Colorado BLM Completes Inventory of Native Remains
Published Date: 4/16/2026
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The Bureau of Land Management in Colorado has finished checking and identifying some old human remains and a charcoal object found at an archaeological site. These remains are linked to Native American tribes, and they can be returned to the tribes starting May 18, 2026. If you want to request the return, you need to contact the BLM Colorado office soon.
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Tribes Can Request Repatriation May 18, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado identified one set of Native American human remains and one charcoal funerary object from archaeological site 5MN368 in Montrose County, Colorado, and found them culturally affiliated with a list of tribes (including the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Zuni Tribe, and several Pueblo tribes of New Mexico). Tribal governments or lineal descendants may submit written requests for repatriation beginning on or after May 18, 2026 by contacting Natalie Clark, Deputy Preservation Officer, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506 or by email at [email protected]. If competing requests are received, the BLM Colorado State Office will decide the appropriate requestor, and joint requests are treated as a single request.
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