The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced the completion of an inventory of human remains and funerary objects by the Bureau of Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains and objects have been linked to the Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico. This notice allows for these items to be returned or repatriated to the tribe starting on or after April 18, 2025. The public can make written requests for repatriation, and in cases of multiple claims, the Bureau will decide the most suitable requestor.
Simple Explanation
The U.S. Department of the Interior has found some old items that belong to the Mescalero Apache Tribe, and they are planning to give them back. They will start doing this in April 2025, and people can write to them if they have questions or if more than one tribe wants the items.