Santa Barbara Museum Catalogs Bones for Native American Repatriation Notice
Published Date: 7/29/2025
Notice
Summary
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History finished checking its collection and found that some human remains belong to Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means these remains can be returned to their rightful communities. The museum is now officially announcing this so everyone knows what’s happening and when.
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NAGPRA Inventory Completion Notice
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and determined that certain human remains are culturally affiliated with specific Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Because of that determination, those remains can be returned to the affiliated tribes or organizations and the museum has publicly announced the inventory completion.
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