University of Tennessee-Knoxville Concludes Inventory, Prepares for Repatriation to the Chickasaw Nation
August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Tennessee Knoxville campus has finished its inventory of associated funerary objects and is preparing to repatriate the items to the Chickasaw Nation.
This action aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, which requires institutions to return cultural artifacts to their rightful communities.
This determination was based on the geographical location where the items were recovered in Humphreys . . .
This action aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, which requires institutions to return cultural artifacts to their rightful communities.
This determination was based on the geographical location where the items were recovered in Humphreys . . .