Tennessee Agency Plans Return of Native Artifacts to Tribes
Published Date: 9/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation plans to return certain Native American cultural items found in Tennessee to the right tribes. This move follows a law that protects Native American graves and cultural objects. The repatriation helps honor Native communities and doesn’t involve any costs or deadlines for the public.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Return of Native American Cultural Items
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (Division of Archaeology) intends to return certain cultural items found in Tennessee to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The items described meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and are identified as having cultural affiliation with the tribes listed in the notice.
No Public Costs or Deadlines
The repatriation action does not involve any costs or deadlines for the public. The notice states that returning these cultural items will not impose public-facing fees or public deadlines related to the repatriation.
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