Ball State University Plans Return of Sioux Cultural Patrimony Items
June 24, 2026
June 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, intends to repatriate five cultural items identified as objects of cultural patrimony and affiliated with the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, according to a notice published by the National Park Service.
The items consist of a tomahawk, also described as a war club, a pair of child's moccasins and three beaded pouches. University records identify the items as Sioux or Santee Sioux and show they . . .
The items consist of a tomahawk, also described as a war club, a pair of child's moccasins and three beaded pouches. University records identify the items as Sioux or Santee Sioux and show they . . .