Native ancestors’ return to rest: A paperwork-laden process underway in Illinois

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.

Native ancestors’ return to rest: A paperwork-laden process underway in Illinois - Mahomet Daily

by Bridgette Fox and UIS Public Affairs Reporting (PAR), Capitol News Illinois May 19, 2025 Two of the country’s largest collections of Native American human remains are held by museums in Illinois. To the director of one of the museums, the work to rebury those remains at the behest of a tribal nation or send them to the tribe is an emotional process necessary for correcting historic wrongs – but it also includes a lot of bureaucratic paperwork…