# 2025-08483: Wyoming Ancestors Held Since 1994 Can Finally Return Home

2025-08483, Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-05-14, effective No specific effective date range provided in the document text. (as of 2026-10-20).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-08483
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 20495
- Published: 2025-05-14
- Effective: No specific effective date range provided in the document text.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-20

## In one line

Wyoming Ancestors Held Since 1994 Can Finally Return Home

## Summary

The University of Iowa’s Office of the State Archaeologist has finished checking human remains found in Northern Wyoming and linked them to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. These remains, held since 1994, can be returned to the tribes starting June 13, 2025. This means Native American groups can reclaim their ancestors respectfully and legally.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (OSA BP) 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

- Tribes Can Seek Repatriation: benefit, medium. If you are a member of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization named in this notice, the Office of the State Archaeologist at the University of Iowa completed an inventory and determined a cultural affiliation with certain human remains. This determination lets those tribes and organization…
- No Public Costs or Deadlines: benefit, low. The notice says members of the public do not need to pay any costs or meet any deadlines related to this inventory and repatriation action. You, as a member of the public, do not have to take any action or pay fees because of this inventory completion.

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## Sources
- [2025-08483 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/14/2025-08483/notice-of-inventory-completion-office-of-the-state-archaeologist-university-of-iowa-iowa-city-ia)
- [2025-08483 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-14/pdf/2025-08483.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08483 (as of 2026-10-20).