# 2026-23001: Alabama University Completes Inventory Before Returning Native American Remains

2026-23001, 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).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23001
- As of: 2026-11-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-23001
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 72907
- 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

Alabama University Completes Inventory Before Returning Native American Remains

## Summary

Auburn University at Montgomery has finished checking their collection and found Native American human remains linked to specific tribes like the Absentee Shawnee and Alabama-Coushatta. Starting December 14, 2026, these remains can be returned to the tribes. This process respects Native American heritage and involves no costs or hazards.

## 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 has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- One Native American Ancestor Available for Return: benefit, low. Auburn University at Montgomery has identified human remains representing at least one Native American individual that it affiliates with a list of tribes (including the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; E…
- Who Can Request Repatriation and How: benefit, low. Written requests for repatriation must be sent to Elizabeth Brazelton at Auburn University at Montgomery (P.O. Box 244023, Montgomery, AL 36124; email [email protected]). Requests may be submitted by any one or more of the tribes named in the notice or by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Nat…
- No Funerary Objects or Hazardous Treatment Reported: benefit, low. The notice states there are no associated funerary objects present with the human remains and that no known hazardous substances were used to treat the remains or associated items. The original donor removed the individual from a burial described as an 'Indian of the late 18th Century' and left oth…

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## Sources
- [2026-23001 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/12/2026-23001/notice-of-inventory-completion-auburn-university-at-montgomery-montgomery-al)
- [2026-23001 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-12/pdf/2026-23001.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23001 (as of 2026-11-12).