Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to Repatriate Artifacts to Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
January 31, 2026
January 31, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSFR) -- The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, California, has announced plans to return approximately 46,656 cultural objects to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, California. This notice follows the mandates of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act regarding unassociated funerary objects.
The collection, contained within 14 trays, includes a vast array of items such as stone bowls, shell beads, fish hooks, and projecti . . .
The collection, contained within 14 trays, includes a vast array of items such as stone bowls, shell beads, fish hooks, and projecti . . .