# 2026-19466: Michigan Uni Ships Back Ancient Bones: Tribal Repatriation Routine

2026-19466, Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-09-23, effective 2026-10-23 (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19466
- As of: 2026-09-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19466
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60401
- Published: 2026-09-23
- Effective: 2026-10-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

Michigan Uni Ships Back Ancient Bones: Tribal Repatriation Routine

## Summary

The University of Michigan has finished checking and identifying some ancient Native American remains and a special object found in Michigan. These remains and the object are linked to local Indian Tribes and will be returned to them starting October 23, 2026. If you want to request the return, you can contact the university soon—no money changes hands, just respect and care.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Michigan has completed an inventory of human remains (hereinafter referred to as "Ancestral remains" or "Ancestor") and an associated funerary object and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the Ancestral remains and associated funerary object and Indian Tribes in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- University determined cultural affiliation: benefit, low. The University of Michigan found that one set of Ancestral human remains (one individual) and one associated funerary object (one lot of glass beads) are culturally affiliated with a set of Indian Tribes listed in this notice. The listed Tribes include: Bay Mills Indian Community; Grand Traverse Ba…
- Who may request repatriation and how: benefit, low. If you represent one of the Tribes named in this notice, you may submit a written request for repatriation to the University of Michigan’s NAGPRA Office. Written requests may be submitted by: (1) any one or more of the Indian Tribes listed in the notice and, if joined to a listed Tribe’s request, t…
- Competing requests and repatriation timing rules: mixed, low. If multiple requests for repatriation are received, the University of Michigan must determine the most appropriate requestor before repatriation. Joint repatriation requests are treated as a single request, and repatriation to the approved requestor may occur on or after October 23, 2026.

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## Sources
- [2026-19466 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19466/notice-of-inventory-completion-university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-mi)
- [2026-19466 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19466.pdf)

## Related
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19466 (as of 2026-09-30).