# 2026-19480: Auburn unearths 556 Native artifacts with bones for tribal repatriation

2026-19480, 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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- As of: 2026-09-30
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19480
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60396
- 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 unearths 556 Native artifacts with bones for tribal repatriation

## Summary

Auburn University at Montgomery has finished checking and listing Native American human remains and 556 related artifacts found at a historic site in Alabama. These items are linked to local Indian Tribes, and starting October 23, 2026, they can be returned to the tribes. If you want to request the return, contact the university by mail or email.

## 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

- Return of Native American Remains: benefit, medium. Auburn University at Montgomery has identified the physical remains of one Native American individual and 556 associated funerary objects (423 pottery sherds, 50 lithics, 12 faunal bones, 2 shell, 31 metal objects, 34 glass shards, and 4 fired clay) from site 1EE32 (Tuckabatchee) in Alabama. These…
- Who Can Request Repatriation: benefit, low. Written requests for repatriation may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in this notice, or by any lineal descendant or tribe not named who shows by a preponderance of the evidence a cultural affiliation. If competing requests are received, A…

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## Sources
- [2026-19480 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19480/notice-of-inventory-completion-auburn-university-at-montgomery-montgomery-al)
- [2026-19480 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19480.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19480 (as of 2026-09-30).