# 2026-22991: University Lists Remains and Items Eligible for Return

2026-22991, Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-11-12, effective 2026-12-14 (as of 2026-11-12).

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- As of: 2026-11-12
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22991
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 72895
- Published: 2026-11-12
- Effective: 2026-12-14
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-12

## In one line

University Lists Remains and Items Eligible for Return

## Summary

Auburn University at Montgomery has finished checking and listing Native American human remains and 99 related items found in Alabama. These remains belong to one Native American individual and are linked to local tribes. Starting December 14, 2026, these remains and objects can be returned to the tribes, with no costs mentioned.

## 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

- Remains and Objects Available for Repatriation: benefit, low. If you are an eligible tribe or descendant, the human remains of at least one Native American individual and 99 associated funerary objects (47 lithics, 48 faunal bone, and 4 metal) identified by Auburn University at Montgomery may be returned to requestors on or after December 14, 2026. Auburn Uni…
- Tribes Identified as Culturally Affiliated: benefit, low. Auburn University at Montgomery determined a cultural affiliation between the remains/objects and the following groups: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Ki…
- Who May Request and How Competing Claims Are Resolved: benefit, low. You may request repatriation by sending a written request to Auburn University at Montgomery if you are one or more of the listed tribes, or if you are a lineal descendant or tribe not listed who shows by a preponderance of the evidence that you are culturally affiliated. Repatriation may occur on…

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## Sources
- [2026-22991 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/12/2026-22991/notice-of-inventory-completion-auburn-university-at-montgomery-montgomery-al)
- [2026-22991 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-12/pdf/2026-22991.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22991 (as of 2026-11-12).