# 2025-11135: Kentucky Anthropology Museum Completes Inventory for Tribal Repatriation

2025-11135, Notice of Inventory Completion: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-06-17, effective 2025-07-17 (as of 2026-11-03).

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- As of: 2026-11-03
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11135
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 25628
- Published: 2025-06-17
- Effective: 2025-07-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

Kentucky Anthropology Museum Completes Inventory for Tribal Repatriation

## Summary

The William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky has finished checking its collection and found human remains and objects linked to Native American tribes. Starting July 17, 2025, these remains and items can be returned to the tribes that they belong to. This is a respectful step to honor Native American heritage, with no costs or hazards involved.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (WSWM) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- 67 Native American Remains Eligible for Return: benefit, low. The William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology identified human remains for at least 67 Native American individuals and 232 associated funerary objects that may be returned to tribes or descendants. These remains and objects may be repatriated on or after July 17, 2025, and the notice names six affilia…
- Who Can Request Repatriation and How: benefit, low. Written repatriation requests must be sent to the museum representative listed in this notice and may be submitted by any one or more of the six Tribes named in the notice. Requests also may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not named if they show…
- Items Have No Known Hazards: benefit, low. The notice states that for each site and set of remains described, "No known hazardous substances are present." This applies to all listed sites and collections described in the notice.

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## Sources
- [2025-11135 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11135/notice-of-inventory-completion-william-s-webb-museum-of-anthropology-university-of-kentucky)
- [2025-11135 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11135.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11135 (as of 2026-11-03).