19 Native Items Head Home from Indy Museum
Published Date: 12/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The Indianapolis Museum of Art, also known as Newfields, plans to return 19 important cultural items—six abalone pendants and 13 projectile points—to Native American tribes starting January 15, 2026. These items were collected long ago from California and now will be respectfully sent back to their rightful communities. This move honors Native American heritage and follows federal law, with no money involved.
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Museum to Repatriate 19 Cultural Items
The Indianapolis Museum of Art (Newfields) plans to return 19 cultural items — six abalone pendants and 13 projectile points — that were collected from California. The repatriation may occur on or after January 15, 2026, and the museum has determined the items are objects of cultural patrimony with a connection to the Wilton Rancheria, California.
Who May Request Repatriation and How
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may send a written request for these cultural items and must show by a preponderance of the evidence that they are the appropriate requestor. Repatriation to a requestor may occur on or after January 15, 2026; if competing requests are received, the Indianapolis Museum of Art (Newfields) must determine the most appropriate requestor, and joint requests are treated as a single request.
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