The University of Tennessee's Department of Anthropology and the Kansas State Historical Society have completed an inventory of human remains and artifacts linked to Native American tribes as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). They determined that the remains, found in Meade County, Kansas, and the artifacts, belong to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma. The remains and artifacts may be repatriated to the identified tribes from April 17, 2025. Competing claims for repatriation will be assessed to determine the appropriate requestor.
Simple Explanation
The University of Tennessee and the Kansas State Historical Society have figured out which Native American tribes a set of old bones and objects belong to and are planning to give them back to those tribes starting from April 17, 2025. They want to make sure these items get back to the right people, but there's not a lot of details on how they’ll choose if more than one tribe asks for them.