Interior Dept. Identifies Tribes for Remains Repatriation
Published Date: 4/30/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Oklahoma-Texas Area Office finished checking and listing Native American human remains they have. They found these remains are connected to certain Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means those groups can now ask for the remains to be returned, following important rules and timelines.
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Tribes Can Request Return of Remains
If you are an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization, you can now request the return of Native American human remains held by the Reclamation Oklahoma-Texas Area Office (OTAO). OTAO completed an inventory and determined a cultural affiliation, so requests must be made following the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) rules and timelines.
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