Bahamas Return Complete!

October 30, 2024

The week of October 28, 2024, Dr. Jessica Yann traveled to the Bahamas to complete a return of four Lucayan Ancestors. This was the first ever return of cultural objects and Ancestors to the Bahamas. Dr. Yann met with the Honorable Prime Minister Philip Davis to complete the return. You can read his remarks here.

While this return does not fall under NAGPRA, the law did provide the guiding principles that facilitated this return.