# 2025-11151: Army Corps and Nebraska Society Prepare South Dakota Remains for Return

2025-11151, Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-06-17, effective 2025-07-17 (as of 2026-11-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11151
- As of: 2026-11-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11151
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 25640
- 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

Army Corps and Nebraska Society Prepare South Dakota Remains for Return

## Summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Nebraska State Historical Society have finished checking human remains found in South Dakota and linked them to the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota. Starting July 17, 2025, these remains can be returned to the tribes. This process respects Native American history and follows important laws protecting their ancestors.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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

- 15 Native American Ancestors Identified: benefit, medium. Officials say human remains representing at least 15 individuals were removed from a site in Buffalo County, South Dakota. Those remains have been identified as Native American and are connected to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
- Repatriation Authorized From July 17, 2025: benefit, low. The notice says the human remains may be returned to requestors on or after July 17, 2025. That date is when repatriation actions described in this notice may begin.
- Who Can Request Repatriation: benefit, low. Requests for repatriation may be made by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice, or by any lineal descendant or tribe/organization that shows by a preponderance of the evidence that they are affiliated. Joint repatriation requests count as a s…
- No Funerary Objects or Treatment Substances: cost, low. The notice states there are no associated funerary objects with the 15 individuals and that no known substances were used to treat the ancestors. That means only the human remains are involved in the repatriation described here.

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## Sources
- [2025-11151 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11151/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-army-corps-of-engineers-omaha-district-omaha-ne-and-nebraska-state)
- [2025-11151 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11151.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11151 (as of 2026-11-03).