Federal Register #N7268

Notice of Repatriation of Native American Human Remains and Cultural Items by Multiple Museums

This notice from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, addresses the repatriation of Native American cultural items and human remains by several museums: - Government Buyer: - National Park Service, Department of the Interior - Museums Involved: - Gilcrease Museum (Tulsa, OK) - University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia, PA) - Houston Museum of Natural Science (Houston, TX) - Items for Repatriation: - Gilcrease Museum: Three unassociated funerary objects (stone scraper, turtle effigy pipe bowl, chunkey stone) affiliated with The Chickasaw Nation - University of Pennsylvania Museum: Human remains of three individuals (one adult male, two adult females) affiliated with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe - Houston Museum of Natural Science: Five sacred objects (beaded leggings, two peyote rattles, peyote fan, beaded medicine bottle) affiliated with the Comanche Tribe - No OEMs or commercial vendors are involved; no products or services are being procured - Notable Requirements: - Repatriation is conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) - Repatriation may occur on or after the specified date - Items are culturally affiliated with specific Native American tribes - No contract value, procurement, or competition is associated with this notice

Description

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) 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 three individuals recovered from a Mohawk cemetery near Manheim in Herkimer County, New York. The Penn Museum has identified the remains as Mohawk and connected them to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. Repatriation of the human remains may occur on or after August 3, 2026.

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