Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-19988
Notice of Intent to Repatriate 241 Cultural Items from Spiro Mound
Buyer
DEPT OF INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SVC
Posted
September 30, 2026
Identifier
2026-19988
The National Park Service issued a notice about the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields’ plan to repatriate 241 cultural items under NAGPRA. - Government agency: National Park Service, within the U.S. Department of the Interior. - Institution: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. - Notice subject: Intent to repatriate 241 unassociated funerary objects removed from Spiro Mound in LeFlore County, Oklahoma. - Items described: Cloth fragments, necklaces, incised shell fragments, earspools, bottles, beads, blades, gaming disks, projectile points, and a ceremonial spade. Quantities by item type are not provided. - Cultural affiliations identified: Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, and Tawakonie), Oklahoma. - Procurement relevance: This is a cultural-items repatriation notice, not a request to purchase products or services. No OEMs, vendors, or procurement requirements are identified.
Description
The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields intends to repatriate 241 cultural items classified as unassociated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The items include cloth fragments, necklaces, incised shell fragments, earspools, bottles, beads, blades, gaming disks, projectile points, and a ceremonial spade. They were removed from Spiro Mound in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, and are culturally affiliated with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. Repatriation may occur on or after October 30, 2026.