Universities of Kansas, Tennessee to Repatriate Native American Remains to Kaw Nation, Pawnee Nation, Wichita & Affiliated Tribes
August 04, 2026
August 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas and the University of Tennessee Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, have completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), determining that human remains and associated funerary objects are culturally affiliated with the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco and Tawakonie), Oklahoma, according to a notice published by th . . .