# 2026-19484: Auburn lists more burial items for no-cost Native return

2026-19484, 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: 2026-19484
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60412
- 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 lists more burial items for no-cost Native return

## Summary

Auburn University at Montgomery has finished checking and listing Native American human remains and burial items found in Alabama. These remains and objects are linked to specific Native tribes and can be returned starting October 23, 2026. If you want to request the return, contact the university soon—no money changes hands, but respect and history do!

## 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, high. Auburn University at Montgomery has determined the collection includes the physical remains of 17 Native American individuals and 863 associated funerary objects, and these items may be repatriated on or after October 23, 2026. The university identified a cultural affiliation between these remains/…
- Who may request repatriation: benefit, medium. Requests for repatriation 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 in the notice that shows cultural affiliation by a preponderance of the evide…
- How competing or joint requests are handled: benefit, low. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Auburn University at Montgomery must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation are treated as a single request and not competing requests.

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## Sources
- [2026-19484 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19484/notice-of-inventory-completion-auburn-university-at-montgomery-montgomery-al)
- [2026-19484 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19484.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19484 (as of 2026-09-30).