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  • 2025-04366 — Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Katmai National Park and Preserve, King Salmon, AK
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 12547
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The National Park Service plans to return human remains and associated funerary objects collected from the Mink Island Site in Alaska to their rightful descendants as specified by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). These remains and items were obtained through archaeological efforts and natural erosion processes. The objects, including tools and carved items, have been linked to at least twelve Native American individuals. Disposition is set to occur after April 17, 2025, with claims for these remains encouraged by March 18, 2026, from eligible lineal descendants or tribes.

    Simple Explanation

    The National Park Service is giving back special items and bones found on an island in Alaska to the families or tribes they belong to, according to a law that makes sure such things are returned to Native Americans. They'll start doing this after April 2025, and families or tribes can ask for their things back until March 2026.

  • 2025-04367 — Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Katmai National Park and Preserve, King Salmon, AK
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 12554
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service has issued a notice regarding the handling of human remains and funerary objects taken from federal or tribal lands in Alaska, following the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). These items were excavated between 1999 and 2003 from the Cutbank Site and are held at the Alaska Regional Curatorial Center. The notice outlines plans to return them to the appropriate Native American tribes or descendants, with disposition possible from April 17, 2025. Claimants have until March 18, 2026, to submit claims or the items may be deemed unclaimed.

    Simple Explanation

    In Alaska, the government is planning to give back bones and special items they found on land that belongs to Native American tribes. They're making sure everything is done by the rules and will start returning the items next year, giving people one year to say if they want them back.