Federal Register #2026-08772

Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains at University of Iowa

This notice from the National Park Service announces the completion of an inventory of Native American human remains at the University of Iowa's Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (OSA BP): - Government buyer: National Park Service, Department of the Interior - No products or services are being procured; this is not a procurement opportunity - No OEMs, vendors, or commercial products are mentioned - The notice concerns the repatriation of human remains representing at least one middle adult female, originally found near Bellevue, Iowa - Remains were transferred to OSA BP by the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner after being determined to be of Native American ancestry - No associated funerary objects are present - Cultural affiliation is identified with multiple Indian Tribes, including Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Ho-Chunk Nation, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, Otoe-Missouria Tribe, Pawnee Nation, Peoria Tribe, Ponca Tribe, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Sac & Fox Nation, Santee Sioux Nation, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, Spirit Lake Tribe, Three Affiliated Tribes, Upper Sioux Community, Winnebago Tribe, and Yankton Sioux Tribe - The notice outlines the process for repatriation requests and specifies that repatriation may occur after a designated date - No procurement action, contract, or acquisition is involved

Description

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (OSA BP) has completed an inventory of human remains and determined a cultural affiliation between the remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The inventory includes human remains representing at least one individual, a middle adult female aged 25-50 years, found near Bellevue, Iowa. The notice details the process for repatriation requests and identifies affiliated tribes. Repatriation may occur on or after June 4, 2026.

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