Lauderdale County Artifacts Poised for Tribal Repatriation Handover
Published Date: 6/3/2025
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Summary
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is planning to return some important cultural items found in Lauderdale County to Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. This move follows a law that protects Native American graves and belongings. The repatriation helps honor these communities and doesn’t involve any costs or deadlines for the public.
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Repatriation of Tribal Cultural Items
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology intends to return unassociated funerary objects found in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). This action returns cultural items to those communities and does not involve any costs or public deadlines.
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