International Repatriation of Hopi, Acoma, Zia and Zuni Pueblo Human Remains and Sacred Funerary Objects of the Ancestors that were Excavated and Exported by Gustaf Nordenskiold from Mesa Verde Without Permission

I was Licensed Researcher for the Hopi Tribe Cultural Preservation Office on the International Repatriation of Hopi and Affiliated Tribes’ Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects and Materials Excavated and Exported by G. Nordenskiold from Mesa Verde. The purpose of the project was to identify the human remains and associated funerary objects and their original proveniences at Mesa Verde in the Nordenskiold collections in Finland and repatriate and rebury these remains and objects at Mesa Verde National Park. The permit required that assurance was provided and addressed for the concerns of the Hopi people regarding traditional knowledge and rights to privacy during the study.

I was authorized to act on behalf of the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office pursuant to Hopi Tribal Resolution H-70-94 for the Repatriation of Hopi and Affiliated Tribes’ Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects and Materials Excavated and Exported by G. Nordenskiold from Mesa Verde. Director Emeritus of the Hopi Tribe Cultural Preservation Office, Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma issued this License No. 17-001 to perform this study.