NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENDED REPATRIATION: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON, DC, AND WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, BELLINGHAM, WA

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- National Park Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 16 by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

Summary: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Western Washington University intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this not...