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The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation has announced the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). These remains and objects are culturally affiliated with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice, specifically noting a connection to the Modoc Nation and the Klamath Tribes. The repatriation of these remains may occur on or after April 17, 2025. Reclamation invites written requests for repatriation from the tribes, organizations, or any lineal descendant who has evidence of cultural affiliation with the remains.

Indiana University has updated its inventory of human remains and funerary objects, previously published in the Federal Register, by correcting the number of individuals and items listed. If anyone from an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not mentioned in the notice wants to claim these remains and objects, they must contact the Indiana University NAGPRA Office by March 1, 2021. If no new requests are made, the items may be transferred to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. This notice was part of the requirements under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

The St. Joseph Museums, Inc. in Missouri plans to return 67 cultural items that are considered sacred and of cultural significance to certain Native American Tribes under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). These items were donated by collectors over the years and include necklaces, baskets, weapons, and a cradleboard doll, among others. The repatriation is scheduled to take place on or after February 18, 2025, and involves the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, with opportunities for other tribes or descendants to submit claims if they can demonstrate cultural affiliation. This process is overseen by the National Park Service, which is responsible for notifying all relevant parties.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT has completed an inventory of two funerary objects. These objects are linked culturally to the Stockbridge Munsee Community, a federally recognized Tribe of Mohican and Munsee Lenape people. The nodules of red/orange ochre were taken from Native American graves at Fort Ticonderoga, NY before 1940. The museum is now in the process of potentially returning these items to the Tribe or any lineal descendants, with the repatriation possibly occurring on or after May 12, 2025.

The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and found a cultural connection between these remains and The Chickasaw Nation. The remains were taken from the Bond Village site in Mississippi and are connected to the Mississippian period. Requests for the repatriation of these remains can be made by Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and the remains may be returned to the appropriate parties after April 28, 2025. The National Park Service is involved in overseeing this process but is not responsible for the determinations made by the university.

The University of Tennessee's Department of Anthropology and the Kansas State Historical Society have completed an inventory of human remains and artifacts linked to Native American tribes as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). They determined that the remains, found in Meade County, Kansas, and the artifacts, belong to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma. The remains and artifacts may be repatriated to the identified tribes from April 17, 2025. Competing claims for repatriation will be assessed to determine the appropriate requestor.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge in New York has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and found a cultural connection between two sets of human remains and accompanying artifacts and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca. These items, collected from areas around the refuge, include objects like a pipe stem and ceramic fragment. Repatriation—to return these items to the appropriate Native American group—can happen after February 18, 2025. Anyone with a cultural connection or who can prove descent may request repatriation.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Tennessee's Department of Anthropology has finished an inventory of human remains and determined a cultural connection between them and certain Native American tribes and organizations. These remains, representing at least 16 individuals, were originally removed from various sites in Kansas and later transferred to the university. The cultural affiliations have been determined to include the Kaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, based on archaeological, geographical, historical, and traditional Native American knowledge. Repatriation of these remains is set to begin after May 19, 2025, upon requests from the tribes or lineal descendants who meet certain criteria.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) plans to return two culturally significant items to the Patwin Tribes. These items, a piece of travertine limestone and another lot of missing material, were linked to the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California, through traditional knowledge. The repatriation is scheduled to occur on or after April 18, 2025, and UC Davis will manage any competing requests for these items.

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) has completed an inventory of a funerary object, a small pottery figurine, that has a cultural connection to the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana. Starting January 17, 2025, this object may be returned to the tribe or any other Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations that can establish a cultural affiliation or prove lineage. The notice is part of the efforts of the National Park Service to fulfill its responsibilities under NAGPRA, with Dr. Irene Martí Gil as the contact person for repatriation requests. The notice adds to a previous 2022 publication regarding human remains from the same site.