Missouri Society Updates List for Funerary Object Repatriation
Published Date: 3/2/2026
Notice
Summary
The Missouri Historical Society updated its list of Native American tribes connected to certain funerary objects, adding new groups from California. These objects can be returned to the tribes starting April 1, 2026. If you’re part of the tribes or a descendant, you can now request the return of these important cultural items.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Tribes Added for Repatriation
Members of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (Shingle Springs Rancheria, Verona Tract), California; United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; Wilton Rancheria, California; and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California are now identified as culturally affiliated with certain funerary objects. These affiliated tribes may request repatriation of those associated funerary objects on or after April 1, 2026.
Who Can Request Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation may be submitted by any one or more of the tribal organizations identified in this notice, or by any lineal descendant or Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified that proves cultural affiliation by a preponderance of the evidence. Repatriation requests must be sent to Brady Wolf at the Missouri Historical Society (225 S Skinker Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63105 or email [email protected]); competing requests will be resolved by the Missouri Historical Society and joint requests count as a single request.
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