# 2026-15514: Denver Museum Returns Ancient Kentucky Pottery to Tribes

2026-15514, Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-07-31, effective 2026-08-31 (as of 2026-08-07).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15514
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 48413
- Published: 2026-07-31
- Effective: 2026-08-31
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-07

## In one line

Denver Museum Returns Ancient Kentucky Pottery to Tribes

## Summary

The Denver Art Museum has finished checking its collection and found 10 ancient pottery pieces linked to Native American tribes from Kentucky. Starting August 31, 2026, these items can be officially returned to the tribes. This is a big step in respecting Native American heritage and making sure their history is honored properly.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Denver Art Museum (DAM) has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Ten Sherds Affiliated to Quapaw Nation: benefit, low. The Denver Art Museum determined that 10 associated funerary sherds (gifted to the museum in 1934 and reported as from the Wickliffe site in Ballard County, Kentucky) are culturally affiliated with the Quapaw Nation. These 10 sherds may be repatriated to the Quapaw Nation on or after August 31, 202…
- Who May Request Repatriation: benefit, low. The museum will accept written repatriation requests from any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice, or from a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified who shows by a preponderance of the evidence that they…

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## Sources
- [2026-15514 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15514/notice-of-inventory-completion-denver-art-museum-denver-co)
- [2026-15514 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15514.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15514 (as of 2026-08-07).