Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to Repatriate Ancestral Remains to Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
March 19, 2026
March 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, California, plans to repatriate human remains to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
The inventory identifies the physical remains of at least 21 individuals of Native American ancestry. Among these remains is a reconstructed cranium and mandible donated in 1980 by Gladys Hodges. These specific remains were likely disc . . .
The inventory identifies the physical remains of at least 21 individuals of Native American ancestry. Among these remains is a reconstructed cranium and mandible donated in 1980 by Gladys Hodges. These specific remains were likely disc . . .