Federal Register #2026-21121

NAGPRA Notice for Repatriation of Two Funerary Objects from Michigan State University

The National Park Service published a NAGPRA notice about Michigan State University’s inventory of two associated funerary objects and potential repatriation. - Government entities: - The Department of the Interior’s National Park Service published the notice. - Michigan State University completed the inventory. - Objects described: - One flint chisel and one flint tool, removed from the Goodall Mounds and later donated to Michigan State University. - Tribes connected to the objects: - Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma - Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma - Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin - Kaw Nation, Oklahoma - Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas - Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi - Miami Tribe of Oklahoma - Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (Mille Lacs Band) - Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan - Omaha Tribe of Nebraska - Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana - Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma - Ponca Tribe of Nebraska - Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation - Seneca Nation of Indians - Shawnee Tribe - Tonawanda Band of Seneca - Eligible tribes and other qualified requestors may seek repatriation of the objects. - This is a cultural heritage notice, not a procurement opportunity. No products or services are being solicited, and no OEMs or vendors are identified.

Description

Michigan State University completed an inventory of two associated funerary objects: a flint chisel and a flint tool removed from the Goodall Mounds. The objects were donated to the university in 1961, and the university determined that they are connected to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and other Indian Tribes listed in the notice. Repatriation may occur on or after November 16, 2026. This notice is published under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

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