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NAGPRA Federal Register Notices

Last Updated September 19, 2005

The Secretary of the Interior, through the National NAGPRA Program, is required to publish a notice in the Federal Register before the repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. Notice of Inventory Completion A Notice of Inventory Completion summarizes the contents of a completed inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in sufficient detail to enable other individuals, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to determine their interest in claiming the inventoried items.  Repatriation of human remains and associated funerary objects may not occur until at least 30 days after publication of the Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register.  The Secretary of the Interior has published eight notices of Inventory Completion for Reclamation.

Great Plains Region

Lower Colorado Region

Upper Colorado Region

Notice of Intent to Repatriate

A Notice of Intent to Repatriate describes claimed unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony in sufficient detail to enable other individuals, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to determine their interest in the claimed objects.  Repatriation of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony may not occur until at least 30 days after publication of the Notice of Intent to Repatriate in the Federal Register.  The Secretary of the Interior has published one Notice of Intent to Repatriate for Reclamation.

Lower Colorado Region


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