Summary of inventory collection is requested. Tribe receives summary. Correspondence between agency and tribe is initiated. Tribe and agency arrange for meeting. Consultation of the collection begins.
Collection is viewed.
Upon completion of the former evaluation, the Repatriation Committee meets to approve or reject repatriation. In the event repatriation is to occur, the respective federal agency, institution, or museum places a notice in the federal register. Notice in the federal register remains for 30 days. It is within these 30 days another tribe may make a counter claim on the items to be repatriated. Should another tribe attempt to claim the items noted in the federal register, all efforts are halted and an investigation of ownership ensues.