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The California State University, Sacramento plans to return a cultural item to the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The item is a baby cradle basket made in the 1950s by a member of the tribe, and efforts will be taken to ensure its proper repatriation by April 17, 2025. People or organizations with claims related to this item can submit repatriation requests to the authorized representative. If there are multiple requests, the university will decide the rightful claimant.

The New York State Museum has updated a previous notice about repatriating a cultural item, a pottery pipe, which originally involved different Native American tribes. This new notice now includes the Oneida Indian Nation as one of the culturally affiliated tribes. The repatriation of the item can happen on or after January 6, 2025. If there are multiple requests for repatriation, the California State University, Sacramento, will decide the most fitting claimant, and the museum is responsible for notifying the identified tribes.

The Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke Museum) intends to return a cultural item, a ceramic vessel, to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This vessel, collected in 1926 from the Gulf Coast, is considered an unassociated funerary object as it was found near Native American burial sites. The repatriation process may start after April 18, 2025, and other tribes or descendants can request its return if they can provide sufficient evidence of cultural affiliation. If multiple requests are received, the museum will decide who should receive the item.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University plans to return a cultural item, specifically a sacred akua hulu manu (feathered god image) associated with Hawaiian chief Kekuaokalani, to its rightful steward. This repatriation can occur on or after February 18, 2025, and has been determined based on input from a known lineal descendant. Additional requests for repatriation may be submitted by any descendant, tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization that can demonstrate a rightful connection to the item. The final decision will prioritize the most appropriate requestor and may involve joint repatriation.

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) plans to return a cultural item, a basket, to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. This decision follows the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), which helps return cultural items of significance to Native American tribes. The basket was used historically for transporting infants to the agency office for adoption by non-Native families. The BIA is accepting additional requests for repatriation from other descendants or tribes who can prove cultural ties to the item, with plans to return it after February 18, 2025, if no competing requests are made.