Pennsylvania Museum Plans Repatriation of Native American Cultural Artifacts
Published Date: 6/27/2025
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Summary
The University of Pennsylvania Museum is planning to return some Native American and Native Hawaiian cultural items that are connected to certain tribes and organizations. This is part of a law that helps honor and respect these communities by giving back important artifacts. The process will happen soon, making sure these items find their way home without any cost to the tribes.
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Penn Museum to Repatriate Native Items
The University of Pennsylvania Museum plans to return certain Native American and Native Hawaiian cultural items that are identified as unassociated funerary objects. This repatriation is being done under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), and the items will be returned to the affiliated Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations at no cost to those groups.
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