Santa Barbara Museum Plans Return of Sacred Native Items to Tribes
Published Date: 9/5/2025
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Summary
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is planning to return some cultural items to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. These items are unassociated funerary objects, meaning they’re connected to ancestors but not tied to specific graves. This respectful act follows the law and helps honor the heritage of these communities, with no costs or delays expected.
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Museum to Return Ancestral Items
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History in Santa Barbara, CA intends to return certain unassociated funerary objects to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The museum says these items are linked to ancestors but not to specific graves, and that the repatriation will follow the law with no costs or delays expected.
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