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September 11, 1988

The Smithsonian Institution returns human remains from the collection of the National Museum of Natural History to a delegation from the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana. A small ceremony was held outside near the Constitution Avenue entrance, and a peace pipe was passed to mark the repatriation.

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Posted: 11 September 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.