# 2026-19471: Flagstaff Museum Returns Yavapai Ancestors and Artifacts

2026-19471, Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-09-23, effective 2026-10-23 (as of 2026-09-30).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19471
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ
- 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

Flagstaff Museum Returns Yavapai Ancestors and Artifacts

## Summary

The Museum of Northern Arizona has finished checking its collection and found human remains linked to the Yavapai tribe from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Starting October 23, 2026, these remains and some funerary objects can be returned to the tribe. This is a respectful step to honor Native American heritage and history.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) 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

- Yavapai Ancestral Remains Identified for Return: benefit, low. The Museum of Northern Arizona identified human remains of at least three Native American individuals and two associated funerary objects (ground stone manos) from a late 1800s–early 1900s Yavapai habitation (NA10946) and nearby Orme School grounds, excavated in 1970–1971 in Yavapai County, Arizona…
- Who Can Request Repatriation and How: benefit, low. Repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the three named Yavapai tribes, by any lineal descendant, or by another Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that shows by a preponderance of the evidence that it is a lineal descendant or culturally affiliated. Requests must be s…

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## Sources
- [2026-19471 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19471/notice-of-inventory-completion-museum-of-northern-arizona-flagstaff-az)
- [2026-19471 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19471.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19471 (as of 2026-09-30).