Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Disposition Funerary Objects to 1 of 3 Cherokee Tribes
August 22, 2026
August 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Great Smoky Mountains National Park intends to carry out the disposition of 164 unassociated funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, which have priority for disposition under the notice.
The cultural items include a large chert blade, 148 lithic flakes, a small mammal radius, five pottery sherds, a ground stone, six . . .
The cultural items include a large chert blade, 148 lithic flakes, a small mammal radius, five pottery sherds, a ground stone, six . . .