A Maine Museum Prepares to Send a Special Basket Home
Published Date: 10/16/2026
Notice
Summary
The Hudson Museum at the University of Maine plans to return a special basket to Native American tribes connected to it, following the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. This basket, originally from Arizona, will be repatriated on or after November 16, 2026. This action respects cultural heritage and involves no costs or hazards for the museum or tribes.
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Museum to Return Basket to Yavapai‑Apache Nation
The Hudson Museum, University of Maine intends to repatriate one basket identified as an object of cultural patrimony that has a cultural affiliation with the Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona. The basket was collected from a cliff dwelling in Verde Valley, Arizona and was transferred into the Hudson Museum collection in 1995; the repatriation may occur on or after November 16, 2026. The museum states it is not aware of any potentially hazardous substances on the basket.
How Others Can Request Repatriation
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in the notice may submit a written request for repatriation by showing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that they are a lineal descendant or culturally affiliated. Requests must be sent to the authorized representative (A. Sky Heller, Hudson Museum, University of Maine) and repatriation to a requestor may occur on or after November 16, 2026; competing requests will be resolved by the museum, and joint requests count as a single request.
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