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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), History Colorado plans to return a sacred headdress to its rightful owners. This headdress belonged to Sapiah, also known as Buckskin Charley, and was removed from La Plata County, Colorado before being donated to History Colorado in 1961. The repatriation process will begin on or after January 17, 2025. Interested parties who believe they have a legitimate claim are invited to submit their requests for repatriation prior to this date.

The National Park Service has published a notice regarding the repatriation of human remains and associated funerary objects held at Sonoma State University under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice details that these remains and objects are culturally affiliated with the Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians, the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, among others. Repatriation may occur on or after April 16, 2025. Interested Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations can request the repatriation of the remains and objects by contacting the representative listed in the notice.

The Office of History and Archaeology in Anchorage, Alaska, completed an inventory of human remains and determined a cultural link between the remains and certain Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, as per the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains include a jawbone and cranial fragments found on a beach near Sealing Point and Kivalina, brought in by a local resident, Henry Wilson, in 2014. These remains are believed to be of Native American ancestry, specifically affiliated with the Native Village of Kivalina. Repatriation requests must be sent to the authorized representative, with potential repatriation occurring after January 6, 2025, depending on competing requests.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has completed an inventory of human remains found in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, confirming their Native American ancestry. These remains are culturally affiliated with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Interested parties, such as Indian Tribes or descendants, may request repatriation of the human remains starting January 13, 2025. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, alongside the National Park Service, is responsible for handling these requests and determining appropriate requestors in case of competing claims.

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University has completed an inventory of human remains in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains, identified as belonging to a 20-year-old Native American individual from the Wailaki tribe, were collected from the Sherman Institute in California. Repatriation of these remains to the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California may occur on or after April 17, 2025. The museum welcomes repatriation requests from any Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, or lineal descendants meeting the required criteria.

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (SNOMNH) is planning to repatriate 731 unassociated funerary objects to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. These items were excavated from four archaeological sites in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, and are believed to have been used in Native American burial practices. Under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), repatriation can proceed from January 29, 2025. Competing claims for these cultural items can be submitted by any lineal descendant or culturally affiliated tribe or organization if they can show evidence of their connection to the items.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Michigan State University plans to repatriate a cultural item classified as an unassociated funerary object. This item is a textile fragment in plaster, linked to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana, and was originally removed from a mound in Cass County, Michigan. The repatriation may take place on or after February 18, 2025, but other interested parties may submit requests for repatriation if they can demonstrate a cultural connection. Michigan State University will resolve any competing claims before proceeding with the handover.

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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University has announced through a notice that it has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains, collected from the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School in Oklahoma in the early 1930s, have been culturally affiliated with the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma. The museum plans to repatriate these remains starting January 17, 2025, and is accepting requests from the identified tribes and potential descendants. If multiple requests are received, the museum will decide on the most appropriate recipient.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) has completed an inventory of a funerary object, a small pottery figurine, that has a cultural connection to the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana. Starting January 17, 2025, this object may be returned to the tribe or any other Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations that can establish a cultural affiliation or prove lineage. The notice is part of the efforts of the National Park Service to fulfill its responsibilities under NAGPRA, with Dr. Irene Martí Gil as the contact person for repatriation requests. The notice adds to a previous 2022 publication regarding human remains from the same site.