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Portland Art Museum to Repatriate Sacred Navajo Cultural Items
August 02, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Portland Art Museum, Oregon, intends to repatriate 14 sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony to the Navajo Nation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service.

The collection includes eight Navajo jish, two masks, ceremonial clothing and ceremonial accouterments used in healing ceremonies and practices that restore hoz . . .

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