University of Florida to Repatriate Pillsbury Mound Ancestors to Miccosukee, Seminole Tribes
December 23, 2025
December 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida, Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, has completed a comprehensive inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects from the Pillsbury Mound site in Florida and determined that the ancestors are culturally affiliated with federally recognized Tribes in the state. The findings establish a clear basis for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following updated research and . . .