Museum Ships Native Artifacts Back to Tribes—No Cash, Just Culture
Published Date: 8/22/2025
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Summary
The Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport, CT, plans to return special cultural items to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. This is part of a law that protects Native heritage and respects their history. The museum is taking action now to make sure these important objects go back to their rightful communities.
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Museum to Return Tribal Artifacts
The Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport, CT, intends to return certain cultural items to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The items are described as objects of cultural patrimony and have a cultural affiliation with those tribes and organizations.
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