Oklahoma Museum Identifies Remains for Tribal Return Process
Published Date: 6/3/2025
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Summary
The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History finished checking their collection and found human remains linked to Native American tribes. This means they’re ready to return these remains to the right tribes, following important laws that protect Native heritage. If you’re part of a tribe or group connected to these remains, now’s the time to pay attention!
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Museum Completes NAGPRA Inventory
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History completed an inventory of human remains and determined there is a cultural affiliation between those remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Affiliated tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations named in this notice should pay attention because the determination begins the process for repatriation under NAGPRA.
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