Federal Register #2026-13326

Notice of Inventory Completion for Human Remains at National Museum of Health and Medicine

This notice concerns the completion of an inventory of human remains at the National Museum of Health and Medicine under the Defense Health Agency: - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Health Agency - National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, MD - Purpose: - Notice of inventory completion for human remains (nearly complete skeleton of a child) - Issued in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) - Cultural Affiliation: - Remains culturally affiliated with the following Indian Tribes: - Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation - Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation - Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation - Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota - Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation - Spirit Lake Tribe - Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota - Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota - Process: - Outlines repatriation request procedures for affiliated tribes or lineal descendants - Details criteria for determining the most appropriate requestor - No procurement activity: - No products, services, OEMs, or vendors are requested or mentioned - The National Park Service is involved administratively but does not make determinations

Description

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, National Museum of Health and Medicine has completed an inventory of human remains. The inventory determined a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The notice includes details about the remains, their history, and the tribes affiliated. Repatriation of the human remains may occur on or after July 31, 2026.

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