UPDATE: The deadline for Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian community leaders to submit written comment has been EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2021.
Draft Regulations
On July 9, 2021, the Department invited Tribal leaders and Native Hawaiian Community leaders to consult on a draft proposal of revised NAGPRA regulations. Consultations are scheduled for August 9, 13, and 16 with Indian Tribes and August 17 with Native Hawaiian Community leaders. See Consultations and Listening Sessions Schedule. The Department also provided a summary of previous tribal consultation in 2011 and an explanation of how the draft proposal addresses that input.
The Department also provided a NHO summary of previous Native Hawaiian consultation in 2009 and an explanation of how the draft proposal addresses that input.
UPDATE: The deadline for Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian community leaders to submit written comment has been EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2021.
The National NAGPRA Program has prepared the following documents to assist with review of the draft proposal.
1. Overview of changes in the draft proposal
2. Index to the draft text definitions
Current Regulations
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Regulations are codified in Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at Part 10 (cited as 43 CFR Part 10).
