Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

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Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University 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.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 65762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21117]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7566; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043939; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Indiana University, Bloomington, 
IN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University 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.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after November 16, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
in this notice to Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, Office of the Native American 
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University, 
Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, 
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1c5d9dedcd0dbd0c8f1d8c49fd4d5c4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9aeef2f5f7fbf0fbe3daf3efb4fffeef">[email&#160;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 
Indiana University, 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, two individuals have been 
identified. There are no associated funerary objects. The collection 
was excavated from Clark Fork in Bonner County, Idaho. It was sent in 
the 1940s to Georg Neumann by John A. Wilson, Department of Geology, 
University of Idaho.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available 
about the human remains described in this notice.

Determinations

    Indiana University has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and the Coeur D'Alene Tribe; Confederated Salish and 
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation; Kalispel Indian Community 
of the Kalispel Reservation; and the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 described in this notice to a 
requestor may occur on or after November 16, 2026. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, Indiana University must 
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. 
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a 
single request and not competing requests. Indiana University 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: October 7, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-21117 Filed 10-15-26; 8:45 am]
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