# 2026-16492: UAB to return Cahaba River Native remains—call now!

2026-16492, Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-08-13, effective 2026-09-14 (as of 2026-08-20).

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- As of: 2026-08-20
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16492
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 52333
- 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

UAB to return Cahaba River Native remains—call now!

## Summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has finished checking and listing ancient Native American human remains and their belongings found near the Cahaba River in Alabama. These remains and items, linked to local tribes, can be returned starting September 14, 2026. If you want to request the return, contact UAB’s Anthropology Department soon!

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) 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 Available Sept 14, 2026: benefit, medium. The University of Alabama at Birmingham says seven Native American individuals and 386 associated funerary objects (including 207 lithic flakes, 84 pottery sherds, and nine projectile points) can be returned starting on September 14, 2026. These remains and items were removed from site 1Je49 along…
- Who May Request Repatriation: benefit, low. The notice names five affiliated groups (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town) and says repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of those groups. It also allows any lineal de…

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## Sources
- [2026-16492 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16492/notice-of-inventory-completion-university-of-alabama-at-birmingham-birmingham-al)
- [2026-16492 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-13/pdf/2026-16492.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16492 (as of 2026-08-20).