# 2026-08758: Pennsylvania Museum Ready to Repatriate Native Burial Items and Remains

2026-08758, Notice of Inventory Completion: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, 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: 2026-08758
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 24291
- 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

Pennsylvania Museum Ready to Repatriate Native Burial Items and Remains

## Summary

The State Museum of Pennsylvania has finished checking its collection and found human remains and burial items linked to Native American tribes. Starting June 4, 2026, these remains and objects can be returned to the tribes. This process affects the museum, Native communities, and anyone interested in cultural heritage, with no costs mentioned but important timing to note.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), State Museum of Pennsylvania 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

- Repatriation Allowed Starting June 4, 2026: benefit, medium. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (State Museum of Pennsylvania) says the human remains and funerary objects listed in this notice may be returned to tribes or claimants on or after June 4, 2026. If you represent a listed tribe or are a potential descendant, you can submit a written…
- Museum Finds 18 Native Individuals: benefit, low. The State Museum of Pennsylvania identified human remains representing at least 18 Native American individuals and 13 lots of associated funerary objects across multiple accessions. The items were removed from sites in Bucks, Luzerne, and possibly Pike Counties and were received by PHMC between 194…
- Which Parties May Request Repatriation: benefit, medium. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in the notice, or by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not named that shows by a preponderance of the evidence they have cultural affiliation.…
- Cultural Affiliation With Specific Tribes: benefit, medium. The PHMC determined there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains/objects and the following groups: Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Cayuga Nation; Delaware Nation (Oklahoma); Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Oneida Indian Nation; Oneida Nation…

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## Sources
- [2026-08758 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/05/2026-08758/notice-of-inventory-completion-pennsylvania-historical-and-museum-commission-state-museum-of)
- [2026-08758 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-05/pdf/2026-08758.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08758 (as of 2026-06-08).