# 2026-08753: UCLA Museum Prepares to Return 62 Native American Remains to Tribes

2026-08753, Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-05-05, effective 2026-06-04 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-08753
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 24287
- Published: 2026-05-05
- Effective: 2026-06-04
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

UCLA Museum Prepares to Return 62 Native American Remains to Tribes

## Summary

The Fowler Museum at UCLA has finished checking its collection and found 62 Native American human remains and 7 pottery pieces linked to tribes from Illinois. Starting June 4, 2026, these remains and objects can be returned to the rightful Native American groups. This important step respects cultural heritage and follows federal law, with no costs or hazards involved.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles 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

- 62 Native American Remains Identified: benefit, low. The Fowler Museum at UCLA identified human remains representing at least 62 Native American individuals and seven associated ceramic sherds excavated from the Fisher Site in Will County, Illinois. The museum determined these remains and objects are culturally affiliated with a long list of tribes n…
- Repatriation Effective June 4, 2026: benefit, low. The human remains and associated funerary objects may be repatriated to requestors on or after June 4, 2026. Repatriation actions cannot occur before that date according to this notice.
- Who Can Request Repatriation: benefit, low. Repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations listed in the notice, or by a lineal descendant or other Indian Tribe/organization not listed that shows by a preponderance of the evidence a cultural affiliation. If competing requests a…
- No Known Hazardous Exposure: benefit, low. The notice states there is no known exposure to hazardous substances for this collection of human remains and associated funerary objects. This indicates no identified health or contamination hazard associated with handling or transfer.

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## Sources
- [2026-08753 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/05/2026-08753/notice-of-inventory-completion-fowler-museum-at-the-university-of-california-los-angeles-los-angeles)
- [2026-08753 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-05/pdf/2026-08753.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08753 (as of 2026-06-08).