Feds Plan Handover of Sacred Native Items to Rightful Tribes
Published Date: 6/27/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, is planning to return sacred cultural items to Native American descendants, following the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This means certain important objects will be sent back to the right families or tribes. The process respects Native heritage and may involve some timing for claims and transfers, but no money changes hands.
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Repatriation of Sacred Cultural Items
If you are a Native American lineal descendant or a tribal representative, the Department of the Interior intends to return sacred cultural items to the appropriate families or tribes under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice says the items meet the definition of sacred objects and will be sent to known lineal descendants, and that no money will change hands in these transfers.
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