2025-14156Notice

University of North Dakota to Return Sacred Item to Tribes

Published Date: 7/28/2025

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Summary

The University of North Dakota is planning to return a sacred cultural item to Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups, following important laws that protect these treasures. This means the university is doing the right thing by giving back items that belong to these communities. No money changes hands, but the timing is set by legal rules to make sure everything happens smoothly.

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University to Return Sacred Item Under NAGPRA

The University of North Dakota in Grand Forks intends to return a sacred cultural object to Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice says the item meets the definition of a sacred object and has a cultural affiliation with those tribes or organizations; no money will change hands and the timing will follow legal rules.

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7/28/2025

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