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Atchison County Historical Society to Repatriate Native American Human Remains to Kaw Nation, Oklahoma
August 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSFR) -- The Atchison County Historical Society, Kansas, will repatriate human remains to the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service.

The remains represent at least two individuals of Native American ancestry. Partial remains were found in 2025 in a box at the historical society. Writing on the box indicated that two skulls were associated with archaeological materials and one had been . . .

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