# 2025-04362: Army Corps returns Native remains from Detroit's Fort Wayne

2025-04362, Notice of Intended Disposition: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, Detroit, MI, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-03-18, effective 2025-04-17 (as of 2026-09-30).

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- As of: 2026-09-30
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-04362
- Title: Notice of Intended Disposition: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, Detroit, MI
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 12550
- Published: 2025-03-18
- Effective: 2025-04-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

Army Corps returns Native remains from Detroit's Fort Wayne

## Summary

The Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found Native American human remains near historic Fort Wayne in Detroit. They plan to return these remains to the right Native American tribes starting April 17, 2025. If no one claims them by March 18, 2026, the remains will be considered unclaimed.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (Detroit District), intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Listed Tribes Have Disposition Priority: benefit, low. The Detroit District has identified that the human remains are Native American and gives priority for their return to the following tribes: Citizen Potawatomi Nation (Oklahoma); Forest County Potawatomi Community (Wisconsin); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of…
- Deadline to Claim the Remains: benefit, low. If you are a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe that wants the remains, written claims must be received by March 18, 2026. If no claim is received by that date, the human remains will be considered unclaimed.
- Disposition Timing and Competing Claims Process: benefit, low. The Detroit District may carry out disposition on or after April 17, 2025. If competing claims are received, the Detroit District must determine the most appropriate claimant before disposition, and requests for joint disposition are treated as a single request rather than competing requests.

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## Sources
- [2025-04362 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/18/2025-04362/notice-of-intended-disposition-united-states-army-corps-of-engineers-detroit-district-detroit-mi)
- [2025-04362 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-18/pdf/2025-04362.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04362 (as of 2026-09-30).