Field Museum Returns Sacred Objects to Native Tribes
Published Date: 1/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The Field Museum in Chicago plans to return 54 sacred and culturally important Native American items to tribes connected to California, starting February 18, 2025. These items, collected over 120 years ago, include baskets, pipes, and game tools that are still important for Native traditions today. This repatriation honors Native American heritage and strengthens museum-tribe relationships without any cost impact.
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Field Museum to Return 54 Native Items
The Field Museum in Chicago intends to repatriate 54 Native American cultural items on or after February 18, 2025. The group includes 19 sacred objects (for example, baskets, pipes, flutes, and human hair) and 35 objects of cultural patrimony; the items were collected in 1901 from Fresno, Madera, and Mariposa Counties in California. The notice says this return honors Native heritage and indicates no cost impact.
Who Can Request Repatriation
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request for repatriation and must show by a preponderance of the evidence that they are culturally affiliated. If competing requests are received, the Field Museum will decide the most appropriate requestor; joint requests count as a single request. Repatriation may occur on or after February 18, 2025.
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