Franklin Pierce University to Repatriate Funerary Object Affiliated With Three Tribal Nations Under NAGPRA
July 16, 2026
July 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSFR) -- Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, New Hampshire, intends to repatriate an unassociated funerary object under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service.
The cultural item is a Conch Shell Wampum from Bergen County, New Jersey. The university determined the object was placed with or near human remains as part of Native American buria . . .
The cultural item is a Conch Shell Wampum from Bergen County, New Jersey. The university determined the object was placed with or near human remains as part of Native American buria . . .