Federal Register #2026-05967

Notice of Intended Repatriation of Native American Cultural Items in Riverside County, CA

This notice concerns the intended repatriation of Native American cultural items by the Center for Natural Lands Management in Temecula, California. - Government Buyer: - National Park Service (Department of the Interior) - No OEMs or commercial vendors are involved, as this is not a procurement or contract opportunity - Items for Repatriation: - 54 lots of unassociated funerary objects, including ceramics, lithics, bone, groundstone, beads, and shells - 1 sacred object (contents of a Shaman's pipe) - Items were found in Riverside County, California, near Thousand Palms Oasis, and discovered at the Palm House upon acquisition of the Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve - Repatriation is conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) - No hazardous substances were found on the items - Notice invites eligible Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation to request repatriation - No products, services, or contract awards are being solicited or announced

Description

The Center for Natural Lands Management intends to repatriate approximately 55 cultural items, including unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony, that have cultural affiliation with Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. These items were found in Riverside County, California, and include ceramics, lithics, bone, groundstone, beads, shells, and the contents of a Shaman's pipe. The repatriation is conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and may occur on or after April 27, 2026. Requests for repatriation can be submitted by lineal descendants or culturally affiliated tribes or organizations.

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