MSU to Return Ancestral Unassociated Funerary Items to Tribes
Published Date: 9/25/2025
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Summary
Michigan State University is planning to return some cultural items linked to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. This move follows a law that protects Native American graves and cultural heritage. The repatriation helps honor these communities by giving back important objects, with no cost impact mentioned.
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University to Return Native Artifacts
Michigan State University intends to return certain cultural items that are unassociated funerary objects to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. This action is being done under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and the notice does not mention any cost impact.
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