Oklahoma Museum Ready to Repatriate Native Human Remains
Published Date: 7/30/2025
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Summary
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History has finished checking its collection and found that some human remains and funeral items belong to Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means these items might be returned to their rightful communities. If you’re part of these groups, keep an eye out for updates on when and how this will happen!
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Repatriation of Native Remains and Objects
If you are a member of an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History completed an inventory and found human remains and associated funerary objects that are culturally affiliated with those tribes or organizations. Those remains and objects may be returned to the affiliated tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA); watch for updates from the museum about when and how repatriation will occur.
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