Release of human skeletal remains and associated grave goods

Human skeletal remains and associated grave goods included in the following categories must be deaccessioned and released to the appropriate tribal entity for reinterment on Indian lands: 1. Those recovered from lands and other properties of the state of North Dakota and of its political subdivisions. 2. Those received from donors who are deceased. 3. Those for which donor or federal custodian consent has been secured to release for reinterment. 4. Those for which donors do not respond to consent request letters within the prescribed thirty-day period. Tribally identified articles must be released to a duly designated representative of the respective tribal government. Those articles not tribally identified must be released to an official representative of the intertribal reinterment committee.