Federal Register #2026-19998

National Park Service notice on repatriation of three cultural items

The National Park Service published a notice about the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History’s planned repatriation of three cultural patrimony items. - Government buyer and agency: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. No specific office is identified. - Named organizations and parties: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California; Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation. - The museum intends to repatriate the items to the two named tribal nations. They originated from Cactus Flats in San Bernardino County, California. - Items described in the notice: - 2 ceramic cooking pots, described in accession records as globular, fire-blackened pots with small flared rims. - 1 ceramic olla, described as pinkish buff with red-painted vertical designs of dots and U-shaped motifs. - This is a cultural-item repatriation notice, not a solicitation for products or services. No OEMs, vendors, part numbers, or contract value are identified.

Description

The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History intends to repatriate three cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The items are two ceramic cooking pots and one ceramic olla originating from Cactus Flats in San Bernardino County, California. The notice identifies cultural affiliation with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California, and the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation. Repatriation may occur on or after October 30, 2026; eligible parties may submit written requests to the museum's NAGPRA Officer.

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