# 2026-18962: Army to Return Young Native Woman's Remains from Historic Fort

2026-18962, Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Army, Collection From the Former Fort Vancouver Army Garrison, Vancouver, WA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-09-16, effective 2026-10-16 (as of 2026-09-23).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18962
- As of: 2026-09-23
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-18962
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Army, Collection From the Former Fort Vancouver Army Garrison, Vancouver, WA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 58700
- Published: 2026-09-16
- Effective: 2026-10-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-23

## In one line

Army to Return Young Native Woman's Remains from Historic Fort

## Summary

The U.S. Army finished checking human remains found at the old Fort Vancouver Army Garrison in Washington. They found a young Native American woman’s remains linked to local tribes, and these remains can be returned starting October 16, 2026. If you want to request the remains, you can contact the Army by mail or email—no money changes hands, just respect and care for history.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Department of the Army has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Named Tribes Have Cultural Affiliation: benefit, low. The Department of the Army determined that the human remains of one Native American individual are culturally affiliated with the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. The agency based this connection on available information, consultation, and rec…
- Repatriation Eligible Starting October 16, 2026: benefit, low. Repatriation of the human remains may occur on or after October 16, 2026. Repatriation requests may be submitted by the named Indian Tribes, a lineal descendant, or another tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that shows by a preponderance of the evidence cultural affiliation; send written request…

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## Sources
- [2026-18962 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/16/2026-18962/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-department-of-the-army-collection-from-the-former-fort-vancouver)
- [2026-18962 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-16/pdf/2026-18962.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18962 (as of 2026-09-23).