The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University plans to return four culturally significant items to the Osage Nation, as they qualify as objects of cultural patrimony under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). These items, woven bags or satchels collected in the early 1900s, are important to the Osage Tribe's heritage. Requests for the repatriation of these items can be made by other qualified tribes or lineal descendants until February 18, 2025, when the repatriation may occur. The National Park Service is assisting with the notice but is not responsible for the determinations made regarding the items' return.
Simple Explanation
Harvard's museum is giving back some special bags to the Osage Nation because they are very important to them. If other Native American tribes want these bags too, they have until February 18, 2025, to ask for them.