Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-07950
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Remains and Funerary Objects at Indiana University
Buyer
National Park Service
Posted
April 23, 2026
Respond By
May 26, 2026
Identifier
2026-07950
This notice concerns the completion of an inventory of Native American human remains and funerary objects at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). - Government Buyer: - Department of the Interior, National Park Service (publishing agency) - Indiana University, Office of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (responsible for repatriation process) - Products/Services: - Inventory of 17 individuals' human remains - 13 associated funerary objects, including: - Lots of beads - Ceramics - Worked shell - Lithics - Faunal bone - Worked bone - Shell - Copper - Fiber - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Cultural affiliation established with multiple Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations: - Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma - Cherokee Nation - Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians - Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma - Quapaw Nation - Shawnee Tribe - The Osage Nation - United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma - Requests for repatriation must be submitted to Indiana University - Indiana University will determine the most appropriate recipient in case of competing requests - No commercial OEMs or vendors are involved, as this is not a procurement for goods or services
Description
Indiana University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory identifies a cultural affiliation between the remains and objects and several Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The notice details the number of individuals and associated funerary objects from various sites in Kentucky. Repatriation of these remains and objects may occur on or after May 26, 2026, and requests for repatriation must be sent to Indiana University.