Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-21111
NAGPRA Notice for Repatriation of Five Cultural Items
Buyer
DEPT OF INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SVC
Posted
October 16, 2026
Identifier
2026-21111
The National Park Service issued a NAGPRA notice regarding the Sauk County Historical Society’s intent to repatriate five cultural items. - Government buyer/agency: National Park Service, within the U.S. Department of the Interior. No procurement buyer or purchasing office is identified. - Notice and organizations: The Sauk County Historical Society identified a cultural connection to the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. - Cultural items described: Five items total: one unassociated funerary object (a headless doll) and four objects of cultural patrimony (a wood tool with a bone blade, a bone tool with a steel blade, a piece of ivory with two drilled holes, and a horn ladle). They were reportedly collected by Arctic explorer Ernest DeKoven Leffingwell at Flaxman Island, Alaska. - Procurement status: This is a cultural repatriation notice, not a solicitation for products or services. No OEMs, vendors, product quantities, or part numbers are specified.
Description
The Sauk County Historical Society intends to repatriate five cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The items comprise one unassociated funerary object—a headless doll—and four objects of cultural patrimony: a wood tool with bone blade, a bone tool with steel blade, a piece of ivory with two drilled holes, and a horn ladle. The items were reportedly collected by Ernest DeKoven Leffingwell at Flaxman Island, Alaska, and are culturally affiliated with the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. Repatriation may occur on or after November 16, 2026.