Florida Prepares to Return Native American Remains from Historic Site
Published Date: 4/2/2026
Notice
Summary
The Florida Department of State has finished checking and identifying Native American human remains and related items found during a dig at 39 Magnolia Avenue. These remains and objects are linked to local Native tribes and can be returned starting May 4, 2026. If you want to request repatriation, now’s the time to reach out—no money changes hands, just respect and care for history.
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Repatriation available to affiliated tribes
The Florida Department of State completed an inventory of human remains from 39 Magnolia Avenue and identified remains of at least two Native American individuals and 175 associated funerary objects (53 unmodified faunal bones; 15 marine and land snail shells; 73 St. Johns plain ceramic sherds; 32 St. Johns check stamped sherds; 2 St. Johns cord marked sherds). These remains and objects are identified as culturally affiliated with the Alabama‑Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama‑Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, and may be repatriated on or after May 4, 2026; written requests must be sent to Tea Kaplan, Florida Department of State, 2100 W Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, or emailed to [email protected].
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