Speed Art Museum Plans Repatriation of Sacred Tribal Items to Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSFR) -- The J.B. Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, plans to repatriate 24 Native American cultural items linked to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, according to a notice published by the National Park Service.
The notice said the collection includes three sacred objects and 21 objects of cultural patrimony. Museum officials identified the sacred objects as one Sundance rattle, . . .
The notice said the collection includes three sacred objects and 21 objects of cultural patrimony. Museum officials identified the sacred objects as one Sundance rattle, . . .