Kalamazoo Valley Museum to Repatriate Sacred Baskets to Pala Band of Mission Indians
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSFR) -- The Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Michigan, intends to repatriate cultural items to the Pala Band of Mission Indians in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The items consist of 11 baskets that meet the definitions of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony.
These baskets were originally loaned to the museum in 1927 by Albert May Todd and were bequeathed to the institution in 1932 following his death. Todd, a . . .
These baskets were originally loaned to the museum in 1927 by Albert May Todd and were bequeathed to the institution in 1932 following his death. Todd, a . . .