Mississippi Department of Archives & History to Repatriate Ancestral Remains and Funerary Objects to Chickasaw Nation
December 23, 2025
December 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, has completed a comprehensive inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined a cultural affiliation with The Chickasaw Nation. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and covers ancestral remains and cultural materials that have been held in state collections following decades of archaeological investigations, tr . . .
