Oregon Officials Complete Inventory of Native Ancestors and Artifacts
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District Office in Oregon has finished checking and identifying human remains and artifacts found on their land. They’ve confirmed these remains belong to Native American tribes and are ready to return them starting July 16, 2025. This means Native communities can reclaim their ancestors’ remains and belongings, with no costs or delays expected.
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Tribes Can Request Repatriation from July 16, 2025
If you are a member of the Burns Paiute Tribe; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California; the Klamath Tribes; or a lineal descendant, you may submit a written request to reclaim the identified human remains and funerary objects. Repatriation may occur on or after July 16, 2025; requests must be sent to the Lakeview District Manager at the address provided in the notice. Competing requests will be resolved by the BLM Lakeview District Office, and joint requests are treated as a single request.
Four Individuals and 29 Lots Identified and Held for Return
The BLM Lakeview District Office has identified human remains representing at least four individuals and 29 lots of associated funerary objects excavated from four archaeological sites on BLM lands in Lake County, Oregon. Those remains and objects are currently housed at the University of Nevada Reno and are determined to be culturally affiliated with the tribes named in the notice.
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