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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

From the "Toledo Blade" - November 22 2022 - An eye-opening story about the Ohio History Connection's extensive amount of Native American human remains in their possession

Sharing this "Toledo Blade" story Spotlighting the Ohio History Connection's vast number, estimated at 7,000, of Native American human remains needing to be returned to their proper Tribes.  The University of Michigan and the University of Toledo also have Native American human remains, but each with smaller numbers.  

This is an excellent article worth reading particularly by anyone interested in this topic.

The public in general would also benefit from reading this detailed account to expand their knowledge and gain a greater grasp of the seriousness of this situation that needs a resolution. 

Learn what challenges exist and what options are available for the Ohio History Connection to move forward and resolve this pressing issue of returning the Native American human remains in their possession to their proper Tribes.  We look forward to follow-up articles about this subject in the future.