# 2025-19963: Utah Museum Returns 26 Ancestral Remains to Tribes

2025-19963, Notice of Inventory Completion: Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, Vernal, UT, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-11-17, effective 2025-12-17 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19963
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-19963
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, Vernal, UT
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 51398
- Published: 2025-11-17
- Effective: 2025-12-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Utah Museum Returns 26 Ancestral Remains to Tribes

## Summary

The Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum has finished checking its collection and found that 26 Native American human remains and some special items belong to local tribes. Starting December 17, 2025, these remains and objects can be returned to the tribes. This is a big step in respecting Native American heritage and making sure these important items go back home.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum (UFHNHSPM) 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

- 26 Native American Remains Identified: benefit, medium. The Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum has determined the human remains of at least 26 Native American individuals and three associated funerary objects (two mats and one cloak) are culturally affiliated with the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation. The museum recl…
- Repatriation Start Date and Contact: benefit, low. Repatriation of the remains and objects described in this notice may occur on or after December 17, 2025. Written requests for repatriation must be sent to John Foster, Museum Curator, Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, 496 East Main Street, Vernal, UT 84078, or emailed to the a…
- Who May Request Repatriation and Resolution Rules: benefit, low. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by the Ute Indian Tribe identified in this notice, other Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified, or any lineal descendant or tribe/organization that shows by a preponderance of the evidence a cultural affiliation. If competing requests a…

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## Sources
- [2025-19963 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-19963/notice-of-inventory-completion-utah-field-house-of-natural-history-state-park-museum-vernal-ut)
- [2025-19963 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-19963.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19963 (as of 2026-06-08).