# 2026-12377: Mississippi Archives Lists Asylum Hill Site Items

2026-12377, Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-06-22, effective 2026-07-22 (as of 2026-06-29).

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- As of: 2026-06-29
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12377
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 37123
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: 2026-07-22
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

Mississippi Archives Lists Asylum Hill Site Items

## Summary

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has finished checking and listing Native American human remains and related items found at the Asylum Hill site. These remains and objects can be returned to the affiliated tribes starting July 22, 2026. This means tribes can now ask to have these important cultural items sent back, with no costs mentioned for anyone involved.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) 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

- Named Tribes Can Request Repatriation: benefit, low. The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma may request return of items beginning July 22, 2026. The notice covers human remains of one Native American individual and five lots of associated funerary objects (coffin wood, coffin nail…

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## Sources
- [2026-12377 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12377/notice-of-inventory-completion-mississippi-department-of-archives-and-history-jackson-ms)
- [2026-12377 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12377.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12377 (as of 2026-06-29).