Wyoming Wildlife Museum to Repatriate Native Cultural Pieces
Published Date: 4/2/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, WY, plans to return some special Native American and Native Hawaiian cultural items to their rightful tribes. This move follows a law that protects Native heritage and helps honor their traditions. The repatriation will happen soon, with no cost to the public but a big win for cultural respect and history.
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Museum to Return Native Items
The National Museum of Wildlife Art intends to return certain cultural items to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The items named meet the definitions of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony and have a cultural affiliation with the tribes or organizations listed in the notice.
Repatriation At No Public Cost
The repatriation of the cultural items will occur with no cost to the public. The notice describes the action as a return of items to affiliated Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations and indicates it will happen soon.
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