Tlingit Tribes to Get Ancient Remains

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a cast of the humans remains that were found in a cave on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, in 1996. The original human remains, which included vertebrae, ribs, teeth, a mandible and pelvic bone estimated to be more than 10,000 years old, will be returned to Southeast Alaska Tlingit tribes.. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)

(AP) -- Human remains estimated to be more than 10,000 years old that were found in a cave in the Tongass National Forest rightfully belong to the southeast Alaska Tlingit tribes, the federal government said.