WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- National Park Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Franklin County Historical Society, Ottawa, KS.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 3 by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

Summary: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Franklin County Historical Society intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

The full text of the notice can be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2026-08-03/html/2026-15715.htm

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