WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- National Park Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 7 by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Summary: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design ("RISD Museum", "RISD"), intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
The full text of the notice can be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2026-01...