BLM Alaska State Office to Repatriate 65 Cultural Items to the Native Village of Kotzebue
July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Alaska State Office has completed an inventory of funerary objects, establishing a cultural link between these items and the Native Village of Kotzebue. This action, aligning with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, paves the way for the return of 65 ancestral objects.
The items, including lithics, blades, antler handles, and worked bone, originate from burials excava . . .
The items, including lithics, blades, antler handles, and worked bone, originate from burials excava . . .