Ball State University to Repatriate Sacred and Cultural Patrimony Items to Puyallup Tribe
December 23, 2025
December 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, has announced its intent to repatriate several Native American cultural items determined to meet the definitions of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The determination follows an inventory review and consultation process that established a cultural affiliation between the items and the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, clearing the way . . .
