Type:Notice
Citation:90 FR 16533
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The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences is planning to return a cultural item, a ceramic vessel known as catalog number C478, to its rightful owners in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This item was originally part of a burial site at Moundville in Alabama and is linked to the Muskogean-speaking tribes. The item is set for repatriation on or after May 19, 2025. Requests for repatriation must be submitted in writing to Kathryn H. Leacock at the Buffalo Museum of Science.
Simple Explanation
The Buffalo Museum of Science is giving back a special item, a pot with a number C478, to Native American tribes in Alabama because it's the right thing to do. They are planning to do this on or after May 19, 2025.