Tonto National Forest to Repatriate Native American Human Remains and Cultural Items
March 15, 2025
March 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tonto National Forest has announced plans to repatriate human remains and cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
The remains of at least 81 individuals, along with 178 associated funerary objects, 61 unassociated funerary objects, and six sacred objects, will be returned to the appropriate tribal entities. These items were recovered from various arch . . .
The remains of at least 81 individuals, along with 178 associated funerary objects, 61 unassociated funerary objects, and six sacred objects, will be returned to the appropriate tribal entities. These items were recovered from various arch . . .