NAGPRA Data Visualizations

These data visualizations represent progress on the Museum’s implementation of NAGPRA, particularly the repatriation of ancestors to Tribes to enable their return home. 

Ancestors by State

The colors of states on the map below represent the percentage of ancestors repatriated from that state. The percentage is shown on each state. States from where there were no ancestors at the Peabody are greyed out.

The numbers represented in this graphic do not include those ancestors where there is no state-level geographical documentation. Data accurate as of December 31, 2025.

Consultation Progress for Ancestors

The visualization above shows consultation progress. All ancestors have been reported to the National Park Service in inventories. More than half of the ancestors have already been repatriated and a further 24% are part of active consultations. Over the next two years the Museum will be pro-actively reaching out to Tribes to initiate consultation on these ancestors. Data accurate as of December 31, 2025

Number of Federal Register Notices By Year

The visualization above shows the number of Federal Register Notices the Museum has published each year. The Notices of Inventory Completion are for ancestors and associated funerary belongings. The Notices of Repatriation are for unassociated funerary belongings, sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony. A full list of Federal Register Notices can be found here. As of December 31, 2025 the Museum has repatriated 5,464 ancestors and more than twenty thousand funerary belongings. Data accurate as of December 31, 2025