NAGPRA requires Federal agencies, museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to complete certain documents as a part of protection or repatriation of human remains and cultural items. Templates in MS Word are provided to assist with these requirements. If you need assistance with these templates or the available templates do not fit your needs, please contact nagpra_info@nps.gov.
Protection on Federal or Tribal Lands
- Plan of action
- Comprehensive agreement
- Certification after a discovery
- Authorization for an excavation
- Notice of Intended Disposition (NID)
- Disposition statement on Federal lands
Repatriation - General
- Museum statement of Federal agency holding or collection
- Museum statement of other holding or collection
- Request to delay repatriation for scientific study (forthcoming)
Repatriation of Human Remains or Associated Funerary Objects
- Step 1 - Compile an Itemized List
- Step 2 - Initiate consultation
- Step 3 - Consult
- Request for extension of inventory deadline (forthcoming)
- Step 4 - Complete an Inventory
- Step 5 - Submit a Notice of Inventory Completion (NIC) for
- Step 6 - Request for Repatriation
- Step 7 - Respond to a Request for Repatriation (forthcoming)
- Step 8 - Repatriation statement
- OPTIONAL - Transfer or reinter human remains or associated funerary objects with no cultural affiliation - Submit a Notice of Proposed Transfer or Reinterment
Repatriation of Cultural Items
- Step 1 - Compile a summary
- Step 2 - Initiate consultation
- Step 3 - Consult
- Step 4 - Request for Repatriation (forthcoming)
- Step 5 - Respond to a Request for Repatriation (forthcoming)
- Step 6 - Submit a Notice of Intended Repatriation (NIR) for
- Step 7 - Repatriation Statement
Last updated: April 25, 2025