University of Florida to Repatriate Sarasota Bay 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 an updated inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects from the Sarasota Bay Mound site in Florida and determined that the ancestors are culturally affiliated with federally recognized Tribes. The finding establishes the basis for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following consultation and reassessment of previo . . .