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The Ohio History Connection has one of the largest collections of Native American human remains. The nonprofit is working with tribal leaders to comply with the federal law NAGPRA and repatriate them.
The Ohio History Connection, the state's preservation hub, possesses the remains and runs the center in Columbus. It's actively consulting with the 45 tribes tied to the Ohio River Valley to ...
The history of indigenous tribes in the Ohio River Valley stretches over thousands of years. So how did you choose what to highlight as you set out to tell this story?
At Ohio History Connection, ... noting that every tribe that once inhabited Ohio was forcibly removed from the area through the Indian Removal Act of 1830. “They’ve never been (there).
Archaeologists began digging at the Fort Laurens site outside of Bolivar in preparation for the reconstruction of Ohio's only Revolutionary War fort.
Valerie Boyer, Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, organized the Jubilee Day Festival at the Ohio History Center. The festival featured interactive ...
With about 100 Indians in 1930, the number rose to 170 in 1960 and 307 Indians in 1980, 2216 in 1980 and 5,780 in 1990 in Northeast Ohio. The steep rise in the number was largely due to the influx of ...