WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office has finalized an inventory of Native American human remains, determining a cultural affiliation with several Indian Tribes in Arizona. According to a notice published by the National Park Service on May 16, 2025, the remains represent at least one individual and were originally identified during the Los Robles Archaeological Survey conducted in 1985 and 1986 at site AZ AA:11:79(ASM)  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The California State University, Chico, located in Chico, California has published a notice regarding the completion of an inventory of Native American human remains. The institution has determined that the remains, which represent at least one individual, are culturally affiliated with the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of Nevada. The remains were originally transferred to Chico State in June 1968 from Tonopah, Nevada, and no associated funerary objects were found al  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office has completed an inventory of Native American human remains that have been determined to have a cultural affiliation with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation. The notice published by the National Park Service on May 16, 2025, details that the remains consist of two cranial fragments, curated at the Idaho Museum of Natural History's Earl H. Swanson Archaeological Repository at Idaho State Uni  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, has announced its intent to repatriate a lot of sacred carved wood objects to a lineal descendant under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This action follows a cultural affiliation determination based on traditional Native American knowledge and consultation with individuals connected to the items. The single lot of sacred objects consists of ceremonial items carved from wood. These were orig  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington, Connecticut, has announced its intent to repatriate three sacred cultural items classified as objects of cultural patrimony to the Oneida Indian Nation. This action follows a determination made in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and stems from longstanding relationships and consultation with tribal representatives. The three cultural items are traditional   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Oakland Museum of California has announced its intent to repatriate 15 cultural items determined to be objects of cultural patrimony to the Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California. This repatriation is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and follows the museum's assessment of provenance records and traditional knowledge shared through tribal consultation. Fourteen of the items were collected between Septemb  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory identifies physical remains of at least five Native American individuals and associated funerary objects originating from sites in Allendale, Beaufort, Hampton, and Richland Counties in South Carolina.   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has issued formal notice of its intent to repatriate 18 cultural items to the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, a federally recognized Indian Tribe formerly listed as the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California. This action complies with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and follows extensive research and consultation with tribal repre  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- Ralph T Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will repatriate a sacred cultural item to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana under the provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The item identified for return is a birchbark scroll, designated as NA0274 a, which qualifies as both a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony under federal law. The scroll was originally acquired by Ralph T Coe in 1974  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- Sonoma State University, located in Rohnert Park, California, has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The university determined that 279 funerary objects, which include glass and shell beads, flaked stone tools, debitage, and modified and unmodified shells, have a cultural affiliation with the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California. These  more