Santa Barbara Museum to Repatriate Native American Cultural Items
Published Date: 9/5/2025
Notice
Summary
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is planning to return some Native American cultural items to the tribes and Native Hawaiian groups they belong to. This move follows a law that protects Native American graves and cultural heritage. The repatriation helps honor these communities and happens without any cost to the public.
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Museum to Return Native Cultural Items
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History intends to return certain Native American cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice states the repatriation will occur without any cost to the public.
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