Notice of Intended Repatriation: Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Published Date: 1/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The Longyear Museum of Anthropology at Colgate University plans to return 26 Native American cultural items, including shell beads and a pendant, to the Maidu Tribe. This repatriation will start on or after February 18, 2025, with no costs expected for the public. These items were originally part of a burial site in California and have been held by the museum since 1962.
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Museum to Return 26 Maidu Items
The Longyear Museum of Anthropology at Colgate University intends to repatriate 26 Native American unassociated funerary objects (25 discoidal clamshell wampum beads and one abalone shell pendant) removed from a Prehistoric Maidu cremation burial at Bennett Mound, Sacramento County. Repatriation may occur on or after February 18, 2025, and the notice states there is no known presence of hazardous substances and no costs expected for the public.
Who May Request Repatriation
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request to the Longyear Museum to receive the repatriation by demonstrating, by a preponderance of the evidence, cultural affiliation. Competing requests must be resolved by the museum before repatriation; joint requests are treated as a single request. Repatriation may occur on or after February 18, 2025.
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