Federal Register #2026-19997

Notice of Intended Repatriation of 31 Cultural Items

This National Park Service notice concerns the Autry Museum of the American West’s planned repatriation of 31 cultural items, not a purchase of products or services. - Government agency: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. - Museum: Autry Museum of the American West. - Cultural connections identified: Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Ketchikan Indian Community, and Sitka Tribe of Alaska. - Items covered: 18 unassociated funerary objects, including a necklace, two Chilkat blankets, a grave board, and 14 other objects: a dance apron, dance poncho, basket hat, two basket wallets, two masks, dance club, rattle, dance sash, headdress, spoon, faunal tooth, and club. The remaining 13 are identified as sacred objects and/or objects of cultural patrimony, including shirts, Chilkat blankets, a basket hat, a ceremonial crest blanket, a belt, a headdress frontlet, a dagger, a Slave Killer club, and a button blanket. - Notable requirements: The cultural items are being tested for potentially hazardous substances. Eligible lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations may submit written repatriation requests; competing requests must be resolved by the museum before repatriation. - Procurement status: No products or services are being solicited, and no OEMs, vendors, contract value, or procurement line items are identified.

Description

The Autry Museum of the American West intends to repatriate cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice concerns 18 unassociated funerary objects and 13 sacred objects and/or objects of cultural patrimony, with cultural connections to the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes, Ketchikan Indian Community, and Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Repatriation may occur on or after October 30, 2026. Additional written requests for repatriation may be submitted to the Autry Museum representative identified in the notice.

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