WASHINGTON, March 19 -- National Park Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 19 by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Summary: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and 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-2025-03-19/html/2025-04612.htm
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