2025-12826Notice

Oklahoma Museum Maps Out Native Repatriation Roadmap

Published Date: 7/10/2025

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Summary

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History has finished checking its collection of Native American human remains and related items. They found a clear connection between these remains and certain Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. This means the museum is ready to return these items to the right communities, following important laws that protect Native heritage.

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NAGPRA Inventory Complete — Repatriation

If you are a member of an affiliated Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The museum determined there is a cultural affiliation and is prepared to return the identified human remains and associated funerary objects to the affiliated communities.

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