WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner has completed an inventory of human remains, establishing a cultural affiliation between five individuals and the Chickasaw Nation. This determination, published by the National Park Service on January 15, 2026, follows an investigation into ancestral remains recovered from a private residence in Woodland Hills, California. The inventory identifies five skulls of Native American ancestry. According to records, more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Museum of the Cherokee People, North Carolina, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural affiliation with four Tribal Nations. The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service published the results of this assessment in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The inventory identifies the ancestral remains of at least one individual of Native American ancestry more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Museum of the Cherokee People, North Carolina, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, confirming a cultural affiliation with three Cherokee tribal nations. The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service announced the results of this assessment as required by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The inventory identifies ancestral remains representing at least four individuals and four lots  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology (TDEC-DOA) has completed a federal inventory identifying a cultural affiliation between an ancestral individual and the Quapaw Nation. The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service published the notice of this completion as required by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The completed inventory identifies the human remains of at least one individual more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology (TDEC-DOA) intends to return a collection of ancestral artifacts to the Quapaw Nation. This decision follows the mandates of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act regarding the return of cultural items to affiliated Indian Tribes. The items consist of one lot of Mississippian period ceramic vessels, including jars, bowls, and plates. These artifacts are classified more PR