San Francisco Museum to Repatriate Native Sacred Items Soon
Published Date: 8/14/2025
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Summary
The California Academy of Sciences is planning to return special cultural items to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. This move follows a law that protects Native heritage and respects their history. The repatriation will happen soon, showing respect and care without any cost impact mentioned.
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Repatriation of Cultural Items to Tribes
If you are a member of a Native American tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization identified in this notice, the California Academy of Sciences intends to return cultural items that meet the law's definition of objects of cultural patrimony. The return is being done under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and transfers custody of those items to the affiliated tribes or organizations.
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