Museum of Pennsylvania
908
177
16%
Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale
846
0%
Arizona State Univ.
786
35
4%
Museum of New Mexico, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
779
279
26%
Univ. of Michigan
773
904
54%
Auburn Univ.
762
1%
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
761
190
20%
Dept. of Agriculture
721
5,856
89%
Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources
711
169
19%
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
647
105
14%
Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
645
440
41%
Univ. of New Mexico
583
844
59%
Univ. of Georgia
568
122
18%
Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History
551
496
47%
New York State Museum
515
638
55%
Florida State Univ.
508
92
15%
Nassau County Dept. of Parks and Recreation
482
29
6%
Cincinnati Museum Center
456
73
14%
Yale Univ.
448
420
48%
Dayton Museum of Natural History
438
0%
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
438
0%
Natural History Museum of Utah
416
67
14%
Univ. of Pennsylvania
397
234
37%
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History
371
1,031
74%
West Texas A and M Univ.
362
0%
San Francisco State Univ.
357
255
42%
Univ. of Kansas
357
115
24%
Western Kentucky Univ.
351
1%
Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation
342
525
61%
Los Angeles County Natural History Museum
337
202
37%
Kansas State Historical Society
305
103
25%
Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
301
36
11%
California Dept. of Parks and Recreation
278
947
77%
Sonoma State Univ.
267
320
55%
Museum of Texas Tech Univ.
263
123
32%
North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
259
23
8%
Univ. of Louisville
259
16
6%
Gilcrease Museum
255
354
58%
Ball State Univ.
240
29
11%
Univ. of Texas at San Antonio
236
61
21%
Indiana State Univ.
232
0%
Wisconsin Historical Society
227
804
78%
Univ. of South Carolina, SCIAA
205
63
24%
Mississippi State Univ.
196
179
48%
Missouri Dept. of Transportation
196
0%
Univ. of Alaska Museum of the North
191
33
15%
Maryland Historical Trust
190
0%
Univ. of Toledo
187
241
56%
Pennsylvania Western Univ., California
183
0%
Univ. of California, Davis
167
270
62%
Univ. of Cincinnati
166
0%
East Carolina Univ.
152
69
31%
Beloit College
147
224
60%
Univ. of Arkansas
143
3,270
96%
SUNY Univ. at Buffalo
143
34
19%
Univ. of South Florida
142
100
41%
Cal. State, Long Beach
140
275
66%
Idaho State Historical Society, Archaeological Survey of Idaho
136
1%
Univ. of Louisiana at Monroe
135
0%
Graves Museum of Archaeology and Natural History
131
0%
Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources
130
407
76%
Univ. of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
130
55
30%
Autry Museum of the American West
123
76
38%
North Museum of Nature and Science
120
0%
Rochester Museum and Science Center
114
1,548
93%
Texas State Univ.
114
6%
Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
114
0%
Cal. State, Chico
112
547
83%
Temple Univ.
112
7%
Los Angeles County
103
0%
Utah Dept. of Natural Resources
99
37
27%
Western Reserve Historical Society
99
0%
Wake Forest Univ., Archeology Labs
98
0%
Sarasota County History Center
93
0%
Brown Univ.
90
22
20%
Earlham College
89
2%
California Dept. of Transportation
88
836
90%
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
86
1,915
96%
Univ. of Memphis
85
553
87%
Filoli Center
85
0%
Univ. of Wyoming
83
144
63%
New York Univ.
82
163
67%
Brigham Young Univ.
81
47
37%
Charleston Museum
78
3%
Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation
77
106
58%
San Diego State Univ.
76
54
42%
Oshkosh Public Museum
74
6%
Allen County Museum and Historical Society
73
0%
Univ. of Rhode Island
72
6%
Buffalo Museum of Science
72
0%
Museum of Northern Arizona
70
89
56%
Bowers Museum
70
1%
Tioga Point Museum
70
0%
Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology
67
2,222
97%
Cal. State, Easy Bay
66
0%
Southern Utah Univ. Archeological Repository
64
0%
Oregon State Univ.
63
147
70%
South Dakota State Historical Society, State Archaeological Research Center
63
143
69%
Lawrence Univ.
62
0%
Trinidad State Junior College
62
0%
Univ. of South Alabama
60
13%
Southeast Missouri State Univ.
59
0%
Neville Public Museum
55
53
49%
Central Washington Univ.
53
322
86%
Grand Rapids Public Museum
53
185
78%
Museums of Western Colorado
53
0%
Northwestern Univ.
53
0%
Mutter Museum, College of Physicians of Philadelphia
52
15%
Northern Kentucky Univ.
52
0%
Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth
51
0%
Dartmouth College
49
18
27%
Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse
49
0%
Museum of Us
47
500
91%
Univ. of Texas, El Paso
47
0%
Nevada State Museum
46
40
47%
Univ. of Indianapolis
46
0%
New Mexico State Univ. Museum
45
288
86%
Hastings Museum
45
109
71%
Univ. of Miami
45
0%
South Carolina Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
44
0%
New Mexico Highlands Univ.
42
0%
Purdue Univ.
42
0%
Portland State Univ.
41
38
48%
Witte Museum
40
32
44%
St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
40
17
30%
Univ. of Colorado, Denver
40
0%
Western Colorado Univ.
40
0%
Carlsbad Museum
39
13%
Case Western Reserve Univ.
39
11%
Anniston Museum of Natural History
39
5%
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History
39
0%
Museum of Osteopathic Medicine
39
0%
Cal. State, Northridge
38
0%
History Nebraska
37
799
96%
Louisiana State Univ.
36
1,211
97%
Univ. of Southern Mississippi
36
56
61%
Stanford Univ. Heritage Services
36
12
25%
San Bernardino County Museum
35
50
59%
Memphis Pink Palace Museum
35
18
34%
Cleveland State Univ.
35
3%
Foothill-De Anza Community College District
35
0%
Univ. of Oregon
34
546
94%
Texas A and M Univ.
33
112
77%
Wichita State Univ.
33
0%
Eastern Arizona College Foundation
32
0%
Univ. of the Incarnate Word
32
0%
Springfield Science Museum
31
107
78%
Sul Ross State Univ.
31
0%
Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
30
27
47%
Univ. of Nebraska State Museum
29
1,992
99%
Univ. of Iowa
29
1,419
98%
Oakland Museum of California
28
7%
The History Museum
28
0%
Heidelberg Univ.
27
0%
Cranbrook Institute of Science
26
39
60%
Houston Museum of Natural Science
26
0%
Wagner Free Institute of Science
26
0%
Western Illinois Univ.
26
0%
Univ. of Montana
25
46
65%
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
24
417
95%
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
24
0%
Georgia Southern Univ.
23
0%
Augusta Museum of History
22
0%
Idaho State Univ.
22
0%
State of Alaska Medical Examiner Office
22
0%
Univ. of Missouri, St. Louis
21
0%
Wayne State Univ.
20
92
82%
Louisiana Dept. of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
20
11
35%
Missouri State Univ.
20
0%
No Man's Land Historical Society
20
0%
Tennessee Valley Authority
19
14,134
100%
East Bay Municipal Utility District
19
31
62%
Cal. State, Bakersfield
19
14
42%
Dept. of Energy
19
27%
Kansas City Museum
18
10%
Western Washington Univ.
17
62
78%
Texas Parks and Wildlife
17
17
50%
Poverty Point World Heritage Site
17
0%
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
16
0%
Montana Historical Society
16
0%
Tippecanoe County Historical Association
16
0%
Missouri Historical Society
15
12%
Auburn Univ. at Montgomery
15
0%
Buffalo State College
15
0%
Henry County Historical Society
15
0%
Oregon Historical Society
14
7%
New Harmony Workingmen's Institute
14
0%
Univ. of West Florida
14
0%
Heard Museum
13
35
73%
Oklahoma Historical Society
12
0%
Spratt-Mead Museum
12
0%
Peabody Essex Museum
11
59
84%
Montana State Univ., Museum of the Rockies
11
39%
Willamette Univ.
11
31%
Univ. of Nevada, Reno
11
15%
Montana State Univ., Bozeman
11
0%
The Discovery Museum - Science and Space Center
11
0%
Columbus Museum
10
68
87%
Univ. of Central Missouri
10
38%
San Diego Mesa College
10
0%
Texas Historical Commission
10
0%
Alaska Office of History and Archeology
47%
Putnam Museum
40%
Discovery Place
10%
de Young Museum
0%
Ohio Univ.
0%
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
0%
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
0%
Washington Univ.
0%
S'edav Va'aki Museum
362
98%
Texas Dept. of Transportation
138
95%
Univ. of Idaho
36
82%
Cal. Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo
0%
Coryell County Sheriff's Dept.
0%
Goodhue County Historical Society
0%
Speed Art Museum
0%
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
166
96%
Seton Hall Univ.
26
79%
Kent State Univ.
16
70%
Cal. State, Monterey Bay
0%
City of Oxnard
0%
Clark County Historical Museum
0%
San Mateo County Community College District
0%
Univ. of Akron
0%
Univ. of Northern Iowa
0%
Univ. of Texas Permian Basin
0%
Warren County Historical Society
0%
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
24
80%
Cal. State, Fullerton
18
75%
Filson Historical Society
13
68%
Palmer Foundation for Chiropractic History
40%
Univ. of Notre Dame
25%
Cal. State, Dominguez Hills
0%
Cal. State, Stanislaus
0%
Fort Concho NHL
0%
Grout Museum of History and Science
0%
Kenosha Public Museum
0%
Louisiana Dept. of Justice
0%
Navajo County Coroner
0%
New Jersey State Museum
209
98%
Pennsylvania State Univ.
51
91%
Mercyhurst Univ.
12
71%
Maryland Center for History and Culture
38%
Bridgewater College
17%
College of Southern Idaho
17%
St. Louis Science Center
17%
Capital City Museum
0%
Hardin County Historical Museums
0%
Layland Museum
0%
Richmond Museum of History
0%
Rocky Ford Historical Museum
0%
Triton Museum of Art
0%
Fort Lewis College
164
98%
Arizona Museum of Natural History
101
96%
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
14
78%
Eastern California Museum
43%
Buffalo Bill Center of the West
33%
Brooklyn Museum
20%
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
0%
Columbia College, Yosemite Community College District
0%
Goshen College
0%
Koshare Indian Museum
0%
Southern Oregon Univ.
0%
West Valley College
0%
Univ. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
85
97%
Museum of Riverside
39
93%
Utah State Univ.
16
84%
Kingman Museum, Inc.
70%
High Desert Museum
57%
Madison County Historical Society
25%
Aurora Historical Society
0%
College of the Ozarks
0%
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
0%
Lackawanna Historical Society
0%
Louisiana Cultural Heritage Museum
0%
Loxahatchee Historical Society
0%
Salisbury House
0%
Santa Clara Univ.
0%
Univ. of Southern Indiana
0%
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
2,069
100%
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
1,049
100%
Cal. State, Fresno
160
99%
Central Michigan Univ.
145
99%
Univ. of California, Riverside
41
95%
Marshall Univ.
38
95%
Broome County Historical Society
11
85%
Klamath County Museum
10
83%
Stamford Museum and Nature Center
80%
Alaska State Museum
71%
Hartwick College
67%
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
67%
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
60%
Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania
50%
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum
50%
Alma College
33%
Artesia Historical Museum and Art Center
33%
Chemung County Historical Society
33%
McWane Science Center
33%
City of Oakland Rotary Nature Center
0%
Fellow-Reeve Museum of History and Science
0%
Maine Historical Society
0%
Pima Community College, Centre for Archaeological Field Training
0%
Rutgers Univ.
0%
Rutgers Univ.
0%
Sharlot Hall Museum
0%
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer
0%
The Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country
0%
Univ. of Tennessee, Chattanooga
0%
Washington County Historical Society
0%
Western New Mexico Univ. Museum
0%
Worcester Historical Museum
0%
Cal. State, Sacramento
1,707
100%
Univ. of Alaska, Anchorage
126
99%
Univ. of Tulsa
51
98%
Colgate Univ.
41
98%
Univ. of the Pacific
32
97%
Northwestern State Univ. of Louisiana
11
92%
Dept. of Justice
90%
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology
89%
Saint Martin's Univ. Waynick Museum
89%
Minnesota Historical Society
80%
New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
80%
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
80%
Cornell Univ.
75%
Fort Hays State Univ.
67%
Bonanzaville
50%
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art
50%
Morris Museum
50%
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
50%
Benton County Historical Society
0%
Bixby Memorial Library
0%
Cass County Historical Society Museum
0%
City of Marietta
0%
City of Santa Clara, Headen-Inman House
0%
Crocker Art Museum
0%
Dallas Historical Society
0%
Davis and Elkins College
0%
Everhart Museum
0%
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
0%
Fort Smith Museum of History
0%
Fredericksburg Area Museum
0%
Georgetown Univ.
0%
Georgia Power
0%
Grayson County Frontier Village Museum
0%
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
0%
Hutchinson County Historical Museum
0%
Lane County Historical Museum
0%
Meeteetse Museums
0%
Miami County Museum
0%
Miami-Dade County
0%
Newark Museum
0%
Oneida County Historical Society
0%
Pember Library and Museum
0%
Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office
0%
Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
0%
Sullivan County Historical Society, Inc.
0%
Tread of Pioneers Museum
0%
Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham
0%
Univ. of Vermont
0%
Wichita County Sherriff's Office
0%
Bernice P. Bishop Museum
1,636
100%
History Colorado
1,186
100%
Univ. of Colorado Museum
695
100%
Michigan State Univ.
544
100%
Univ. of California, San Diego
486
100%
San Jose State Univ.
479
100%
Southern Methodist Univ.
387
100%
Catalina Island Museum Society, Inc.
369
100%
Florida Atlantic Univ.
336
100%
Vanderbilt Univ.
294
100%
Univ. of Washington
284
100%
School for Advanced Research
263
100%
State Historical Society of Iowa
221
100%
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
217
100%
Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities
198
100%
Salmon Ruins Museum
195
100%
HistoryMiami Museum
188
100%
Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
186
100%
Ojai Valley Historical Society and Museum
180
100%
Univ. of Denver
170
100%
Kansas State Univ.
166
100%
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
159
100%
College of William and Mary
158
100%
Arkansas State Univ. Museum
157
100%
Grand Valley State Univ.
154
100%
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept.
133
100%
Alabama Dept. of Archives & History
115
100%
Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas
113
100%
Eastern Washington Univ.
107
100%
Baylor Univ.
105
100%
Rome Historical Society
87
100%
Washington State Univ.
83
100%
Colorado State Univ.
79
100%
Murray State Univ.
79
100%
Western Michigan Univ.
79
100%
Maine State Museum
76
100%
Bishop Museum of Science and Nature
68
100%
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
64
100%
Whitman College, Maxey Museum
62
100%
Animas Museum
61
100%
Univ. of North Dakota
57
100%
Gregg County Historical Museum
51
100%
Bess Bower Dunn Museum
48
100%
Alabama Dept. of Transportation
45
100%
Colorado College
45
100%
SUNY, College at Oswego
43
100%
Stephen F. Austin State Univ.
42
100%
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne-Archaeological Survey
38
100%
Wesleyan Univ.
38
100%
Sydney L. Wright Museum
37
100%
Hamilton County Dept. of Parks and Recreation
34
100%
Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources
33
100%
Pierce College
31
100%
Univ. of Maine
31
100%
Univ. of Northern Colorado
31
100%
Fort Ticonderoga
30
100%
SUNY, Univ. at Albany
30
100%
Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
29
100%
Columbus State Univ.
28
100%
SUNY, Binghamton
28
100%
Univ. of Puget Sound
27
100%
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository
23
100%
Detroit Institute of Arts
23
100%
Georgia State Univ.
23
100%
State Center Community College District - Fresno City College
22
100%
Jacksonville State Univ.
21
100%
Kutztown Univ. of Pennsylvania
21
100%
Historical Society of Saginaw County
20
100%
Princeton Univ.
20
100%
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
19
100%
Pittsburg State Univ.
19
100%
San Diego Archaeological Center
19
100%
Science Museum of Minnesota
19
100%
Bruce Museum
18
100%
Los Angeles Pierce College
18
100%
State Center Community College District - Reedly College
18
100%
Univ. of Connecticut
17
100%
Diablo Valley College
16
100%
Lost City Museum
16
100%
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
16
100%
Dept. of State
16
100%
Arkansas Dept. of Parks and Tourism, Toltec Mounds Archeological Park
15
100%
Carter County Museum
15
100%
Michigan State Police
15
100%
Museum of the American Indian
15
100%
Cochise College
14
100%
Columbia Univ.
14
100%
Pratt Museum
14
100%
Vassar College
14
100%
Antelope Valley College
13
100%
Kikuchi Center, Kaua'i Community College
13
100%
Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver
13
100%
Michigan Dept. of Transportation
13
100%
Washington State Historical Society
13
100%
Indiana Dept. of Transportation
12
100%
Univ. of New Hampshire
12
100%
Weber State Univ.
12
100%
Franklin Pierce University
11
100%
Michigan History Center
11
100%
Univ. of Hawai'i at Hilo
11
100%
Amherst College
10
100%
Culver-Stockton College
10
100%
Dallas Water Utilities
10
100%
Karshner Museum
10
100%
Nevada Historical Society
10
100%
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
10
100%
Allen County Museum, Fort Wayne Historical Society
100%
Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan
100%
Florida Dept. of Transportation
100%
Lakeshore Museum Center
100%
Oregon Health & Sciences Univ.
100%
Sloan Museum
100%
Virginia Commonwealth Univ.
100%
American Univ.
100%
Chadron State College
100%
City of Evansville Water and Sewer Utility
100%
City of Larsen Bay
100%
County of Nacogdoches
100%
Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources
100%
Museum of Ojibwa Culture and Marquette Mission Park - City of St. Ignace
100%
Northern Arizona Univ.
100%
SUNY, New Paltz
100%
Toledo Zoological Society
100%
Abbe Museum
100%
Appalachian State Univ.
100%
Coe College
100%
Colorado Archaeological Society, Denver Chapter
100%
Albuquerque Museum
100%
Cal. State, Los Angeles
100%
MetroParks of the Toledo Area
100%
Placer County Museums
100%
Sheboygan County Historical Museum
100%
Arizona State Land Dept.
100%
Coachella Valley History Museum
100%
Douglas County Public Utility District
100%
Fruitlands Museums
100%
Northern Illinois Univ.
100%
Pomona College
100%
Rice Univ., Dept. of Anthropology
100%
Sul Ross State Univ.
100%
Univ. of Virginia
100%
Anchorage Museum
100%
Berkshire Museum
100%
Catholic Univ. of America
100%
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
100%
Dickinson State Univ.
100%
Greater Amsterdam School District
100%
Historic Westville
100%
Idaho Dept. of Transportation
100%
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
100%
Los Rios Community College District
100%
Oberlin College
100%
Pacific Lutheran Univ.
100%
Seminole Tribe of Florida
100%
Syracuse Univ.
100%
Valentine Museum
100%
Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation, Division of State Parks
100%
Wistar Institute
100%
Boston Univ.
100%
Brooklyn Children's Museum
100%
Bryn Mawr College
100%
City of Saugatuck
100%
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
100%
Georgia Dept. of Transportation
100%
Kodiak History Museum
100%
Madison County Coroner's Office
100%
Manchester Historical Society
100%
Outagamie County Historical Society
100%
Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
100%
Pioneer Historical Society of Bent County
100%
Pioneer Museum, Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park
100%
Plimoth Patuxet Museum
100%
Robbins Museum of Archaeology
100%
Schiele Museum of Natural History
100%
Texarkana Museums System
100%
Univ. of San Diego
100%
Virginia Living Museum
100%
Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission, Shippen Manor
100%
Wasco County Dalles City Museum Commission
100%
Arizona Capitol Museum
100%
Augusta State Univ.
100%
Aurora History Museum and Historic Sites
100%
Birmingham Museum of Art
100%
Boston Children's Museum
100%
Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Office
100%
Chelan County Public Utilities District
100%
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge
100%
City of Traverse City
100%
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum
100%
Cosumnes River College
100%
Cumberland Univ.
100%
Emory Univ.
100%
Evanston History Center
100%
Hawai'i Maritime Center
100%
Historic Hugeuenot Street
100%
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
100%
Kamehameha Schools
100%
Kentucky Historical Society
100%
Kitsap County Coroner's Office
100%
Moravian Historical Society
100%
Museum of the Great Plains
100%
Northwest Christian College
100%
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
100%
Pejepscot Historical Society
100%
Pilgrim Hall Museum
100%
Reading Public Museum
100%
SUNY Broome Community College
100%
San Bernardino County Sherriff-Coroner
100%
San Luis Obispo County Archaeological Society
100%
Southern Oregon Historical Society
100%
Southwestern College
100%
St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner
100%
State Historical Society of North Dakota
100%
Tioga County Historical Society
100%
Dept. of Homeland Security
100%
Univ. of West Georgia
100%
Univ. of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
100%
Washington State Dept of Natural Resources
100%
Adams State Univ.
100%
Arizona State Parks and Trails
100%
Athens County Historical Society and Museum
100%
Bay County Historical Society
100%
Berrien County Sheriff's Office
100%
Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
100%
California Academy of Sciences
100%
Central Methodist Univ.
100%
Charles Whipple Green Museum, George Hail Library
100%
Chicago History Museum
100%
Clarke Historical Museum
100%
Dalton State College
100%
Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos
100%
Delta County Historical Society Museum
100%
Denver Art Museum
100%
Ecotarium
100%
Florence Indian Mound Museum
100%
Folsom History Museum
100%
Fremont County Coroner
100%
Geneva Historical Society
100%
Gettysburg Foundation
100%
History Museum on the Square
100%
Kerr County
100%
Lambertville Historical Society
100%
Library Company of Philadelphia
100%
Michigan Technological Univ.
100%
Minneapolis Institute of Art
100%
Montclair Art Museum
100%
Monterey Peninsula College
100%
Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
100%
Museum of Science Boston
100%
Perry County Coroner's Office
100%
Port Huron Museum
100%
Renton History Museum
100%
Rhinelander High School
100%
Rhode Island Historical Society
100%
SUNY, Potsdam
100%
Sabine River Authority of Texas
100%
Safety Harbor Museum of Natural History
100%
Sandusky Library, Follett House Museum
100%
Seneca Falls Historical Society
100%
Sierra Mono Museum
100%
Sioux City Public Museum
100%
St Joseph County Sheriff's Dept.
100%
St. Lawrence Univ.
100%
Stoddard County Sheriff's Office
100%
The Region of Three Oaks Museum
100%
Town of Germantown
100%
Univ. of Southern California
100%
Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte
100%
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site
100%
Wistariahurst Museum
100%
Tribes that institutions made Native American remains available to
Tribe
Remains Made Available for Return to Tribe
Chickasaw Nation
25,445
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
20,573
Hopi Tribe of Arizona
18,480
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
18,100
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
17,910
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
16,986
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
16,866
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
16,275
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
15,926
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma
14,113
Seminole Tribe of Florida
12,714
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
11,202
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
10,628
Cherokee Nation
10,480
Shawnee Tribe
9,793
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
9,652
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
9,639
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico
9,295
Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California
7,464
Wilton Rancheria, California
7,410
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California
7,392
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
7,371
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
7,261
Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
7,245
Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians
7,131
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California
6,907
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
6,700
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota
6,579
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico
6,523
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
6,064
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California
6,005
Kialegee Tribal Town
5,984
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
5,979
Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico
5,964
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California
5,921
Table Mountain Rancheria
5,909
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California
5,909
California Valley Miwok Tribe, California
5,785
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico
5,730
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona
5,691
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona
5,685
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona
5,535
Ak-Chin Indian Community
5,486
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico
5,400
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska
5,259
Santo Domingo Pueblo
5,245
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico
5,133
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico
5,131
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
4,950
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
4,926
Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico
4,926
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico
4,918
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
4,899
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico
4,887
Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation
4,872
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico
4,857
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico
4,856
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico
4,853
Quapaw Nation
4,845
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin
4,708
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
4,706
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly the Pueblo of San Juan)
4,691
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico
4,683
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico
4,600
Guidiville Rancheria of California
4,557
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
4,439
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana
4,424
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico
4,420
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
4,385
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
4,369
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
4,352
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
4,297
Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska
4,296
Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan
4,262
Delaware Tribe of Indians
4,233
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma
4,231
Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
4,049
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (formerly the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.)
4,017
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota
3,874
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
3,776
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin
3,728
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco and Tawakonie), Oklahoma
3,713
Osage Nation
3,662
Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma
3,644
Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
3,634
Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
3,601
Seneca Nation of Indians
3,579
Tonawanda Band of Seneca
3,564
Seneca-Cayuga Nation
3,553
Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
3,533
White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
3,508
Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
3,507
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah
3,473
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
3,443
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
3,438
Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei
3,431
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota
3,396
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
3,386
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
3,383
Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
3,289
Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana
3,262
Oglala Sioux Tribe
3,209
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
3,061
Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota
3,031
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
2,999
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan
2,983
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
2,977
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan
2,921
O'ahu Island Burial Council
2,886
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma
2,859
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan
2,802
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana
2,800
Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
2,791
Wyandotte Nation
2,763
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota
2,732
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan
2,729
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California
2,722
Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan
2,716
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin
2,665
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
2,650
Ka Lahui Hawaii
2,644
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan
2,630
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
2,620
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota
2,606
Onondaga Nation
2,476
Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota
2,382
Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
2,373
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
2,333
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan
2,316
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
2,295
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin
2,293
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan
2,273
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin
2,245
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin
2,225
Oneida Indian Nation in New York
2,223
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
2,202
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
2,193
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota
2,085
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma
2,081
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
2,081
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
2,074
Tuscarora Nation
2,050
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
2,028
Cayuga Nation
1,966
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
1,837
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
1,756
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
1,635
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
1,632
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana
1,598
Kekumano 'Ohana
1,585
Ko'olauloa Hawaiian Civic Club
1,582
Van Horn Diamond 'Ohana
1,582
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
1,575
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
1,563
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
1,455
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
1,438
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
1,432
Kaw Nation, Oklahoma
1,392
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
1,336
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado
1,334
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico
1,250
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
1,244
Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
1,218
Kah-Bay-Kah-Nong (Warroad Chippewa)
1,173
Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community
1,173
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
1,166
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
1,095
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
1,055
Crow Tribe of Montana
996
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
989
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
988
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California
987
Kamehameha School
959
Nahoa 'Olelo O Kamehameha Society
957
Alu Like, Inc.
954
Daughters and Sons of Hawaiian Warriors
954
Hawaiian Civic Clubs of Honolulu
954
Royal Order of Kamehameha I
954
Nez Perce Tribe
926
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana
902
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
883
Pechanga Band of Indians
853
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe
801
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
779
White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona
776
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California and Arizona
770
Point Hope, Native Village of
764
Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians
744
Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma and Yuima Reservation, California
743
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah
725
Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California
710
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
701
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico
700
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona
563
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
542
Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California
529
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California
517
San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California
501
Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, California
498
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
493
Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California
490
Jamul Indian Village of California
489
Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California
488
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California
488
Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, California
488
La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation, California
488
Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, California
488
Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California
488
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
487
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California
487
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
487
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
476
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
468
Lower Elwha Tribal Community
467
Klamath Tribes
426
Kauai/Niihau Island Burial Council
423
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
419
Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
416
Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
411
Kletsel Dehe Wintun of the Cortina Rancheria
405
El Dorado Miwok Rancheria
371
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California
370
Catawba Indian Nation
362
Maui/Lanai Island Burial Council
362
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada
342
Nikolski, Native Village of
334
Hawaii Island Burial Council
326
Nashville-El Dorado Miwok
320
Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government, Native Village of
318
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona
315
Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
313
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada
310
Penobscot Nation
305
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona
304
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
303
Gambell, Native Village of
296
Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation
288
Wanapum Band
287
Narragansett Indian Tribe
279
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona
270
Molokai Island Burial Council
269
Nansemond Indian Nation
264
Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona
264
Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California
258
Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
241
Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona
239
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation
233
Modoc Nation
233
Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine
233
Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
222
Hui Malama Pono 'O Lanai
215
Mi'kmaq Nation
215
Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
213
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
211
Pamunkey Indian Tribe
209
Upper Mattaponi Tribe
207
Chickahominy Indian Tribe
206
Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California
205
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California
203
Redding Rancheria, California
202
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California
201
Chickahominy Indian Tribe - Eastern Division
200
Pala Band of Mission Indians
200
Rappahannock Tribe, Inc.
200
Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
198
Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California
196
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
196
La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, California
195
Chugach Alaska Corporation
186
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation
185
Tulalip Tribes of Washington
183
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
182
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington
182
Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana
179
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon
171
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation
170
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada
163
Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation
163
Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada
161
Monacan Indian Tribe
161
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona
157
Burns Paiute Tribe
154
Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi
151
Department of Hawaiian Homelands
151
Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California
151
Samish Indian Nation
149
Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California
141
Port Graham, Native Village of
135
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony and Campbell Ranch, Nevada
135
Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire
133
Pit River Tribe, California
133
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada
133
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada
132
Seldovia Village Tribe
132
Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak
129
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation, Washington
124
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
124
Wiyot Tribe, California
123
Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation
122
Nanwalek, Native Village of (aka English Bay)
120
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
120
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada
120
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona
117
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
115
Shinnecock Indian Nation
115
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada
115
Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California
112
Nooksack Indian Tribe
111
Coquille Indian Tribe
110
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
110
Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation
110
Nipmuc Nation
109
Susanville Indian Rancheria, California
108
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada
107
Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor
106
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, California
105
Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians
104
Nisqually Indian Tribe
104
Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People
103
Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs
101
Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California
101
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, California
100
Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada
100
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
98
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana
97
Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada
97
Savoonga, Native Village of
97
Bishop Paiute Tribe
96
Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck
95
Elnu Tribe of the Abenaki of VT
95
Koasek (Cowasuck) Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation of VT
95
Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation of VT
95
Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation of VT
95
St. Francis/Sokoki Band of VT
95
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California
94
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
94
Cahuilla Band of Indians
90
Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians, California
90
Ramona Band of Cahuilla, California
90
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation
90
Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians
89
Blue Lake Rancheria, California
88
Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California
86
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska
86
Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah
85
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
85
Koniag, Inc.
84
Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah
83
Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada
82
Elk Valley Rancheria, California
81
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California and Nevada
81
Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
77
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
75
Piro-Manso-Tiwa Tribe
75
Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon
74
Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley
71
Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs Akwesasne
69
Quinault Indian Nation
68
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada
68
Kotzebue, Native Village of
67
Alturas Indian Rancheria, California
66
Hui Alanui O Makena
66
Nakupuna O Maui
66
Bridgeport Indian Colony
65
Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California
64
Greenville Rancheria
64
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation
64
Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada
63
Larsen Bay, Native Village of
62
Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation
62
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
61
Skokomish Indian Tribe
61
Coeur D'Alene Tribe
60
Old Harbor Native Corporation
58
Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation
57
Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California
56
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California
55
Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation
54
Cocopah Tribe of Arizona
53
Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe
53
Ouzinkie, Native Village of
52
Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation
51
Tejon Indian Tribe
51
Hoh Indian Tribe
50
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
49
Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California
49
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
46
Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California
45
Cedarville Rancheria, California
44
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
44
Friends of Iolani Palace
43
Nelson Lagoon, Native Village of
42
Naknek Native Village
38
Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California
37
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California
37
Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point Village
36
Piro-Manso-Tiwa Indian group
33
Eyak, Native Village of (aka Cordova)
32
Resighini Rancheria, California
31
Aloha First
30
Chenega, Native Village of (aka Chanega)
30
Tatitlek, Native Village of
30
Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
29
Chignik Bay Tribal Council
26
Chignik Lagoon, Native Village of
26
Chignik Lake Village
26
Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
26
Ivanof Bay Tribe
26
King Salmon Tribe
26
Perryville, Native Village of
26
Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California
26
Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
25
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California
25
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, California
25
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, California
25
Koi Nation of Northern California
25
Lytton Rancheria of California
25
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria, California
25
Potter Valley Tribe, California
25
Redwood Valley or Little River Band of the Redwood Valley Rancheria California
25
Robinson Rancheria
25
South Naknek Village
25
Teller, Native Village of
25
Afognak, Native Village of
24
Port Lions, Native Village of
24
Kaktovik Village (aka Barter Island)
23
Kenaitze Indian Tribe
23
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes
22
Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation
22
Tanana, Native Village of
21
Chitina, Native Village of
20
Ounalashka Corporation
20
Shaktoolik, Native Village of
20
Stony River, Village of
20
Atka, Native Village of
19
Big Lagoon Rancheria, California
19
Akutan, Native Village of
18
Kaiwi Olelo O'Hawaii
18
Karluk, Native Village of
18
Kootznoowoo Incorporated
18
Pu'uhonua O Waimanalo
18
Akhiok, Native Village of
17
Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria
17
Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes
17
Karuk Tribe
17
Snoqualmoo Tribe
17
Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
16
Kokhanok Village
16
Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
16
Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove
15
Belkofski, Native Village of
15
Hoopa Valley Tribe, California
15
Koyukuk Native Village
15
Leisnoi, Inc.
15
Mentasta Lake Traditional Council
15
Nation of Hawaii
15
Natives of Kodiak, Inc.
15
Pauloff Harbor Village
15
Royal Hawaiian Academy of Traditional Arts
15
Unga, Native Village of
15
Koa Mana
14
Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California
13
Afognak Native Corporation
12
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California
12
Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope
12
Nome Eskimo Community
12
Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
12
Ambler, Native Village of
11
Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.
10
Togiak, Traditional Village of
Wukchumni Tribe of Yokut Indians
Yowlumne Tejon Indians
Aleut Corporation
Anvik Village
First Nation of New Hampshire
Kake, Organized Village of
Kivalina, Native Village of
Ouzinkie Native Corporation
San Fernando Band of Mission Indians
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
Klawock Cooperative Association
Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs
Ninilchik Village
Petersburg Indian Association
Knik Tribe
Tinoqui-Chalola Council of Kitanemuk
Wrangell Cooperative Association
Aha Moku Advisory Committee (Moku o Keawe)
Brevig Mission, Native Village of
Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka'u
Kaguyak Village
Noorvik Native Community
Northway Village
Salamatof Tribe
Tanacross, Native Village of
Unalakleet, Native Village of
Yupiit of Andreafski
Anaktuvak Pass, Village of
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Goodnews Bay, Native Village of
Nenana Native Association
Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council
Pribilof Islands Aleut Communities of St. Paul and St. George Islands
Tangirnaq Native Village
Atxam Corporation
Ayakulik, Inc.
Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe
Diomede (aka Inalik), Native Village of
Hawaiian Genealogy Society
Hoonah Indian Association
Hooper Bay, Native Village of
King Island Native Community
Litnik, Inc.
Mattaponi Indian Tribe
Na Pali Coast 'Ohana
Native Hawaiian Advisory Council
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia
Nuiqsut, Native Village of (aka Nooiksut)
Nulato Village
Pa Ku'i-a-lua
Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia
Platinum Traditional Village
Punalu'u Preservation Association
Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe
Uyak, Inc.
Wainwright, Village of
Wales, Native Village of
Apache Business Committee
Atqasuk, Native Village
Bell Flats Natives, Inc.
Bering Straits Native Corporation
Calista Corporation
Cape Fox Corporation
Chaluka Corporation
Chinik Eskimo Community (Golovin)
Chinook Tribe
Council, Native Village of
Douglas Indian Association
Eagle, Native Village of
Elim, Native Village of
False Pass, Native Village of
Hassanamisco Band
Hui Kako'o
Hydaburg Cooperative Association
Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada
Kiana, Native Village of
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
Koyuk, Native Village of
Mary's Igloo, Native Village of
Mojave Apache Community Council
Point Lay, Native Village of
Shishmaref, Native Village of
Shuyak, Inc.
Solomon, Village of
St. Michael, Native Village of
Stebbins Community Association
Uganik Natives, Inc.
White Mountain, Native Village of
Yazapai-Apache Community Council
Aleknagik, Native Village of
Anton Larsen, Inc.
Brevig Mission Native Corporation
Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Chilkat Indian Village (Klukwan)
Chilkoot Indian Association (Haines)
Coleville Onadika (Salt Eaters) in Antelope Valley
Curyung Tribal Council
Doyon, Ltd.
Duwamish Tribe
Egegik Village
Ekuk, Native Village of
Ekwok, Native Village of
Galena Village (aka Louden Village)
Holy Cross Tribe
Igiugig Village
Kasaan, Organized Village of
Kikiallus Nation
Levelock Village
Manokotak Village
Marietta Band of Nooksack Indians
McGrath Native Village
Mekoryuk, Native Village of
Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people
Mono Lake Kutzadika Indian Community
NANA Regional Corporation
New Koliganek Village Council
New Stuyahok Village
Newhalen Village
Noatak, Native Village of
Nondalton Village
Pedro Bay Village
Pilot Point, Native Village of
Port Heiden, Native Village of
Portage Creek Village (aka Ohgsenakale)
San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians
Snohomish Tribe
Steilacoom Indian Tribe
Tanadgusix Corporation
Teller Native Corporation
Tigara Corporation
Tubatulabals of Kern Valley
Unkechaug Indian Nation
Wales Native Corporation
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About the Data
This tool presents a dataset maintained by the National Park Service containing all the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects that institutions have reported to the federal government under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The dataset includes information about the state and county where remains and objects were taken from, which institutions hold them and whether they have been made available for return to tribes.
The data is self-reported by institutions. The amount of unrepatriated Native American remains reported by institutions is a minimum estimate of individuals and institutions frequently adjust these numbers when they reinventory groups of remains. Some institutions that are subject to NAGPRA have also entirely failed to report the remains in their possession. As a result, the numbers provided are best taken as estimates. The actual number and geographic scope of what’s held by publicly funded institutions is larger than what is presently documented.
ProPublica supplemented this dataset with information about cultural affiliation and disposition to specific tribes by systematically parsing the text of Notices of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register. An additional dataset from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Tribal Directory Assessment Tool, was used for the section on remains not made available for return from counties that each tribe has indicated interest in to the federal government.
Institution location and tribal headquarters location information was provided by National NAGPRA. The location of some groups that are not federally recognized was provided through research by ProPublica.
Institutions that are part of a larger entity are grouped. (For example, the Mesa Verde National Park is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.)
Institutions that have not submitted information to the federal government are not listed. The Smithsonian Institution is not listed because its repatriation process falls under the National Museum of the American Indian Act and it is not required to publicly report its holdings with the same detail as institutions subject to NAGPRA.
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We use the word “tribes” to refer to all groups that institutions made Native American remains available to under NAGPRA. This includes tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities, Native Alaskan villages, Native Hawaiian organizations and non-federally recognized groups.
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