# 2026-19483: Single funerary object joins Alabama bones for tribe repatriation

2026-19483, 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: 2026-19483
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60397
- 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

Single funerary object joins Alabama bones for tribe repatriation

## Summary

Auburn University at Montgomery has finished checking and listing Native American human remains and a funerary object found at a historic site in Alabama. These items are linked to local Indian Tribes and 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 these important cultural items.

## 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

- One Native American Individual Eligible for Return: benefit, low. Auburn University at Montgomery has identified human remains representing at least one Native American individual and one associated funerary object (a fragment of a deer long bone) from site 1RU9 (Phenix City Dock/possibly Upper Coweta) that may be returned starting October 23, 2026. The items wer…
- Who May Request Repatriation and How: benefit, low. Repatriation requests may be submitted by any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations named in the notice (including the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Sh…

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## Sources
- [2026-19483 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19483/notice-of-inventory-completion-auburn-university-at-montgomery-montgomery-al)
- [2026-19483 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19483.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19483 (as of 2026-09-30).