Oregon Forest Returns Paiute Remains After Inventory Check
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The Deschutes National Forest in Oregon has finished checking and identifying Native American human remains and related items. These remains are connected to local tribes like the Burns Paiute, Klamath Tribes, and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Starting April 18, 2025, these remains and objects can be returned to the tribes, with no costs or hazards involved.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Native remains and objects eligible for repatriation
The Deschutes National Forest identified the physical remains of four Native American individuals and 26 associated funerary objects that are culturally affiliated with the Burns Paiute Tribe, the Klamath Tribes, and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Those tribes, a lineal descendant, or another Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that demonstrates cultural affiliation may request repatriation; repatriation may occur on or after April 18, 2025, competing requests will be resolved by the Forest Service, and joint requests count as a single request. The notice states there is no record of hazardous substances associated with these remains.
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