UMaine identifies human remains and hundreds of artifacts for repatriation to Wabanaki tribes

March 10, 2026
AUTHOR
Ari Snider
PUBLISHER
Bangor Daily

The University of Maine’s Anthropology Department has identified hundreds of Wabanaki burial artifacts and the physical remains of at least 26 individuals in its collection. The process of returning them to the tribes in accordance with federal law could begin next month.

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