Federal Register #2026-06344

Notice of Repatriation of Native American Remains and Cultural Items by Peabody Museum, The Rockwell Museum, and Florida Department of State

This notice concerns the repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, The Rockwell Museum, and the Florida Department of State: - Government Buyer: - Department of the Interior, National Park Service - Involved Institutions: - Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) - The Rockwell Museum (Corning, NY) - Florida Department of State (Tallahassee, FL) - Items for Repatriation: - 8 lots of sacred baskets (Inyo and Kern Counties, CA) - 1 brush for cleaning baskets (soap root), 1 lot of ground stone/charm stone/plummet, 1 lot of ground stone pipe fragments (Kern County, CA) - 1 ceramic effigy pipe (Broome County, NY) - 1 hammerstone and 1 projectile point (Broome County, NY) - Human remains associated with the above items - Culturally Affiliated Tribes: - Tejon Indian Tribe - Oneida Indian Nation - Oneida Nation - Multiple tribes for the Johnson site, FL (including Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Seminole Tribe of Florida, and others) - Unique Requirements: - This is a statutory notice under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), not a procurement for commercial products or services - Repatriation may occur on or after the specified date - No commercial OEMs or vendors are involved; no products or services are being procured

Description

This notice announces the completion of inventories of human remains and associated funerary objects by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University and The Rockwell Museum. The inventories determined cultural affiliations between these remains and objects and certain Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The notice provides details on the items, their provenance, and the process for repatriation requests, which may occur on or after May 4, 2026, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

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