Federal Register #2026-21118

NAGPRA Notice for Indiana University’s Three Funerary Object Lots

This National Park Service notice documents Indiana University’s completed inventory of funerary objects under NAGPRA; it is not a procurement or contract award. - Government agency: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. The notice concerns an inventory completed by Indiana University. - Inventory: Three associated funerary object lots from the Goodall Mounds site in La Porte County, Indiana: - Copper artifacts - Clay and ceramic artifacts - Lithics - Cultural affiliation identified by Indiana University: 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 Nebraska; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; Seneca Nation of Indians; Shawnee Tribe; and Tonawanda Band of Seneca. - Disposition: Eligible lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations may submit written repatriation requests to Indiana University. - Procurement status: No products or services are being solicited; no quantities, part numbers, contract value, or performance period are specified.

Description

Indiana University completed an inventory of three associated funerary objects: a lot of copper artifacts, a lot of clay/ceramic artifacts, and a lot of lithics. The collection was excavated from the Goodall Mounds site in La Porte County, Indiana, in 1937 and donated to Indiana University in 1943. The notice identifies cultural affiliation between the objects and several Indian Tribes. Repatriation may occur on or after November 16, 2026.

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