The University of California, Davis has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and identified cultural affiliations between certain funerary objects and several Native American Tribes. These objects were found with human remains during excavations at a site in California. The university plans to repatriate these objects to the affiliated tribes starting May 19, 2025. If there are competing claims for the objects, UC Davis will decide the most appropriate requestor.
Simple Explanation
The University of California, Davis has found some old items with human remains they dug up a while ago and wants to give them back to the Native American Tribes that they belong to, starting on May 19, 2025.