# 2026-23000: Kentucky Museum and Forest Service Prepare Native Remains Repatriation

2026-23000, Notice of Inventory Completion: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest, Winchester, KY, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-11-12, effective 2026-12-14 (as of 2026-11-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23000
- As of: 2026-11-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-23000
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest, Winchester, KY
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 72893
- 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

Kentucky Museum and Forest Service Prepare Native Remains Repatriation

## Summary

The William S. Webb Museum and the Daniel Boone National Forest have finished checking and listing Native American human remains and related items found in Kentucky. These remains and objects are linked to specific Native tribes and will be returned to them starting December 14, 2026. This process respects Native heritage and involves no costs or delays for the public.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (WSWM) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest (USDA FS DBNF) have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and have 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 of 5 individuals and 66 objects: benefit, low. The William S. Webb Museum and the Daniel Boone National Forest have determined the human remains of five Native American individuals and 66 associated funerary objects are culturally affiliated and may be returned to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band…
- Who may request repatriation: benefit, low. Written requests for repatriation may be submitted by any one or more of the named Indian Tribes in this notice or by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not named that shows by a preponderance of the evidence that it is culturally affiliated. Requests must be sent…
- No public costs or delays stated: benefit, low. The notice states the repatriation process "involves no costs or delays for the public." Repatriation activities described may proceed on or after December 14, 2026 without public-facing costs or delays according to the notice.

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## Sources
- [2026-23000 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/12/2026-23000/notice-of-inventory-completion-william-s-webb-museum-of-anthropology-university-of-kentucky)
- [2026-23000 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-12/pdf/2026-23000.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23000 (as of 2026-11-12).