The California State University, Los Angeles plans to return a cultural item, a willow conical basket with a leather tip, to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Dr. Jan Timbrook, a basketry expert, examined the basket, suggesting it may belong to the Havasupai or Paiute Tribes. The repatriation might happen after May 30, 2025, and other eligible tribes or descendants can also request the return of the basket. The National Park Service isn't responsible for the determinations, which are handled by the university.
Simple Explanation
California State University, Los Angeles wants to give a special old basket back to an Indian Tribe because it belongs to them, and this might happen after May 30, 2025. They asked a basket expert to check which tribe it might belong to, and if other tribes think it's theirs, they can also ask for it back.