Indian Land Areas Judicially Established 1978 Map Index

Indian Land Areas Judicially Established 1978 

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1. Seneca 

2. Delaware, Wyandot, Potawatomi, Ottawa, 

Chippewa 

3. Ottawa 

4. Delaware, Ottawa, Shawnee, Wyandot 

5. Delaware 

6. Shawnee 

7. Potawatomi, Ottawa, Chippewa 

8. Potawatomi 

9. Potawatomi 

10. Potawatomi 

11. Potawatomi 

12. Potawatomi 

13. Potawatomi 

14. Potawatomi 

15. Potawatomi 

16. Sault Ste. Marie Band 

17. Ottawa, Chippewa 

18. Saginaw Chippewa 

19. Saginaw Chippewa 

20. Grand River Band 

21. Miami, Potawatomi 

22. Miami, Potawatomi 

23. Miami 

24. Miami, Eel River 

25. Miami, Delaware 

26. Miami, Wea 

27. Potawatomi, Wea 

28. Potawatomi, Wea, Kickapoo 

29. Wea, Kickapoo 

30. Wea 

31. Delaware, Piankeshaw 

32. Potawatomi, Kickapoo 

33. Kickapoo 

34. Kaskaskia, Kickapoo 

89. Kootenai 

90. Nez Perce 

91. Coeur D'Alene 

92. Kalispel 

93. Spokane 

94. Palus 

95. Cayuse 

96. Walla Walla 

97. Umatilla 

98. Yakima 

99. Colville 

100. Lake Tribe 

101. Sanpoil-Nespelem 

102. Okanogan 

103. Methow 

104. Warm Springs 

105. Clatsop 

106. Tillamook 

107. Tillamook 

108. Coquille, Chetco, Too-too-to-ney 

109. Snake 

110. Lemhi 

111. Shoshone 

112. Cheyenne & Arapaho, Northern 

Cheyenne, Northern Arapaho 

113. Klamath 

114. Modoc 

115. Pitt River 

116. Northern Paiute 

117. Washoe 

118. Indians of California 

119. Western Shoshone 

120. Goshute 

121. Uintah Ute 

122. Southern Paiute 

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35. Piankeshaw 

36. Kaskaskia 

37. Cherokee 

38. Creek 

39. Creek 

40. Creek 

41. Seminole 

42. Lake Superior Bands, Mississippi Bands 

43. Lake Superior Bands, Mississippi Bands 

44. Lake Superior Bands 

45. Bois Forte Band 

46. Mississippi Bands 

47. Lake Superior Bands, Mississippi Bands 

48. Pillager & Lake Winnibigoshish Bands 

49. Pillager Band 

50. Red Lake Band 

51. Red Lake Band, Pembina Band 

52. Pembina Band 

53. Potawatomi 

54. Winnebago 

55. Sac & Fox 

56. Sac & Fox 

57. Sac & Fox 

58. Sac & Fox 

59. Sac & Fox 

60. Iowa, Sac & Fox 

61. Sac & Fox 

62. Iowa 

63. Iowa 

64. Otoe & Missouria, Iowa, Omaha, Sac & Fox 

65. Omaha 

66. Ponca 

67. Otoe & Missouria 

68. Pawnee 

69. Osage 

70. Osage 

71. Osage 

72. Quapaw 

73. Caddo 

74. Medawakanton Band 

75. Eastern or Mississippi Sioux 

76. Yankton 

77. Sisseton & Wahpeton 

78. Sisseton 

79. Teton & Yanktonai 

80. Yankton 

81. Sioux (Dahcotah) Nation 

82. Arikara, Mandan, Hidatsa 

83. Arikara, Mandan, Hidatsa 

84. Assiniboine 

85. Crow 

86. Blackfeet & Gros Ventre 

87. Flathead 

88. Upper Pend D'Oreille

123. Hopi 

124. Navajo 

125. Acoma 

126. Laguna 

127. Zia, Jemez, Santa Ana 

128. Santo Domingo 

129. San Ildefonso 

130. Nambe 

131. Santa Clara 

132. Taos 

133. Kiowa, Comanche & Apache 

134. Jicarilla Apache 

135. Mescalero Apache 

136. Mescalero Apache 

137. Lipan Apache 

138. Chiricahua Apache 

139. Chiricahua Apache 

140. Western Apache 

141. Tonto Apache 

142. Havasupai 

143. Hualapai 

144. Mohave 

145. Chemehuevi 

146. Yavapai 

147. Pima-Maricopa 

148. Quechan 

149. Papago 

150. Nooksack 

151. Lummi 

152. Samish 

153. Upper Skagit 

154. Swinomish 

155. Lower Skagit 

156. Kikiallus 

157. Stillaguamish 

158. Makah 

159. S'Klallam 

160. Snohomish 

161. Quileute 

162. Skokomish 

163. Skykomish 

164. Snoqualmie 

165. Suquamish 

166. Duwamish 

167. Quinaielt 

168. Squaxin 

169. Muckleshoot 

170. Puyallup 

171. Steilacoom 

172. Nisqually 

173. Lower Chehalis 

174. Upper Chehalis 

175. Cowlitz 

176. Chinook

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● National NAGPRA reports are the official reports of National NAGPRA program activities.

● Notices documenting Native American human remains and cultural items eligible for 

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● Contaminated Collections. Institutions are required to notify the recipients of repatriations 

of any presently known treatments used on cultural items.

● International Repatriation is an overview of the issues and international agreements 

relating to the return of cultural property to indigenous communities. 

● Kennewick Man Documents provide background information and detailed reports on 

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of their cultural heritage, and of the role that the Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act plays in that process. The National NAGPRA program works with lineal 

descendants, Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, and Federal agencies 

to support NAGPRA implementation nation-wide.

Learn More About NAGPRA

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and its implementing 

regulations contain many specialized terms and requirements, and apply to United States 

museums and Federal agencies.

● Frequently Asked Questions about NAGPRA.

● Law and Regulations includes current regulations, as well as legislative and regulatory 

history.

● Training in NAGPRA implementation is offered regularly by National NAGPRA.

● NAGPRA Glossary provides definitions for the specialized terms used in NAGPRA.

● NAGPRA Update newsletter is a concise overview of current NAGPRA topics.

● National NAGPRA reports are the official reports of National NAGPRA program activities.

● Notices documenting Native American human remains and cultural items eligible for 

repatriation are published in the Federal Register by museums and Federal agencies.

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Committee facilitates the resolution of repatriation disputes and considers requests for the 

disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. National NAGPRA provides staff 

support to the Review Committee.

● Map of Indian Reservations in the continental United States.

● Map of Judicially Established Indian Lands based on decisions of the Indian Claims 

Commission.

● Find your State Historic Preservation Office for information on identifying historic 

properties and assessing the potential effects of undertakings on historic properties. 

● International Repatriation is an overview of the issues and international agreements 

relating to the return of cultural property to indigenous communities. 

● Kennewick Man Documents provide background information and detailed reports on 

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American cultural items in their collections, publish notices in the Federal Register, and 

repatriate Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of 

cultural patrimony to lineal descendants and culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Under NAGPRA, Federal agencies are required to consult 

government-to-government with Indian tribes in carrying out NAGPRA, and Federal agencies 

also have special NAGPRA responsibilities when Native American human remains and items 

are discovered on Federal and tribal lands. 

Learn More About NAGPRA

Working with Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations

Working with Museums and Repositories

Working with the National NAGPRA Program

Additional Resources

Learn More About NAGPRA

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and its implementing 

regulations contain many specialized terms and requirements, and apply to United States 

museums and Federal agencies.

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● Frequently Asked Questions about NAGPRA.

● Law and Regulations includes current regulations, as well as legislative and regulatory 

history.

● Regional consultations for the development of 43 CFR 10.7 (Disposition of unclaimed 

human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony) are in 

progress. 

● Training in NAGPRA implementation is offered regularly by National NAGPRA.

● NAGPRA Glossary provides definitions for the specialized terms used in NAGPRA.

● National NAGPRA reports are the official reports of National NAGPRA program activities.

Working with Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations

Federal agencies are required to consult government-to-government with Indian tribes when 

carrying out NAGPRA, and identifying appropriate tribal consultants is an important step in 

the NAGPRA process. In addition to collections related activities, Federal agencies also have 

special responsibilities under NAGPRA when Native American human remains and objects 

are discovered on Federal and tribal lands.

● Executive Orders on Consultation between Federal agencies and Indian tribes.

● Native American Consultation Database provides an easy way to identify a current 

official contact for Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, and Native 

Hawaiian organizations.

● Map of Indian Reservations in the continental United States.

● Map of Judicially Established Indian Lands based on decisions of the Indian Claims 

Commission.

● Tribal Historic Preservation Offices have responsibility for reviewing Federal agency 

undertakings on tribal lands pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 

Act.

● Grants are available to Indian tribes for consultation with Federal agencies in the NAGPRA 

collections inventory and identification process, and to assist with repatriation costs. 

Federal agencies may not apply for NAGPRA grants.

● Notices of Inventory Completion are published by Federal agencies and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation of Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects.

● Notices of Intent to Repatriate are published by Federal agencies, and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation and identification of unassociated funerary 

objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.

● Notices of Intended Disposition are published by Federal agencies prior the disposition 

of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural 

patrimony discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990.

Working with Museums and Repositories

Many collections that originate from Federal lands are cared for by nonfederal repositories. 

Generally, Federal agencies retain control of collections from their lands, even if the 

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collections are cared for in a nonfederal repository. The Federal agency also has NAGPRA 

responsibility for such collections. In cases where collections from Federal lands are cared 

for by a repository, the repository is said to have "physical custody" of the collection, while 

the Federal agency has "control."

● 36 CFR 79 "Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological 

Collections" specifies the requirements for caring for Federal collections, and includes 

requirements for providing Indian tribes with access to federally-owned archeological 

collections.

● Notices of Inventory Completion are published by Federal agencies and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation of Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. Museums and agencies often publish joint notices for museum 

collections that are federally controlled.

● Notices of Intent to Repatriate are published by Federal agencies, and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation and identification of unassociated funerary 

objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. Museums and agencies often 

publish joint notices for museum collections that are federally controlled.

● Contaminated Collections. Federal agencies and museums are required to notify the 

recipients of repatriations of any presently known treatments used on cultural items.

Working with the National NAGPRA Program

In addition to providing technical assistance, the National NAGPRA program publishes 

Federal Register notices on behalf of museums and agencies, administers the NAGPRA 

grants program, maintains the Native American Consultation Database, and provides staff 

support to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee.

● Regional consultations for the development of 43 CFR 10.7 (Disposition of unclaimed 

human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony) are in 

progress.

● Notices. National NAGPRA provides templates to be used in preparing draft Federal 

Register Notices.

● Review Committee. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 

Committee facilitates the resolution of repatriation disputes and considers requests for the 

disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. National NAGPRA provides staff 

support to the Review Committee.

● Contact National NAGPRA.

Additional Resources

A variety of information related to NAGPRA and cultural resource preservation is available.

● Links to Federal agency cultural resource web pages. Connect directly to other Federal 

agencies to learn more about their NAGPRA activities.

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● Find your State Historic Preservation Office for information on identifying historic 

properties and assessing the potential effects of undertakings on historic properties. 

● International Repatriation is an overview of the issues and international agreements 

relating to the return of cultural property to indigenous communities.

● Kennewick Man Documents provide background information and detailed reports on 

aspects of the work being done by the Department of the Interior in the Kennewick Man 

case.

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Resources for Museums

NAGPRA requires museums that receive Federal funds to complete inventories and 

summaries of Native American cultural items in their collections, publish notices in the 

Federal Register, and repatriate Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred 

objects, and objects of cultural patrimony to lineal descendants and culturally affiliated Indian 

tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.

Learn More About NAGPRA

Working with Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations

Working with Federal Agencies

Working with the National NAGPRA Program

Additional Resources and Professional Associations

Learn More About NAGPRA

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and its implementing 

regulations contain many specialized terms and requirements, and apply to United States 

museums and Federal agencies. 

● Frequently Asked Questions about NAGPRA.

● Law and Regulations includes current regulations, as well as legislative and regulatory 

history.

● Training in NAGPRA implementation is offered regularly by National NAGPRA.

● NAGPRA Glossary provides definitions for the specialized terms used in NAGPRA.

● National NAGPRA reports are the official reports of National NAGPRA program activities.

Home

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Training

Notices

Documents and 

Publications

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Special Topics

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Working with Tribes and Native Hawaiian Organizations

NAGPRA requires museums to consult with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations 

in completing inventories and summaries of Native American cultural items in their 

collections, and to repatriate Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred 

objects, and objects of cultural patrimony as appropriate.

● Native American Consultation Database provides an easy way to identify a current 

official contact for Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, and Native 

Hawaiian organizations.

● Map of Indian Reservations in the continental United States.

● Map of Judicially Established Indian Lands based on decisions of the Indian Claims 

Commission.

● Grants are available for museums to consult with tribes in the NAGPRA collections 

inventory and identification process, and to assist with repatriation costs.

● Notices of Inventory Completion are published by museums and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation of Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects.

● Notices of Intent to Repatriate are published by museums and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation and identification of unassociated funerary 

objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.

● Contaminated Collections. Museums are required to notify the recipients of repatriations 

of any presently known treatments used on cultural items.

Working with Federal Agencies

Many museum collections originate from Federal lands. Generally, Federal agencies retain 

control of collections from their lands, even if the collections are cared for in a museum. The 

Federal agency also has NAGPRA responsibility for such collections. In cases where 

collections from Federal lands are cared for by a museum, the museum is said to have 

"physical custody" of the collection, while the Federal agency has "control."

● Map of Military Bases. This low-resolution map is one resource for identifying Department 

of Defense lands that could be the source of museum collections.

● 36 CFR 79 "Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological 

Collections" specifies the requirements for caring for Federal collections, and includes 

requirements for providing Indian tribes with access to federally-owned archeological 

collections.

● Notices of Inventory Completion are published by Federal agencies and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation of Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. Museums and agencies often publish joint notices for museum 

collections that are federally controlled.

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● Notices of Intent to Repatriate are published by Federal agencies, and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation and identification of unassociated funerary 

objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. Museums and agencies often 

publish joint notices for museum collections that are federally controlled.

● Links to Federal agency cultural resource web pages. Connect directly to other Federal 

agencies to learn more about their NAGPRA activities.

Working with the National NAGPRA Program

In addition to providing technical assistance, the National NAGPRA program publishes 

Federal Register notices on behalf of museums and agencies, administers the NAGPRA 

grants program, maintains the Native American Consultation Database, and provides staff 

support to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee.

● Notices. National NAGPRA provides templates to be used in preparing draft Federal 

Register Notices.

● Grants. National NAGPRA administers the NAGPRA grants program, and can provide 

assistance during the proposal writing process.

● Review Committee. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 

Committee facilitates the resolution of repatriation disputes and considers requests for the 

disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. National NAGPRA provides staff 

support to the Review Committee.

● Contact National NAGPRA.

Additional Resources and Professional Associations

A variety of information related to NAGPRA, museum practice, and cultural resource 

preservation is available.

● Contaminated Collections. Many museums are concerned about pesticides and other 

hazardous materials that may have been used on collections or in collections storage areas.

● International Repatriation is an overview of the issues and international agreements 

relating to the return of cultural property to indigenous communities. 

● Kennewick Man Documents provide background information and detailed reports on 

aspects of the work being done by the Department of the Interior in the Kennewick Man 

case.

● American Association of Museums

● American Association of State and Local History

● Society for American Archaeology

● American Anthropological Association

● American Cultural Resources Association

● Western Museums Association

● Mountain Plains Museum Association

● New England Museum Association

● Southeastern Museums Conference

● Small Museum Association

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Organizations 

NAGPRA provides a process through which lineal descendants, Indian tribes, Native Alaskan 

villages and corporations (also referred to as "Indian tribes" in NAGPRA), and Native 

Hawaiian organizations may claim culturally affiliated human remains, funerary objects, 

sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.

Learn More About NAGPRA

Working with Federal Agencies

Working with Museums and Repositories

Working with the National NAGPRA Program

Additional Resources and Tribal Organizations

Learn More About NAGPRA

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and its implementing 

regulations contain many specialized terms and requirements, and apply to United States 

museums and Federal agencies.

● Frequently Asked Questions about NAGPRA.

● Law and Regulations includes current regulations, as well as legislative and regulatory 

history.

Home

Frequently Asked 

Questions

Law and Regulations

Online Databases

Grants

Training

Notices

Documents and 

Publications

Review Committee

Special Topics

Contact National 

NAGPRA

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● Regional consultations for the development of 43 CFR 10.7 (Disposition of unclaimed 

human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony) are in 

progress.

● Training in NAGPRA implementation is offered regularly by National NAGPRA.

● NAGPRA Glossary provides definitions for the specialized terms used in NAGPRA.

● NAGPRA Update newsletter is a concise overview of current NAGPRA topics.

● National NAGPRA reports are the official reports of National NAGPRA program activities.

Working with Federal Agencies

Under NAGPRA, Federal agencies are required to consult government-to-government with 

Indian tribes in addition to carrying out the inventory, summary, and repatriation provisions of 

NAGPRA. Federal agencies also have special NAGPRA responsibilities when Native 

American human remains and objects are discovered on Federal and tribal lands.

● Map of Military Bases. This low-resolution map is one resource for identifying Department 

of Defense lands that may be of interest to tribes for cultural resource purposes.

● Executive Orders on Consultation between Federal agencies and Indian tribes.

● Links to Federal agency cultural resource web pages. Connect directly to other Federal 

agencies to learn more about their NAGPRA activities. 

● 36 CFR 79 "Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological 

Collections" includes requirements for providing Indian tribes with access to federallyowned archeological collections.

● Notices of Inventory Completion are published by Federal agencies and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation of Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects.

● Notices of Intent to Repatriate are published by Federal agencies, and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation and identification of unassociated funerary 

objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.

● Notices of Intended Disposition are published by Federal agencies prior the disposition 

of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural 

patrimony discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990.

Working with Museums and Repositories

NAGPRA requires museums to complete inventories and summaries of Native American 

cultural items in their collections, and to repatriate Native American human remains, funerary 

objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony to lineal descendants and culturally 

affiliated Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.

● Notices of Inventory Completion are published by museums and document their 

determinations regarding the cultural affiliation of Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects.

● Notices of Intent to Repatriate are published by museums and document their 

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determinations regarding the cultural affiliation and identification of unassociated funerary 

objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony.

● Contaminated Collections. Institutions are required to notify the recipients of repatriations 

of any presently known treatments used on cultural items.

● Grants. NAGPRA documentation and repatriation grants are available to Indian tribes and 

Native Hawaiian organizations.

Working with the National NAGPRA Program

The National NAGPRA program is available to provide technical assistance in all aspects of 

the NAGPRA process.

● Regional consultations for the development of 43 CFR 10.7 (Disposition of unclaimed 

human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony) are in 

progress.

● Grants. National NAGPRA administers the NAGPRA grants program, and can provide 

assistance during the proposal writing process.

● Native American Consultation Database (NACD). Your tribal contact information is 

available for review on NACD, which is maintained by National NAGPRA.

● Review Committee. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 

Committee facilitates the resolution of repatriation disputes and considers requests for the 

disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. National NAGPRA provides staff 

support to the Review Committee.

● Contact National NAGPRA.

Additional Resources and Tribal Organizations

A variety of information related to NAGPRA and tribal cultural resource preservation is 

available.

● National Park Service Tribal Preservation Program assists Indian tribes in preserving 

their historic properties and cultural traditions.

● Tribal Historic Preservation Offices have responsibility for reviewing Federal agency 

undertakings on tribal lands pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 

Act.

● Find your State Historic Preservation Office for information on identifying historic 

properties and assessing the potential effects of undertakings on historic properties. 

● International Repatriation is an overview of the issues and international agreements 

relating to the return of cultural property to indigenous communities.

● Map of Indian Reservations in the continental United States.

● Map of Judicially Established Indian Lands based on decisions of the Indian Claims 

Commission.

● Kennewick Man Documents provide background information and detailed reports on 

aspects of the work being done by the Department of the Interior in the Kennewick Man 

case.

● National Congress of American Indians

● National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers

● Alaska Federation of Natives

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● Alaska Intertribal Council

● Affliliated Tribes of Northwest Indians

● United South and Eastern Tribes

● Great Lakes Intertribal Council

● Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.

● Inter Tribal Council of Arizona

● Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada

● Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council

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The Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) is a Federal law 

passed in 1990. NAGPRA provides a process 

for museums and Federal agencies to return 

certain Native American cultural items -- human 

remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and 

objects of cultural patrimony - to lineal 

descendants, culturally affiliated Indian tribes, 

and Native Hawaiian organizations. 

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Commitee; assists Indian tribes, Native 

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Hawaiian organizations, museums, and Federal 

agencies with the NAGPRA process; maintains 

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training; manages a grants program; and 

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Indian Land Cessions 1784-1894 by 

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National NAGPRA has developed answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding 

NAGPRA and its implementing regulations. For additional information on the specialized 

terms used in NAGPRA, see the NAGPRA Glossary.

● What is NAGPRA?

● Who is responsible for complying with NAGPRA?

● What is the repatriation process under NAGPRA?

● Who may claim Native American cultural items under NAGPRA?

● We are a nonfederally recognized tribe. May we still participate in the NAGPRA 

process?

● Our museum has never submitted a NAGPRA inventory or summary, and we are 

concerned that we may be out of compliance. What should we do? 

● What do "control" and "possession" mean?

● What's the difference between "associated" and "unassociated" funerary objects in 

NAGPRA?

● What's the difference between "repatriation" and "disposition" as used in NAGPRA?

● If Native American remains are discovered during a construction project, does 

NAGPRA apply?

● We recently completed a repatriation. Can we apply for a NAGPRA repatriation grant 

to reimburse our costs?

● Our tribe is being overwhelmed by consultation requests related to Federal 

undertakings and inadvertent discoveries. Are there grant funds available to help? 

● How many Native American human remains and cultural items have been repatriated 

since the passage of NAGPRA?

● Our tribe's contact information in the Native American Consultation Database is 

incorrect. How can we update the information?

● Our museum has cultural items that were originally collected from Federal land. 

Does our museum have NAGPRA responsibility for these cultural items? 

● Does NAGPRA apply to cultural items that originate from outside of the United 

States? 

● Our tribe has learned that a museum located in another country has control of 

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cultural items that may be culturally affiliated with us. Does NAGPRA apply to 

institutions outside the United States? 

What is NAGPRA?

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act is a Federal law passed in 

1990. NAGPRA provides a process for museums and Federal agencies to return certain 

Native American cultural items -- human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects 

of cultural patrimony -- to lineal descendants, and culturally affiliated Indian tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations. NAGPRA includes provisions for unclaimed and culturally 

unidentifiable Native American cultural items, intentional and inadvertent discovery of Native 

American cultural items on Federal and tribal lands, and penalties for noncompliance and 

illegal trafficking. In addition, NAGPRA authorizes Federal grants to Indian tribes, Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and museums to assist with the documentation and repatriation of 

Native American cultural items, and establishes the Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Review Committee to monitor the NAGPRA process and facilitate the 

resolution of disputes that may arise concerning repatriation under NAGPRA. 

Who is responsible for complying with NAGPRA?

All Federal agencies are subject to NAGPRA. All public and private museums that have 

received Federal funds, other than the Smithsonian Institution, are subject to NAGPRA. 

(Repatriation by the Smithsonian Institution is governed by the National Museum of the 

American Indian Act of 1989, 20 U.S.C. 80q.) 

What is the repatriation process under NAGPRA?

The principle steps of the NAGPRA repatriation process include -- 

● Federal agencies and museums must identify cultural items in their collections that are 

subject to NAGPRA, and prepare inventories and summaries of the items. 

● Federal agencies and museums must consult with lineal descendants, Indian tribes, and 

Native Hawaiian organizations regarding the identification and cultural affiliation of the 

cultural items listed in their NAGPRA inventories and summaries.

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Federal agencies and museums must send notices to lineal descendants, Indian tribes, 

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and Native Hawaiian organizations describing cultural items and lineal descendancy or 

cultural affiliation, and stating that the cultural items may be repatriated. The law requires 

the Secretary of the Interior to publish these notices in the Federal Register. 

For more information, go to Law and Regulations.

Who may claim Native American cultural items under NAGPRA?

NAGPRA recognizes claims by lineal descendants, Indian tribes, Native Alaskan villages and 

corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. 

An Indian tribe is any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians 

that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United 

States to Indians because of their status as Indians. In NAGPRA, the term "Indian tribe" 

includes Native Alaskan villages and corporations. Alaska Native villages and corporations 

include those groups or communities defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act. The Department of the Interior has interpreted the definition of 

"Indian tribe" as applying to approximately 770 Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages that 

are recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

A Native Hawaiian organization includes any organization that: (a) serves and represents the 

interests of Native Hawaiians, (b) has as a primary and stated purpose the provision of 

services to Native Hawaiians, and (c) has expertise in Native Hawaiian Affairs, and includes 

the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hui Malama I Na Kupuna `O Hawai`i Nei. The Department 

of the Interior has interpreted this definition to also include the Hawaiian island burial councils 

and various 'Ohanas (extended families).

We are a nonfederally recognized tribe. May we still participate in the NAGPRA 

process?

Under NAGPRA, only Federally recognized Native American tribes, Native Alaskan villages 

and corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations may claim cultural items. NAGPRA 

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tribes. However, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 

Committee has recognized that there are some cases in which nonfederally recognized 

tribes may be appropriate claimants for cultural items. Museums, if they wish, may consult 

with nonfederally recognized tribes. (Because NAGPRA requires Federal agencies to consult 

government-to-government with Federally recognized tribes, it may be difficult for Federal 

agencies to include non-recognized tribes in NAGPRA consultations.) Museums and Federal 

agencies that wish to return Native American human remains and cultural items to 

nonfederally recognized tribes must make a request for review of a proposed disposition to 

the Review Committee. 

Our museum has never submitted a NAGPRA inventory or summary, and we are 

concerned that we may be out of compliance. What should we do?

The National NAGPRA program recognizes that making collections information accessible to 

lineal descendants, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations is an important goal of 

NAGPRA. The National NAGPRA program provides technical assistance to museums and 

Federal agencies that need to prepare NAGPRA summaries and inventories for the first time. 

You may contact National NAGPRA staff by telephone or e-mail, and a staff member will be 

assigned to work with you. National NAGPRA staff members do not initiate civil penalties 

investigations.

What do "control" and "possession" mean?

NAGPRA says that museums and Federal agencies must prepare inventories and 

summaries of cultural items in their control or possession. "Control" means having a 

sufficient legal interest in human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of 

cultural patrimony to lawfully permit the museum or Federal agency to treat the objects as 

part of its collection for purposes of NAGPRA, whether or not the museum or Federal agency 

has physical custody of the human remains or objects.

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In other words, control is having a legal interest with or without physical custody, while 

possession is having physical custody. For example, if a museum has physical custody of 

Native American human remains or cultural items, but lacks legal interest (for example, when 

a museum is holding a collection on loan from another institution or a private collector), then 

the museum does not have control of these remains or items for NAGPRA purposes. For 

more information, see the NAGPRA Glossary and Law and Regulations.

What's the difference between "associated" and "unassociated" funerary objects in 

NAGPRA?

Both associated and unassociated funerary objects are cultural items that are reasonably 

believed to have been placed with individual human remains either at the time of death, or 

later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture. Under NAGPRA, funerary objects are 

considered to be "unassociated" if the human remains with which the objects were placed 

are not in the possession or control of a museum or Federal agency. Funerary objects are 

considered to be "associated" if the human remains with which the objects were placed are 

in the possession or control of a museum or Federal agency. 

Note that a funerary object is an associated funerary object if the human remains are in the 

possession or control of any museum or Federal agency, not necessarily the same museum 

or agency that has possession or control of the funerary object. Also note that "associated 

funerary objects" includes those items that were made exclusively for burial purposes or to 

contain human remains. 

For more information, see the NAGPRA Glossary and Law and Regulations.

What's the difference between "repatriation" and "disposition" as used in NAGPRA?

The term repatriation means the transfer of legal interest in and physical custody of Native 

American cultural items to lineal descendants, culturally affiliated Indian tribes, and Native 

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In NAGPRA, the term disposition refers to the return of cultural items excavated or 

inadvertently discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990, to lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations. The term disposition is also 

used with respect to the Review Committee's charge to recommend specific actions for 

developing a process for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. 

For more information, see the NAGPRA Glossary and Law and Regulations.

If Native American remains are discovered during a construction project, does 

NAGPRA apply?

The excavation and inadvertent discovery provisions of NAGPRA apply only to Federal and 

tribal lands. Under NAGPRA, tribal lands are lands (including private lands) within the 

exterior boundaries of an Indian reservation. If the burial ground is not on Federal or tribal 

land, then the excavation and inadvertent discovery provisions of NAGPRA do not apply. 

However, other State and Federal cultural preservation laws may apply, and State or local 

cemetery laws may also apply. For information on other State and Federal cultural 

preservation laws, contact your State Historic Preservation Office. For details on the 

excavation and inadvertent discovery provisions of NAGPRA, go to Law and Regulations.

We recently completed a repatriation. Can we apply for a NAGPRA repatriation grant 

to reimburse our costs?

No. Applications for NAGPRA repatriation grants must be submitted well in advance of 

repatriation activities. National NAGPRA recommends that repatriation grants be submitted 

at least 6 weeks in advance of the repatriation. For more information, go to Grants.

Our tribe is being overwhelmed by consultation requests related to Federal 

undertakings and inadvertent discoveries. Are there grant funds available to help?

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Hawaiian organization for the purpose of assisting such tribes and organizations in the 

repatriation of Native American cultural items. These grants are limited to activities related to 

the documentation and repatriation of collections from museums, and may not be used to 

fund consultation and other activities related to undertakings, inadvertent discoveries, and 

excavations. However, funds may be available through the National Park Service Tribal 

Preservation program. The Tribal Preservation program administers Historic Preservation 

Fund Grants to Indian Tribes, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiian Organizations, 

which may be used for cultural preservation projects.

How many Native American human remains and cultural items have been repatriated 

since the passage of NAGPRA?

There is no single source for this information. While museums and Federal agencies are 

required to keep their own record of repatriations, NAGPRA does not require museums and 

Federal agencies to report repatriations to the Secretary of the Interior or to the National Park 

Service. Museums and Federal agencies are required, however, to publish notices in the 

Federal Register when they have determined that Native American human remains, funerary 

objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony are culturally affiliated and are 

eligible for repatriation. The National NAGPRA program compiles statistics twice yearly on 

the total number of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and 

objects of cultural for which Federal Register notices have been published. The current 

statistics (updated on November 30, 2006) are as follows -- 

Human remains: 31,995 individuals 

Associated funerary objects: 669,554 (includes many small items, such as beads) 

Unassociated funerary objects: 118,227 (includes many small items, such as beads) 

Sacred objects: 3,584 

Objects of cultural patrimony: 281 

Objects that are both sacred and patrimonial: 764 

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Our tribe's contact information in the Native American Consultation Database is 

incorrect. How can we update the information?

The contact information provided in the Native American Consultation Database (NACD) is 

based on the list of federally recognized Indian tribes maintained by the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs. To change your contact information as it appears in NACD, send a letter with the new 

contact information to National NAGPRA. The letter must be an original (no photocopies, 

please) on tribal letterhead, signed by an authorized tribal official. 

Our museum has cultural items that were originally collected from Federal land. Does 

our museum have NAGPRA responsibility for these cultural items?

Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural 

patrimony that were originally from Federal lands are usually under the control of the Federal 

agency that managed or manages the land from which the human remains or other cultural 

items were removed. In such cases, it is the Federal agency, and not the museum, that has 

the responsibility for carrying out the NAGPRA process. The museum may wish to contact 

the appropriate Federal agency to discuss how the NAGPRA process will be completed. 

Museums should also be aware that Federal archeological collections in nonfederal 

repositories are also subject to Federal regulation 36 CFR 79, "Curation of FederallyOwned and Administered Archeological Collections." For more information, see 

Museums and the NAGPRA Glossary. 

Does NAGPRA apply to cultural items that originate outside of the United States?

No. The NAGPRA regulations "apply to human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or 

objects of cultural patrimony which are indigenous to Alaska, Hawaii, and the continental 

United States, but not to territories of the United States" [43 CFR 10.1(b)(2)]. For more 

information, go to International Repatriation.

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items that may be culturally affiliated with us. Does NAGPRA apply to institutions 

outside the United States?

No. NAGPRA is United States law, and applies to United States museums and Federal 

agencies. However, the United States does have agreements with many foreign nations 

regarding the movement of cultural property across borders. For more information, go to 

International Repatriation. 

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Law, Regulations, and Guidance

A number of resources are available to assist museums, agencies, and Native American 

communities in carrying out NAGPRA. For additional information regarding the specialized 

terms used in NAGPRA, see the NAGPRA Glossary. 

Law and Regulations

● Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. [Nov. 

16, 1990] PDF or Text

● Final Regulations, 43 CFR 10 (includes preamble) [Dec. 04, 1995] PDF or Text

● 43 CFR 10 - Updated (Full Text, excluding preamble, of 43 CFR 10 as amended January 

13, 1997; August 1, 1997; and May 5, 2003; and published in the Code of Federal 

Regulations October 1, 2003) [Oct. 01, 2003] PDF or Text

● Reserved sections of the NAGPRA regulations

● 43 CFR 10, Final Rule, Technical Amendment [Sep. 30, 2005] PDF

● 43 CFR 10.13, Future applicability Final Rule [Mar. 21, 2007] PDF or Text

Secretarial Orders

● Secretarial Order 3261 [Jul. 7, 2005] PDF

Summaries, Inventories, and Notices

● Summary and Inventory Overview PDF

● Cultural Affiliation PDF

● Federal Register Notice preparation

● Memorandum providing guidance on preparation of NAGPRA inventories [Apr. 27, 1995] 

PDF or Text

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Excavations and Inadvertent Discoveries

● 43 CFR 10 Subpart B Overview (Excavations and Inadvertent Discoveries) PDF

● Inadvertent Discoveries on Tribal Lands - Overview PDF

● Inadvertent Discoveries on Federal Lands - Overview PDF

● Intentional Excavations on Tribal and Federal Lands - Overview PDF

● Priority of Custody/Ownership Flowchart [43 CFR 10.6 and 25 U.S.C. 3002(a)] PDF

● Cultural Affiliation PDF

● Plan of Action Checklist PDF

● Comprehensive Agreement Checklist PDF

● NAGPRA Section 3 and the Requirements of ARPA PDF

● Comparison of NAGPRA, ARPA, and NHPA Section 106 PDF

Consultation

● Native American Consultation Database for tribal NAGPRA contact information

● Bureau of Indian Affairs list of Federally Recognized Tribes (PDF) [Mar. 22, 2007] 

Legislative and Regulatory History

● US House Report 101-877 [Oct. 15, 1990] PDF or Text

● US Senate Report 101-473 [Sep. 26, 1990] PDF or Text

● Proposed Regulations, 43 CFR 10 [May 28, 1993] PDF or Text

● Interim Civil Penalties Rule, 43 CFR 10.12 [Jan. 13, 1997] PDF or Text

● Correcting amendments to final regulations [Aug. 01, 1997] PDF or Text

● Final Civil Penalties Rule, 43 CFR 10.12 (includes preamble) [April 3, 2003] PDF or Text

● Correction to the Final Civil Penalties Rule [Jul. 3, 2003] PDF or Text

Congressional Oversight and Proposed Amendments

Senate

● May 10, 1993 Indian Affairs Committee Oversight Hearing, S. Hrg 103-198 (Not 

available)

● Dec. 6, 1995 Indian Affairs Committee Oversight Hearing, S. Hrg 104-356

● Jul. 30, 1996 Markup of S. 1983 (Not available)

● Apr. 20, 1999 Indian Affairs Committee Oversight Hearing, Witness list

● Jul. 25, 2000 Indian Affairs Committee Oversight Hearing, Witness list

● Sep. 9, 2002 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources regarding S. 2598, S. Hrg 

107-258

● Oct. 11, 2004 Indian Affairs Committee regarding S. 2843, S. Hrg 108-406

● Dec. 8, 2004 Indian Affairs Committee Oversight Hearing, S. Hrg 108-768

● May 12, 2005 Indian Affairs Committee regarding S. 536, S. Hrg 109-67

● Jul. 28, 2005 Indian Affairs Committee Oversight Hearing, Witness list

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House of Representatives 

● Jun. 10, 1998 Resources Committee regarding H.R. 2893, Witness list and NPS 

testimony 

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National NAGPRA Online Databases

National NAGPRA maintains several online databases designed to provide access to 

information on a variety of NAGPRA-related topics. All of the databases have search 

capabilities that allow the user to locate specific information. The databases are updated 

regularly by National NAGPRA staff. 

● Native American Consultation Database (NACD) is an easy way to identify a current 

official contact for Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, and Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Names and addresses of tribal leaders are entered from the 

current Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Leaders Directory. Use the state tables compiled 

from Indian Land Cessions 1784-1894 as additional consultation resources. Changes in 

contact information or corrections to the data should be sent to the NACD Administrator.

● Notices of Inventory Completion Database is a searchable library of published Federal 

Register notices pertaining to Native American human remains and associated funerary 

objects. A map has been added to the site to show the distribution of human remains that 

have been described in published notices of inventory completion. 

● Notices of Intent to Repatriate Database is a searchable library of published Federal 

Register notices pertaining to Native American unassociated funerary objects, sacred 

objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. 

● Culturally Unidentifiable Native American Inventories Database. This database 

provides information about Native American human remains that have been determined to 

be culturally unidentifiable and has been compiled on behalf of the Review Committee

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10 (g). The database summarizes the inventory information 

submitted by museums and Federal agencies and is not meant to be an exact copy of their 

inventory data. Though an effort has been made to verify the accuracy of the data 

presented in this database, slight discrepancies between these and the actual museum and 

agency inventories may remain. 

The database was updated December 31, 2006. It now includes 15,901 records describing 

118,400 Native American human remains and 828,641 associated funerary objects 

inventoried by 627 museums and Federal agencies. Among the human remains included 

here are 5,238 that have been affiliated or transferred since they were first inventoried as 

culturally unidentifiable. Corrections, updates, and additions to this database will be made 

as museums and agencies continue to verify the data that have been entered, or submit 

revised inventories. A map has been added to show the provenience of the human remains 

in the database. 

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NAGPRA Grants

NAGPRA Grants are awarded to Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, 

Native Hawaiian organizations, and museums for financial assistance in carrying out projects 

associated with NAGPRA compliance. 

A new online NAGPRA Grants to Tribes and Museums (PDF) brochure highlights examples of successful 

NAGPRA grants projects and provides information on other sources of cultural resources funding. 

The National NAGPRA program administers two types of awards, each with a different 

application process. Use the same proposal form for either type of grant.

Consultation/Documentation grants are awarded competitively once per fiscal year. 

Collaborative documentation and consultation proposals are especially encouraged. 

Repatriation grants are awarded on a continuing basis throughout each fiscal year. 

Proposals are accepted October 1 through June 30. Repatriation grant proposals require 

documentation of transfer of control. See template. 

NAGPRA Grant Calendar for FY2007

September 20, 2006 FY2007 NAGPRA Tribal and Museum Grant guidelines and 

application forms available on-line.

December 29, 2006 Draft FY2007 NAGPRA Tribal and Museum Consultation/ 

Documentation grant applications due for optional pre-review.

March 1, 2007 Final FY2007 NAGPRA Tribal and Museum Consultation/ 

Documentation grant applications due.

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July 15, 2007 Target date for announcement of FY2007 Consultation/ 

Documentation awards. 

Repatriation grant applications should be submitted at least 8 weeks prior to the 

scheduled repatriation. Funding may not be immediately available.

 

Guidelines and Forms for Applicants:

● FY 2007 Grant Guidelines PDF

● FY 2007 Proposal Form PDF or Word document format 

● SF424: Application for Federal Assistance form PDF or Word document format 

(This is a mandatory form to be submitted with all grant applications.)

The FY2007 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for 

NAGPRA Grants is 15.922. 

Information for Grant Recipients:

● Interim Progress Report Cover Sheet

● Final Project Report Cover Sheet

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NAGPRA grant awards to date.

● 349 NAGPRA grants totalling $18,909,241 have been awarded to Indian tribes, Alaska 

Native villages and corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. 

● 174 NAGPRA grants totalling $8,737,841 have been awarded to museums. 

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● October 8, 2007: International Legal Issues: The Current Debate over the Immunity of 

Foreign Cultural Property Suit in the United States, Washington College of Law, 

American University, 4801 Massachusetts Ave NW, Room 603, Washington, DC @ 

4:00pm. Registration Information or call (202) 274-4445

● December 4 -5, 2007: Native American Cultural Property Law, sponsored by the 

National Preservation Institute, Seattle, WA.

Training Resources

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online:

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● Bureau of Indian Affairs list of federally recognized tribes PDF

● NAGPRA at a Glance PDF or HTML

● NAGPRA Collections vs. Excavations and Discoveries: Overview PDF

● Summary and Inventory Overview PDF

● Cultural Affiliation PDF

● 43 CFR 10 Subpart B Overview (Excavations and Inadvertent Discoveries) PDF

● Inadvertent Discoveries on Tribal Lands - Overview PDF

● Inadvertent Discoveries on Federal Lands - Overview PDF

● Intentional Excavations on Tribal and Federal Lands - Overview PDF

● NAGPRA Section 3 and the Requirements of ARPA PDF

● Priority of Custody/Ownership Flowchart [43 CFR 10.6 and 25 U.S.C. 3002(a)] PDF

● Plan of Action Checklist PDF

● Comprehensive Agreement Checklist PDF

● Comparison of NAGPRA, ARPA, and NHPA Section 106 PDF

● 36 CFR 79 Overview (Curation of Federally Owned and Administered Archaeological 

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As part of the NAGPRA compliance process, the National NAGPRA program assists 

museums and Federal agencies in publishing Notices of Inventory Completion and Notices of 

Intent to Repatriate in the Federal Register.

A Notice of Inventory Completion is published when a museum or Federal agency has 

made a determination of cultural affiliation for Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects in its possession or control. By law these were due November 

1995. 

A Notice of Intent to Repatriate is published when a museum or Federal agency, in 

consultation with tribes, receives, reviews, and accepts a claim by a tribe for sacred objects, 

unassociated funerary objects, or objects of cultural patrimony.

A Notice of Intended Disposition is published in newspapers by the Federal agency official 

responsible for cultural items excavated or removed from Federal lands. The responsible 

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to Jaime_Lavallee@contractor.nps.gov.

● Notice of Inventory Completion Template

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● Correction Template (used to correct a previously published notice)

● Notice of Intended Disposition Template

Many of the terms that are used in Notices of Inventory Completion and Notices of Intent to 

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● Aboriginal lands

● Associated funerary objects

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● Control

● Cultural affiliation

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● Human remains

● Indian tribe

❍ Bureau of Indian Affairs list of federally recognized tribes PDF

● Native Hawaiian oganization

● Physical custody

● Possession

● Preponderance of evidence

● Sacred objects

● Unassociated funerary objects

Published Notices

The text of published Federal Register notices may be viewed in either HTML or PDF 

formats. Select from:

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● Notices of Intent to Repatriate Database

A table of published Notices of Intended Disposition is available in PDF.

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Provenience data, including State, County, and Site information, derived from published 

Notices of Inventory Completion have been assembled in the following MS Word Documents. 

Clicke here for Help in using these tables.DF.

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Alabama Idaho Michigan New York Tennessee

Arizona Illinois Minnesota North Carolina Texas

Arkansas Indiana Mississippi North Dakota Utah

California Iowa Missouri Ohio Vermont

Colorado Kansas Montana Oklahoma Virginia

Connecticut Kentucky Nebraska Oregon Washington

Delaware Louisiana Nevada Pennsylvania West Virginia 

Florida Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Wisconsin

Georgia Maryland New Jersey South Carolina Wyoming

For more information regarding notices and the NAGPRA compliance process, see Law and 

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Maps

Maps showing the location of Indian reservations, Indian land claims, and military bases are 

available to provide information that can be used during consultation. The National NAGPRA 

program does not have printed versions of these maps available for distribution. However, 

PDF versions can be downloaded and taken to your local printing or copy center. 

● Indian Reservations shows the location of Federal Indian Reservations in the continental 

United States, and is based on information compiled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs .

● Judicially Established Indian Lands is based on information provided by the Indian 

Claims Commission. The Indian Claim's Commission was established by Congress in 1946 

to settle land claim disputes between Indians and the U.S. Government.

● Military Bases in the Contiguous United States is a low-resolution map showing 

locations of Department of Defense (DOD) installations. The map is intended to serve as a 

consultation resource for helping to identify collections from DOD lands. 

National NAGPRA Reports 

are the official reports of National NAGPRA program activities. The reports summarize a 

variety of information, including the program expenditures, notice publication statistics, grant 

information, status of draft regulations, and status of disputes. Additional reports are posted 

as they become available.

● FY07 Midyear Report (June 2007)

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● FY04 Final Report (October 2004)

● FY04 Midyear Report (April 2004)

● FY03 Final Report (October 2003) 

● May 2003

● November 2002

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The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee was 

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identification process and repatriation activities." They have requested that information on 

compliance with the law be maintained and they make annual reports to Congress. They also 

hear disputes on factual matters to resolve repatriation issues between Indian tribes, Alaska 

Native villages and corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. The Review Committee 

is an advisory body under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Questions regarding 

Federal agency procedural practice are addressed by the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.

S.C. Section 501 et seq. Review Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of the 

Interior from nominations by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, traditional Native 

American religious leaders, national museum organizations, and scientific organizations. 

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committee on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior. The Manager, National NAGPRA 

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Contaminated Collections

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● Proceedings of the symposium, Contaminated Collections: Preservation, Access and Use,

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- 9, 2001.

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International Repatriation

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