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The University of Miami, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), has completed an inventory of human remains and identified a cultural connection between these remains and certain Native American Tribes, including the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. These remains, which belong to at least 30 individuals and date back to the Archaic period, were recovered from the Little Salt Spring site in Sarasota County, Florida. The repatriation process is scheduled to begin after April 16, 2025, and eligible groups can submit requests for repatriation of the remains. The National Park Service is facilitating this process as part of its administrative duties but is not responsible for the determinations made.

The Office of Army Cemeteries (OAC) is set to disinter the remains of nineteen Native American students from the Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery in Pennsylvania. These students, who passed away between 1880 and 1910 while attending the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, will be reinterred in private cemeteries as per their families' and Tribes' requests. The disinterment is scheduled to begin on September 3, 2025. Objections from relatives should be sent in writing by May 1, 2025, to potentially delay the process for any specific decedent.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the National Forests in Florida plans to return the remains of one Native American individual and 586 associated items found at Salt Springs in the Ocala National Forest to their descendants or affiliated tribes. These items include pottery, shell, and tool artifacts considered cultural and funerary objects. Priority is given to claims from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Seminole Tribe of Florida, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Claims must be submitted by December 5, 2025, after which unclaimed remains and objects could be processed further.

The Yale Peabody Museum at Yale University plans to return certain cultural items, which are considered unassociated funerary objects, to Native American tribes. These items, collected from Florida's mounds and sites, include shell beads, bone tools, and ceramic pieces. The museum will repatriate these artifacts, which are linked to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, beginning April 16, 2025. The process follows guidelines set by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).