McNairy County Bones Get Tribal Homecoming Nod from State
Published Date: 6/3/2025
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Summary
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation just finished checking and listing old human remains and burial items found in McNairy County, TN. They confirmed these remains are connected to Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means those tribes can now ask for these items to be returned, following important cultural rules.
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Tribes Can Request Repatriation
If you represent an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization with cultural ties to McNairy County, Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology has finished an inventory and determined a cultural affiliation. You can now request the return (repatriation) of the human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
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