# 2026-19478: Another Auburn notice: Bones and artifacts for Native return

2026-19478, Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL, 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/2026-19478
- As of: 2026-09-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19478
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60408
- 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

Another Auburn notice: Bones and artifacts for Native return

## Summary

Auburn University at Montgomery has finished checking and listing Native American human remains and artifacts found in Alabama. These items are linked to local Indian Tribes, and they can be returned starting October 23, 2026. If you want to request the return, contact the university soon—no money changes hands, just respect and care for history.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Auburn University at Montgomery 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

- Named Tribes Identified for Repatriation: benefit, low. If you are a member of one of the listed Indian Tribes, Auburn University at Montgomery has determined a cultural affiliation and those Tribes may request repatriation. The notice explicitly names the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte…
- Who May Request and When: benefit, low. You may request repatriation by sending a written request to Kimberly Pyszka at Auburn University at Montgomery (P.O. Box 244023, Montgomery, AL 36124) or by the email listed in the notice. Repatriation may occur on or after October 23, 2026, and requests may be submitted by (1) any one or more of…

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## Sources
- [2026-19478 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19478/notice-of-inventory-completion-auburn-university-at-montgomery-montgomery-al)
- [2026-19478 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19478.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19478 (as of 2026-09-30).