Wisconsin Museum Returns Sacred Feathers to Pueblo Tribe
Published Date: 2/23/2026
Notice
Summary
Beloit College’s Logan Museum is planning to return two sacred Native American items—a feather box and crocheted leggings—to the Pueblo of Santa Ana tribe. This repatriation will start on or after March 25, 2026, honoring the tribe’s ongoing religious traditions. No money changes hands, but this is a big step in respecting Native culture and history.
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Two Sacred Items Returned to Tribe
The Beloit College Logan Museum intends to return two sacred Pueblo of Santa Ana items—a feather box (catalog 5384) and crocheted leggings (catalog 5380)—collected in 1968. The museum determined these are ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for present-day adherents, and repatriation may occur on or after March 25, 2026.
Who May Request Repatriation and Process
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may send a written request for these two items and must show by a preponderance of the evidence that they are culturally affiliated. If competing requests arrive, the Logan Museum will decide the most appropriate requestor; joint requests count as one. Repatriation may occur on or after March 25, 2026.
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