Mississippi Department of Archives & History Intends to Repatriate Cultural Items to Chickasaw Nation
February 11, 2026
February 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History intends to repatriate 112 cultural items to the Chickasaw Nation. The museum determined these unassociated funerary objects are culturally affiliated with the Tribe and were likely placed intentionally with or near human remains during death rites or ceremonies.
The collection includes an axe, beads, clay, effigy beads, faunal remains, gorgets, lithics, organic materials, pendants, shell, and soil samp . . .
The collection includes an axe, beads, clay, effigy beads, faunal remains, gorgets, lithics, organic materials, pendants, shell, and soil samp . . .
