Conner Prairie Museum Plans Return of Sacred Tribal Item to Wyandotte Nation
May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service announced that Conner Prairie Museum, Fishers, Indiana, intends to return a sacred cultural item linked to the Wyandotte Nation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
The notice, published by the National Park Service, states that the item identified for return is a snapping turtle rattle. According to the notice, the rattle was acquired by Eli Lilly sometime before 1965 and later became part of the C . . .
The notice, published by the National Park Service, states that the item identified for return is a snapping turtle rattle. According to the notice, the rattle was acquired by Eli Lilly sometime before 1965 and later became part of the C . . .