Redding Park to Repatriate Sacred Items to Native Tribes
Published Date: 7/28/2025
Notice
Summary
Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding, CA, plans to return sacred cultural items to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups, following the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This means important objects will go back to their rightful communities, respecting their heritage. The process is set in motion now, with no costs expected for the public.
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Repatriation of Sacred Items to Tribes
Turtle Bay Exploration Park intends to return certain sacred cultural items and objects of cultural patrimony to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice says these items have a cultural affiliation with the tribes or organizations listed in the notice and that the repatriation process has been set in motion.
No Public Cost for Repatriation
The notice states the repatriation process is being set in motion with no costs expected for the public. That means taxpayers are not being asked to pay for this action, according to the notice.
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