The Narragansett Indian tribe will soon file a lawsuit against Harvard to recover tribal remains currently displayed in the University's Peabody museum, a Narragansett official said yesterday.
John Brown, historic preservation officer for the Narragansett Tribe said yesterday evening that the issue "is in the process of being taken to the courts."
"We are trying to bring Harvard up on federal charges," he said.
The Narragansett will make its claim under the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), which requires museums such as Harvard's Peabody to repatriate American Indian remains to federally recognized tribes.
Harvard spokesperson Joe Wrinn said the University would not comment on what he said presently amounts to the possibility of a lawsuit.
"It sounds like just a threat," Wrinn added.
Rubie S. Watson, director of the Peabody Museum, said the issue with the Narragansetts is complicated.
"It has to do with traditional territory of the tribe and its extent," she said.
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