MSU was given a mummy from Bolivia in 1890. Now the university is returning it.

By RJ Wolcott and Sarah Lehr, for the Lansing State Journal: Museum. “It’s the ethical thing to do, and it’s consistent with the United Nation’s treaty on the rights of indigenous people.” The mummified remains were donated to the university in 1890 by Fenton McCreery, whose father, William, was then United States consul to Chile. The body was…