Repatriate ancestral remains under NAGPRA
Practice the sequence you already learned for “Repatriate ancestral remains under NAGPRA” until the order feels automatic. Drill 43 CFR 10 from museum-collections training. Remains are not displayed or sampled after a valid claim is in process, and transfer waits for the notice period.
- Compile the inventory of remains or cultural items.
- Consult affiliated tribes.
- Publish the required Federal Register notice.
- Wait the notice period.
- Resolve competing claims as the rule requires.
- Prepare a culturally appropriate transfer. Do not mount a public exhibit.
- Document the transfer.
- Update the accession file.
- Do not approve destructive analysis while a repatriation claim is pending.