Federal Register #2026-20573

Notice of completed inventory and intended repatriation of Native American remains and funerary objects

This Bureau of Indian Affairs notice concerns the planned repatriation of Native American remains and funerary objects, not a purchase of goods or services. - Government parties: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in coordination with the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. - Inventory: human remains representing at least three individuals and three associated funerary objects—one grass saw, one abalone pendant, and one lot of beads. - Origin and affiliation: recovered from archaeological site LA 2605 in La Plata County, Colorado; identified as culturally affiliated with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado. - The notice provides for repatriation to eligible claimants. No products, services, quantities for purchase, or procurement requirements are requested.

Description

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture completed an inventory of human remains representing at least three individuals and three associated funerary objects. The remains and objects were removed from archaeological site LA 2605 in La Plata County, Colorado, in 1953. The BIA determined a cultural affiliation with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado. Repatriation may occur on or after November 9, 2026.

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