BLM Buries the Past: Returns Native Burial Items to Tribes
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The BLM Lakeview District Office finished checking old human remains and funeral items and found they belong to certain Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian groups. This means these items will be returned to the right communities, respecting their culture and history. No money changes hands, but the process honors important traditions and follows the law.
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Repatriation of Native Ancestral Remains
The BLM Lakeview District Office completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined that certain human remains and associated funerary objects are culturally affiliated with specific Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. These items will be returned to those affiliated tribes and organizations so the communities can care for them according to their traditions.
No Monetary Compensation for Repatriation
The notice states that no money will change hands in this repatriation process. The return of human remains and funerary objects to affiliated tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations will occur without payment or financial compensation.
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