Oklahoma Museum Lists Heritage Items for Tribal Claim and Return
Published Date: 7/29/2025
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Summary
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History has finished checking its collection and found that some items belong to Native American tribes. This means these tribes can ask for their cultural objects back. If you’re part of a tribe or Native Hawaiian group, now’s the time to pay attention—this could affect you soon!
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Tribes Can Request Repatriation
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and found associated funerary objects that are culturally affiliated with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. If you are a member of an affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, your group can ask the museum to return those cultural objects.
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