Colgate Museum Plans Return of More Than 55,000 Items
Published Date: 11/12/2026
Notice
Summary
The Longyear Museum of Anthropology at Colgate University plans to return over 55,000 Native American cultural items to their rightful tribes starting December 14, 2026. These items include tools, ornaments, and sacred objects from archaeological sites in New York. This repatriation respects Native American heritage and follows important legal guidelines, with no costs to tribes involved.
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55,062 Native items to be returned
The Longyear Museum of Anthropology plans to repatriate about 220 lots (approximately 55,062) cultural items to affiliated Indian Tribes and/or Native Hawaiian organizations. The items include 60 lots of unassociated funerary objects, 7 lots of sacred objects, and 153 lots of objects of cultural patrimony, and repatriation may occur on or after December 14, 2026. The notice states there is a connection between these cultural items and the Oneida Indian Nation.
Who may request repatriation and how
Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request for repatriation to the Longyear Museum. Repatriation to a requester may occur on or after December 14, 2026; if competing requests are received the museum must decide the most appropriate requestor, and joint requests are treated as a single request.
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