BLM Wyoming to Return Sacred Items or Declare Unclaimed
Published Date: 4/16/2026
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The Bureau of Land Management in Wyoming plans to return special funerary items found at archaeological sites to Native American tribes or descendants by April 16, 2027. If no one claims them by then, these items will be considered unclaimed. This affects tribes connected to these objects and involves important cultural treasures currently kept at the University of Wyoming.
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Listed Tribes Have Priority to Reclaim Items
The BLM Wyoming State Office intends to return one lot of associated funerary objects (including soil samples, debitage/flakes, fauna, projectile points, flora, a biface, and a bone awl) from archaeological sites 48SU4479 and 48WA1957, currently curated at the University of Wyoming, to the listed lineal descendants and Indian Tribes. Disposition may occur on or after April 16, 2027, and any written claim for disposition must be received by April 16, 2027 or the objects will become unclaimed; claims should be sent to Tanya Thrift, State Director, Wyoming BLM, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009 (email: [email protected]).
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