American Museum of Natural History to Repatriate Cultural Items to Yurok People of Northern California
April 04, 2025
April 04, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The American Museum of Natural History in New York has announced its intention to repatriate more than 100 sacred objects and items of cultural patrimony to the Yurok people of northern California, as outlined in a notice published April 4, 2025, by the National Park Service under the Department of the Interior. The repatriation effort falls under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), a federal law requiring institutions to return cul . . .