More Tennessee Remains Linked to Native Tribes
Published Date: 6/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation just finished checking old human remains and artifacts from Carroll and Henry Counties. They found these items are connected to Native American tribes, so they’re letting everyone know to follow the rules about returning them. This means tribes can expect these important cultural items to be handled respectfully and possibly returned soon.
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NAGPRA inventory completed in Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology finished an inventory of human remains and funerary objects from Carroll and Henry Counties, Tennessee under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory notice says those remains and objects are culturally affiliated with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in the notice, and the items will be handled under NAGPRA procedures and may be returned to those groups.
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