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Harvard Holds Remains of 7,000 Native Americans and 19 Possible Enslaved People, Leaked Draft Says

by Elaine Velie June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

“For too long, these remains have been separated from their individuality, their history, and their communities,” reads a report obtained by the Harvard Crimson.

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Tamara Lanier’s Fight for the Photographs of Her Enslaved Ancestors at Harvard

by Hrag Vartanian April 21, 2022April 22, 2022

In this episode of the Hyperallergic podcast, Lanier talks about her continuing quest for justice that includes the return of the daguerreotypes depicting her enslaved ancestors.

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Legal Precedents or Reparations? Lawsuit Against Harvard May Decide Who Owns Images of Enslaved People

by Valentina Di Liscia October 27, 2021April 26, 2022

Tamara Lanier’s battle for the ownership of her ancestors’ images is forcing the law to contend with the the institution of chattel slavery in interpreting intellectual property parameters.

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A Harvard Museum Will Return Chief Standing Bear’s Tomahawk

by Cassie Packard July 12, 2021July 21, 2021

A joint agreement between the Peabody Museum, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, and the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, is currently underway to secure the return of the heirloom.

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An Anthropological Look at Weapons of War as Objects of Art

by Allison Meier March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard explores centuries of weapons from around the world that double as works of art.

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