2025-05228Notice

Oregon Museum Set to Return Sacred Item to Native Tribes

Published Date: 3/27/2025

Notice

Summary

The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is planning to return a sacred cultural item to the Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups it belongs to. This action follows a law that protects Native American graves and cultural treasures. The repatriation helps honor and respect the heritage of these communities, with no costs or delays expected.

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Repatriation of Sacred Cultural Item

The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History intends to return a sacred cultural object that is also an object of cultural patrimony to the affiliated Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice states the repatriation is expected to proceed without costs or delays.

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3/27/2025

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