# 2026-19479: Auburn Montgomery catalogs bones for Native tribe return, feds notified

2026-19479, 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).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19479
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60407
- 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

Auburn Montgomery catalogs bones for Native tribe return, feds notified

## Summary

Auburn University at Montgomery has finished checking its collection of Native American human remains and burial items. They found these items belong to certain Native tribes and plan to return them starting October 23, 2026. If you want to request the return, contact the university soon—this is a big step in respecting Native heritage with no cost involved.

## 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

- Repatriation available starting October 23, 2026: benefit, low. Auburn University at Montgomery says the human remains and 39 associated funerary objects may be returned beginning on October 23, 2026. If you want to request repatriation, you must send a written request to Kimberly Pyszka at Auburn University at Montgomery (P.O. Box 244023, Montgomery, AL 36124)…
- Who may request repatriation and how disputes are handled: benefit, low. Requests may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in the notice, or by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not named if they show by a preponderance of the evidence that they have cultural affiliation. If compet…
- Items identified and affiliated tribes named: benefit, low. Auburn University at Montgomery determined the collection includes the physical remains of two Native American individuals and 39 associated funerary objects (for site 1BU7: 4 pottery sherds and 1 lithic; for site 1PK10: 28 pottery sherds, 5 lithics, and 1 glass shard). The university identified a…

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## Sources
- [2026-19479 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19479/notice-of-inventory-completion-auburn-university-at-montgomery-montgomery-al)
- [2026-19479 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19479.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19479 (as of 2026-09-30).