A sacred men's shirt returns from a university museum collection
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
North Carolina State University's Gregg Museum plans to return two important Native American cultural items, including a sacred men's shirt, to the rightful tribes starting July 16, 2025. These items were part of a collection from the Chinqua-Penn estate and are being repatriated under a federal law that respects Native heritage. This move honors cultural traditions and strengthens relationships with Native communities.
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Two Native items slated for return
The Gregg Museum intends to repatriate two cultural items — a sacred men's shirt and a smudge fan (c.1900) — that are identified as a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony. The museum says repatriation may occur on or after July 16, 2025, and there is a stated connection to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana.
Museum finds items culturally affiliated
The Gregg Museum has determined the men's shirt meets the definition of a sacred object and the smudge fan meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice records a reasonable connection between these items and the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana.
How to request repatriation
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request for repatriation to Mary Hauser at North Carolina State University, Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 1903 Hillsborough St. Campus Box 7330, Raleigh, NC 27695, or by email to [email protected]. Requests must show by a preponderance of the evidence that the requester is a lineal descendant or culturally affiliated group; competing requests will be resolved by the Gregg Museum. Repatriation may occur on or after July 16, 2025.
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