Mississippi Archives to Return 112 Native Tools and Beads
Published Date: 2/11/2026
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Summary
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History plans to return 112 Native American cultural items, like tools and beads, to the tribes they belong to. These items were found in different places around Mississippi and will be repatriated starting March 13, 2026. This respectful move helps honor Native American heritage without any cost to the public.
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112 Native American Items to be Returned
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History intends to repatriate 112 Native American cultural items identified as unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony that have a cultural affiliation with The Chickasaw Nation. The repatriation may occur on or after March 13, 2026, and the items include axes, ceramics, beads, pendants, shell, faunal remains, organic materials, soil samples, a gorget, and a lithic pipe fragment.
Who May Request Repatriation and How
Lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations may submit written requests for repatriation by showing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that they are lineal descendants or culturally affiliated. Repatriation to a requester may occur on or after March 13, 2026; if competing requests are received, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History must decide the most appropriate requestor, and joint repatriation requests are treated as a single request.
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