The government of Finland plans to send the ancestral remains of Native American tribes to tribal representatives. The remains came from an area now known as Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado. The move is part of an agreement between Finland and the United States. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced the agreement last week. It said Finland will return the remains of about 20 people and 28 funerary objects. They all were taken from the Mesa Verde area more than 100 years ago. A Swedish researcher recovered the human remains and objects during a dig in 1891. Hundreds of objects later became part of the collection of the National Museum of Finland. Trump and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto agreed that the remains and objects are important to the more than 20 tribes with cultural ties to Mesa Verde. The area is known for its hundreds of stone structures that early people built on the sides of cliffs.

What does funerary mean?
relating to a burial
cultural ties
national park
stone structures
What was discovered during the dig?
weapons and tools
human remains
stone structures
museum collection
The remains will be sent to tribal representatives.
southwestern Colorado
a Swedish researcher
the National Museum
tribal representatives