Sam Noble Museum Identifies Sacred Funerary Objects for Tribal Repatriation
Published Date: 7/29/2025
Notice
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 might get their cultural objects returned soon. If you’re part of these tribes, keep an eye out for updates—this could happen without any cost or delay.
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Return of Tribal Cultural Objects
If you are a member of an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization named in this notice, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History completed an inventory and found associated funerary objects affiliated with your group. Those objects may be returned to your tribe under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), and the notice indicates this could happen without cost or delay. Watch for updates from the museum about repatriation.
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