Kansas State Historical Society to Repatriate Human Remains 1 to 2 Native American Tribes
September 30, 2026
September 30, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, intends to repatriate human remains and associated funerary objects to the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma, and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes.
KSHS identified remains representing four individuals of Native American ancestry from sites in Lyon, Barton and Rice counties, Kansas. The collections include 5,716 associated funerary objects, including animal bone, chipped stone, ceramics, burned earth, a catlinite pipestone . . .
KSHS identified remains representing four individuals of Native American ancestry from sites in Lyon, Barton and Rice counties, Kansas. The collections include 5,716 associated funerary objects, including animal bone, chipped stone, ceramics, burned earth, a catlinite pipestone . . .