Watson said that museum officials, tribe members and the U.S. Department of the Interior have been working together to determine the rightful heirs of the remains in dispute--which include human remains and religious objects.
Brown said he was unpleased with Harvard's efforts to resolve the dispute thus far.
"Harvard is an entity of the elite, at least that's how they think of themselves," he said. "They are only willing to work with you if you work by their rules."
According to University Attorney Alan A. Ryan, Harvard had planned to divide the artifacts in question between the Narragansett and Wampanoag tribes.
Watson said she has met with members of the Narragansett tribe on four occasions, but admitted that the tribe representatives were unsatisfied by the progress they had made.
"[The tribe] would like this to move much more quickly," she said.
Watson said resolution is slow in coming because the dispute regards "cultually un-identifiable objects" about which "the museum does not have sufficient documentation."
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