Sonoma State University Plans Return of Sacred Native Artifacts
Published Date: 8/21/2025
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Sonoma State University is planning to return important cultural items to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. These items include sacred objects and things connected to their heritage. This repatriation helps honor their history and will happen soon, with no cost to the tribes.
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Sonoma State to Repatriate Tribal Items
Sonoma State University intends to return certain cultural items to affiliated Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The items include unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony, and the university says the transfers will occur soon at no cost to the tribes.
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