# 2026-16477: Wisconsin Uni Ready to Return Local Native Human Remains

2026-16477, Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-08-13, effective 2026-09-14 (as of 2026-08-20).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16477
- As of: 2026-08-20
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16477
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 52334
- Published: 2026-08-13
- Effective: 2026-09-14
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-20

## In one line

Wisconsin Uni Ready to Return Local Native Human Remains

## Summary

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has finished checking its collection and found human remains and related items linked to Native American tribes. These remains come from sites in Winnebago County, WI, and can be returned to the tribes starting September 14, 2026. This means the university is ready to give back these important cultural items, respecting Native American heritage.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UWO) 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

- University Will Repatriate 6 Native Ancestors: benefit, medium. The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh identified human remains representing at least six Native American individuals and 62 associated funerary objects from sites in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. Those remains and objects may be returned to affiliated tribes starting on or after September 14, 2026.
- Which Groups Can Request Repatriation: benefit, low. The notice lists many named Indian Tribes (including Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska among others) as culturally affiliated and eligible to request repatriation. Repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the tribe…
- How Competing Repatriation Requests Are Handled: benefit, low. If competing requests for these remains or objects are received, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh must determine the most appropriate requestor before repatriation; joint repatriation requests are treated as a single request. Written requests must be sent to the authorized representative listed…

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## Sources
- [2026-16477 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16477/notice-of-inventory-completion-university-of-wisconsin-oshkosh-oshkosh-wi)
- [2026-16477 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-13/pdf/2026-16477.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16477 (as of 2026-08-20).