Gila National Forest to Repatriate Human Remains to 3 Native American Tribes
March 19, 2025
March 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Silver City, New Mexico, has announced plans to transfer human remains and associated funerary objects recovered from federal and tribal lands to the appropriate Native American tribes, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
The remains and objects, tied to multiple archaeological sites in New Mexico's Grant and Catron count . . .
The remains and objects, tied to multiple archaeological sites in New Mexico's Grant and Catron count . . .