Peabody Essex Museum Plans Repatriation of Sacred Native American Artifact
Published Date: 6/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, plans to return a special cultural item to Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups, following the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This means the museum is giving back an important object that belongs to these communities. The process is official and helps honor cultural heritage without any cost to the public.
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Museum to Return Cultural Patrimony Item
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, intends to return a cultural patrimony item to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with which it is affiliated, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice says the museum plans an official NAGPRA repatriation of that item. The return will occur without cost to the public.
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