# 2025-15674: KU Honors History by Returning Native Remains to Origins

2025-15674, Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-08-18 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15674
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15674
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 40078
- Published: 2025-08-18
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

KU Honors History by Returning Native Remains to Origins

## Summary

The University of Kansas finished checking its collection of human remains and found they belong to Native American tribes or Native Hawaiian groups. This means the university will work on returning these remains to the right communities. If you’re part of these groups, keep an eye out for updates on how and when the returns will happen.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Kansas 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

- University to Return Native Remains: benefit, low. The University of Kansas finished an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and found that certain human remains are affiliated with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The university will work to return those remains to the affiliated tribes…

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## Sources
- [2025-15674 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/18/2025-15674/notice-of-inventory-completion-the-university-of-kansas-lawrence-ks)
- [2025-15674 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-18/pdf/2025-15674.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15674 (as of 2026-06-08).