The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology acknowledges the painful history caused to Native American/American Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian Organizations and their members, and Alaska Natives by museums and the anthropology profession. We, ourselves, are part of this history and seek to redress it by building new partnerships with tribes.

The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology is committed to complying with the letter and spirit of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and repatriate all of the Native American ancestors and NAGPRA items in our collections.

The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology is committed to assisting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the repatriation of the Alaska Native ancestors and NAGPRA items in the collections we steward for the federal government.

The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology is committed to educating our faculty, staff, students and the general public about NAGPRA and its broader implications for Native American health and well-being.

NAGPRA Contact

Thierry Gentis, NAGPRA Coordinator
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Collections Research Center
300 Tower Street
Bristol, Rhode Island 02809
Tel: (401) 863-5700
Email: thierry_gentis(at)brown.edu