Chicago Museum Returns Sacred Bundles to Osage Nation
Published Date: 4/9/2026
Notice
Summary
The Field Museum in Chicago plans to return 24 important cultural items, like feast mats and sacred bundles, to the Osage Nation starting May 11, 2026. These items have deep cultural meaning and were collected over a century ago. If you’re connected to the Osage Nation or other Native groups, you can request repatriation by contacting the museum.
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Field Museum to Return 24 Osage Items
The Field Museum intends to return 24 cultural items (five feast mats, seven woven bags, and 12 sacred-bundle items) that were collected from the Osage Reservation in 1901 to The Osage Nation. The repatriation may occur on or after May 11, 2026.
Who Can Request Repatriation and How
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not listed may send a written request to the Field Museum and must show by a preponderance of the evidence that they are a lineal descendant or culturally affiliated. If competing requests are received, the Field Museum will decide the most appropriate requestor; joint repatriation requests are treated as a single request.
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