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First Americans Museum returned LDS Church's $2M donation, podcast reports

October 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM MT · via YouTube / Mormonish Podcast · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

The First Americans Museum in Oklahoma returned a $2 million donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to coverage by the Mormonish Podcast revisiting the decision.

The podcast episode examines the museum's choice to return the gift and places it in context with the church's recent $3 million donation to the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. The church had also previously donated $2 million to another institution, the podcast reports.

The video has drawn 4,048 views in its first 24 hours and 31 comments. The museum's stated reasons for returning the donation were not detailed in the available description.

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