Ball State University to Repatriate Cultural Items Recovered from Edward Maitland in Metlakatla, Alaska
September 24, 2026
September 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, intends to repatriate two cultural items identified as objects of cultural patrimony to the Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve.
The items are a model totem carving created by Edward Maitland in Metlakatla, Alaska, in 1896, and a totem carving previously attributed to the Tlingit people. Consultation identified the latter as Tsimshian. The model carving was donated to Ball State in 1991, while th . . .
The items are a model totem carving created by Edward Maitland in Metlakatla, Alaska, in 1896, and a totem carving previously attributed to the Tlingit people. Consultation identified the latter as Tsimshian. The model carving was donated to Ball State in 1991, while th . . .