Florida Unearths Past: State Returns Native Remains to Tribes
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The Florida Department of State finished checking old human remains and burial items and found they belong to certain Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means these items can now be returned to the right communities. If you’re part of these tribes or groups, keep an eye out for how and when the returns happen—no money changes hands, just respect and care.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Cultural affiliation confirmed — returnable remains
The Florida Department of State (FDOS) completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined that certain human remains and associated funerary objects are culturally affiliated with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. If you are a member of one of the affiliated tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, those remains and objects can now be returned to your community.
Repatriation involves no money exchange
The notice states the identified human remains and funerary objects will be returned to affiliated Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations without any exchange of money. The transfers are described as return for care and respect rather than sale or payment.
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