# 2026-19477: Indiana State University returns Native ancestors from dusty shelves to tribes

2026-19477, Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 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/2026-19477
- As of: 2026-09-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19477
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60394
- 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

Indiana State University returns Native ancestors from dusty shelves to tribes

## Summary

Indiana State University has finished checking and identifying Native American human remains and a funerary object found in Dearborn County, Indiana. These remains belong to two Native American individuals, and the university is ready to return them to the affiliated tribes starting October 23, 2026. If you want to request the return, contact ISU soon—no money changes hands, just respect and care for these important cultural items.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana State University (ISU) 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

- ISU Identifies Two Native Remains and Artifact: benefit, medium. Indiana State University identified human remains representing two Native American individuals and one associated funerary object (a turkey bone awl) recovered from site 12-D-0094 in Dearborn County, Indiana. The burials were accidentally exposed during construction in May 1990 and ISU determined t…
- Who Can Request and When Repatriation May Occur: benefit, medium. Repatriation may occur on or after October 23, 2026. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any one or more of the tribes named in this notice, or by a lineal descendant or other tribe that shows by a preponderance of the evidence cultural affiliation; Indiana State University will determine…

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## Sources
- [2026-19477 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19477/notice-of-inventory-completion-indiana-state-university-terre-haute-in)
- [2026-19477 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19477.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19477 (as of 2026-09-30).