# 2025-04363: BLM repatriates 1962 Native remains from Oregon digs

2025-04363, Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Prineville District Office, Prineville, OR, 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: 2025-04363
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Prineville District Office, Prineville, OR
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 12546
- 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

BLM repatriates 1962 Native remains from Oregon digs

## Summary

The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon has finished checking human remains found in 1962 and confirmed they belong to Native American ancestors. These remains, held by the University of Oregon, can be returned to the related tribes starting April 17, 2025. This step respects Native American heritage and follows important laws protecting their ancestors.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Prineville District Office (BLM), has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Remains identified as Native American ancestors: benefit, low. The Bureau of Land Management determined the human remains represent at least one individual of Native American ancestry and are culturally affiliated with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. The remains consist of a fragmentary calvarium, portions of the right zygoma…
- Repatriation eligible starting April 17, 2025: benefit, low. Repatriation of these human remains may occur on or after April 17, 2025. Written repatriation requests may be submitted by any tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice, or by any lineal descendant or tribe/organization (not identified) that proves affiliation by a preponder…

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## Sources
- [2025-04363 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/18/2025-04363/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-department-of-the-interior-bureau-of-land-management)
- [2025-04363 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-18/pdf/2025-04363.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-04363 (as of 2026-09-30).