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More Than Bones and Science: Stolen Chickasaw Remains Finally Returning Home to Rest

Chickasaw Dance Troupe

In March 2021, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History announced that it has repatriated 403 Native American remains and 83 lots of burial objects to the Chickasaw Nation, the largest return of human remains in the state’s history and the first for the department. The repatriation started a year ago in January 2020 and is ongoing as the department is about halfway through the process.