Kansas Historical Society Preps Return of Native Remains to Tribes
Published Date: 8/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The Kansas State Historical Society has finished checking its collection and found that some human remains and funeral items belong to Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means these items will be returned to the right communities. If you’re part of these tribes, now’s the time to pay attention—this process respects culture and history without any cost to the public.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Repatriation of Native remains
The Kansas State Historical Society 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 Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Those human remains and funerary items are being identified for return to the affiliated tribes or Native Hawaiian groups named in the notice.
Repatriation at no public cost
The notice states the repatriation process respects culture and history without any cost to the public. That means taxpayers are not being charged for returning the identified remains and funerary items under this action.
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