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  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 16543
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    In a notice published by the National Park Service, Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding, California, plans to return 113 cultural items to Native American tribes, as required by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). These items, which include stone tools and animal bone fragments, have cultural significance to the Pit River Tribe. The repatriation process is set to begin on May 19, 2025, and requests can be submitted by tribes or descendants seeking the return of these objects. The National Park Service clarifies that it is not responsible for the determinations in this notice, which are managed by Turtle Bay Exploration Park.

    Simple Explanation

    Turtle Bay Exploration Park in California wants to give back some special objects to a Native American tribe called the Pit River Tribe. These objects are important to the tribe, and they plan to start giving them back next year, but they haven't explained how they will handle any disagreements about who should get the objects.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 16540
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The National Park Service is announcing that Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding, CA, intends to return a culturally significant item, a lumjawi/canoe, to the Pit River Tribe. This repatriation is in line with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and is scheduled to occur after May 19, 2025. The canoe, crafted from a single pine log, holds important historical and cultural significance for the Tribe. Turtle Bay Exploration Park will work with any other parties who may claim a connection to the canoe to ensure it is returned to the right group.

    Simple Explanation

    Turtle Bay Exploration Park plans to give back a special canoe to the Pit River Tribe because it's very important to them. This is like when someone finds out a toy belongs to someone else and wants to make sure it goes back to the right person.