Children's Museum Prepares to Return Sacred Item to Tribes
Published Date: 6/3/2025
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Summary
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is planning to return a special cultural item to Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups, following important laws that protect their heritage. This means the museum is doing the right thing by giving back something that belongs to these communities. The process is official and helps honor and respect Native cultures without any cost to the public.
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Museum Plans NAGPRA Repatriation
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis intends to return a cultural item that it says meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony to affiliated Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). If you represent one of those tribes or organizations named in the notice, the museum is initiating the official repatriation process.
Repatriation At No Public Cost
The notice states the repatriation process is official and will occur without any cost to the public. That means members of the general public will not be charged for the museum returning the cultural item.
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