# 2025-15851: Museum's Unclaimed Native Remains: Inventory Hits Dead End

2025-15851, Notice of Inventory Completion: The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-08-20 (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15851
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 40644
- Published: 2025-08-20
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Museum's Unclaimed Native Remains: Inventory Hits Dead End

## Summary

The Newark Museum of Art finished checking its collection of Native American human remains and found no direct relatives or tribes connected to them. This means the museum won’t be returning these remains to any group. If you’re involved or interested, now you know the status—no changes or costs coming your way.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Newark Museum of Art has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

## Effects PRIA read

- No Repatriation of Human Remains: cost, low. The Newark Museum of Art completed its inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined there is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Because of that finding, the museum will not return…

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## Sources
- [2025-15851 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/20/2025-15851/notice-of-inventory-completion-the-newark-museum-of-art-newark-nj)
- [2025-15851 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-20/pdf/2025-15851.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15851 (as of 2026-06-08).