In 2008, the efforts of a Middlesbrough resident led to the discovery of Carpenter's origins by a Canadian Native American. A former board member of the
National Museum of the American Indian proposed taking a
Mohawk party to Middlesbrough to perform traditional rites at the gravesite, and repatriating Carpenter's remains to Canada. Others disagreed, with one researcher and
Six Nations member stating that since Carpenter had
converted to the Church of England, traditional tribal rites would not need to be performed. Obtaining permissions for the repatriation complicates the proposed actions. Although the town owns the cemetery, the Church of England has legal jurisdiction over the grave, and British law requires permission from church authorities for
disinterments from
consecrated ground. Both Canadian and British law must be observed, and permission must be granted from several other authorities, including the local town council and the
Mohawk council. In addition, contact must be made with Carpenter's family before seeking permission from Middlesbrough Council and the British Government for removal of the remains. ==References==