# 2025-11015: Federal Land Repatriation Sends 121 Sacred and Ancient Items Home

2025-11015, Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Lakeview District Office, Lakeview, OR, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-06-16, effective 2025-07-16 (as of 2026-11-02).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11015
- Title: Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Lakeview District Office, Lakeview, OR
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 25368
- Published: 2025-06-16
- Effective: 2025-07-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-02

## In one line

Federal Land Repatriation Sends 121 Sacred and Ancient Items Home

## Summary

The Bureau of Land Management in Oregon plans to return 121 cultural items, including sacred objects and ancient tools, to Native American tribes starting July 16, 2025. These items were found on public lands and are currently held by the University of Nevada Reno. This repatriation honors Native American heritage and follows federal law, with no costs to tribes involved.

## 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, Lakeview District Office (BLM Lakeview District Office) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- 121 Cultural Items Returned to Tribes: benefit, low. The Bureau of Land Management intends to return 121 cultural items (five stemmed point fragments plus 116 lots) to Native American tribes on or after July 16, 2025. The items include unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony (shell fragments, soil, faunal rema…
- Tribal Affiliations Identified for Repatriation: benefit, low. BLM has determined the cultural items are affiliated with the Burns Paiute Tribe; Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California; and the Klamath Tribes, and intends to repatriate the items consistent with that…
- How Tribes or Descendants Request Items: benefit, low. Lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations (including those not named in the notice) may submit written requests for repatriation showing affiliation by a preponderance of the evidence; requests must be sent to the Lakeview District Manager at the address provided and repat…
- Repatriation Will Not Cost Tribes: benefit, low. The notice states the repatriation is carried out under federal law and, as summarized, will involve no costs to the tribes for the return of the cultural items.

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## Sources
- [2025-11015 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/16/2025-11015/notice-of-intended-repatriation-us-department-of-the-interior-bureau-of-land-management)
- [2025-11015 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-16/pdf/2025-11015.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11015 (as of 2026-11-02).