The Grand Forks-based school is working to repatriate the artifacts and remains to several tribal nations, though the process could take several years, UND President Andrew Armacost said.
More than 250 boxes including skeletal ancestor remains and sacred items were found in a derelict basement at the University of North Dakota earlier this year.
While the total is not yet known, around 200 boxes of sacred objects have been found and the remains of around 70 ancestors have also been located so far.
The University of North Dakota admitted it has more than 250 boxes of ancestral remains and sacred items and is in the process of repatriating the items to their Indigenous homes. On Wednesday, a school leader publicly apologized
University of North Dakota President Andrew Armacost has apologized for the school’s possession of Native American artifacts and human remains that should have been returned to tribes decades ago under federal law