Investigators search for Native American items stolen decades ago in New Mexico
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This May 19, 2025 photo provided by the Pueblo of Santa Ana Tribal Historic Preservation Department shows a bowl that was returned to the pueblo earlier this year after being stolen decades ago from the tribe's ceremonial village in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. (Pueblo of Santa Ana Tribal Historic Preservation Department via AP)A historic marker provides details about the ceremonial village near Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)This undated photo provided by Ross Frank in August 2025 shows a war shield that Santa Ana Pueblo investigators are trying to locate and return to the Native American tribe as part of a cold case involving dozens of items taken during a series of burglaries decades ago at the pueblo's ceremonial village in New Mexico. (Ross Frank via AP)Cultural resources coordinator Jarrett Lujan with Santa Ana Pueblo's Tribal Historic Preservation Department, left, and colleague Thomas Armijo talk about a cold case involving the theft of sacred and culturally significant items decades ago during an interview in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., on June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)A gate blocks access to tribal land in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Santa Ana Pueblo Conservation Officer William Woody points to images of a war shield that was stolen from the tribe's ceremonial village decades ago, during an interview in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., on June 26, 2025 (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Santa Ana Pueblo Tribal Historic Preservation Department staff members, from left to right, technician Thomas Armijo, director Monica Murrell and coordinator Jarrett Lujan pose for a photograph in front a map in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., on Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Cultural resources coordinator Jarrett Lujan with Santa Ana Pueblo's Tribal Historic Preservation Department meets with colleagues near Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, on Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Pueblo of Santa Ana Tribal Historic Preservation Department
This May 19, 2025 photo provided by the Pueblo of Santa Ana Tribal Historic Preservation Department shows a bowl that was returned to the pueblo earlier this year after being stolen decades ago from the tribe's ceremonial village in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. (Pueblo of Santa Ana Tribal Historic Preservation Department via AP)
