Notice2026-03563
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Connecticut, Storrs-Mansfield, CT
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Published
February 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Connecticut 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 8515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03563]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6939; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042045; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Connecticut,
Storrs-Mansfield, CT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Connecticut 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after March 25, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Roxanne Beason,
University of Connecticut, 350 Mansfield Dr Unit 1245, Storrs-
Mansfield, CT 06269, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9bba6b1a8a7a7ace7abaca8baa6a789bcaaa6a7a7e7acadbc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1839e89909f9f94df939490829e9fb184929e9f9fdf949584">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
University of Connecticut, and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, 47 individuals have been
identified. The 190 associated funerary objects include copper beads,
projectile points, scrapers, axes, and pottery sherds. The individuals
are from various archaeological sites across the state of Connecticut
and are affiliated with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and Mohegan
Tribe. There are no known hazardous substances used to treat any of the
human remains or associated funerary objects.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The University of Connecticut has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 47 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 190 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the
Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of
Connecticut.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 25,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the
University of Connecticut must determine the most appropriate requestor
prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The University of Connecticut is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and
Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other
consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 13, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-03563 Filed 2-20-26; 8:45 am]
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