Virginia Group Lists Remains for Monacan and Shawnee Tribes
Published Date: 5/19/2026
Notice
Summary
The Northern Shenandoah Valley Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Virginia has finished listing human remains and artifacts linked to Native American tribes. These items, connected to at least 16 individuals and 36 objects, can be returned to the Monacan Indian Nation, Eastern Shawnee Tribe, and Shawnee Tribe starting June 18, 2026. If you want to request repatriation, now’s the time to act!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Cultural Affiliation Identified for Three Tribes
The NSVC ASV determined a cultural affiliation between the remains/objects and the Monacan Indian Nation, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Shawnee Tribe. Those three Tribes are named in the notice as connected to the collection.
Repatriation Allowed Starting June 18, 2026
If you are an authorized representative of a listed Tribe, a lineal descendant, or an eligible Native Hawaiian organization, you can request repatriation of the remains and objects on or after June 18, 2026. Send written requests to Jennifer Kennedy, NSVC ASV, 874 Fairview Avenue, Apt 3, Indiana, PA 15701 or by the email provided in the notice.
Inventory: 16 Individuals, 36 Objects
The Northern Shenandoah Valley Chapter's Kagey Collection includes human remains representing a minimum of 16 individuals and 36 associated funerary objects (pipes, bone beads, shell beads, shells) from 10 archaeological sites in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. These specific items are identified as subject to repatriation under this notice.
Who May Request and Competing Requests Rule
Written repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the Tribes named in this notice, or by any lineal descendant or Tribe/Native Hawaiian organization not named that shows by a preponderance of the evidence a cultural affiliation. If competing requests are received, the NSVC ASV must decide the most appropriate requestor; joint requests count as a single request.
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