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Cornell Univ. returns Native American remains dug up in 1964

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The remains, possibly more than 300 years old, were unearthed by people digging a ditch for a water line on an upstate New York farm in August 1964. Police called a Cornell anthropology professor, who determined the remains belonged to a young adult male of Native American ancestry. The remains were stored on campus until after the professor's death in 2014, when they were transferred to the anthropology department.

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Cornell Univ. returns Native American remains dug up in 1964

Cornell University has returned ancestral remains to the Oneida Indian Nation that were inadvertently dug up in 1964 and stored for decades at the school. The remains were unearthed by

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Cornell Univ. returns Native American remains dug up in 1964

Cornell University has returned ancestral remains to the Oneida Indian Nation that were inadvertently dug up in 1964 and stored for decades in a school archive.“We’re returning ancestral remains and possessions that we now recognize never should have been taken, never should have come to Cornell and never should have been kept here," Cornell President Martha E. Pollack said at a small repatriation ceremony Tuesday, according to the university.Po…

1 year ago·Orlando, United States

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Cornell Univ. returns Native American remains dug up in 1964

Cornell Univ. returns Native American remains dug up in 1964 MICHAEL HILL Feb. 22, 2023 Cornell University has returned ancestral remains to the Oneida Indian Nation that were inadvertently dug up in 1964 and stored for decades in a school archive.Were returning ancestral remains and possessions that we now recognize never should have been taken, never should have come to Cornell and never should have been kept here," Cornell Pr…

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Cornell Univ. returns Native American remains dug up in 1964

Cornell University has returned ancestral remains to the Oneida Indian Nation that were inadvertently dug up in 1964 and stored for decades in a school archive. “We’re returning ancestral remains and possessions that we now recognize never should have been taken, never should have come to Cornell and never should have been kept here,” Cornell President Martha E. Pollack said at a small repatriation ceremony Tuesday, according to the university. …

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Cornell Univ. returns Native American remains dug up in 1964

Cornell University has returned ancestral remains to the Oneida Indian Nation that were inadvertently dug up in 1964 and stored for decades in a school archive. “We’re returning ancestral remains and possessions that we now recognize never should have been taken, never should have come to Cornell and never should have been kept here,” Cornell President Martha E. Pollack said at a small repatriation ceremony Tuesday, according to the university. …

1 year ago·Albuquerque, United States

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Cornell returns Native American remains dug up in 1964 to Oneida Nation

Cornell University has returned ancestral remains to the Oneida Indian Nation that were inadvertently dug up in 1964 and stored for decades in a school archive.

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