The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service is planning to return human remains found at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in Nebraska to their rightful descendants, according to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The remains, identified as Native American, were discovered on federal land in 2020. The Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska have priority for claiming the remains. Interested parties must submit their claims by December 5, 2025, or the remains will be considered unclaimed.
Simple Explanation
The National Park Service plans to give back bones they found in Nebraska to Native American groups who they belong to, and if someone wants to claim them, they have to say so by next December. There's a small confusion about the exact date, but everything is done to make sure the bones go where they should.