Federal Register #2026-21122

Notice of Intended Repatriation of a Cultural Basket by the Hudson Museum

This National Park Service notice concerns the Hudson Museum’s intended repatriation of a culturally significant basket, not a purchase of goods or services. - Government buyer: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. - Museum and institution: Hudson Museum at the University of Maine in Orono. - Cultural item: One basket identified as an object of cultural patrimony, collected from a cliff dwelling in Arizona’s Verde Valley and later added to the museum collection through the Maine Audubon Society. - Cultural affiliation: Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona. - Procurement status: No products or services are being solicited; no OEMs, commercial vendors, part numbers, or quantities for purchase are identified.

Description

The Hudson Museum, University of Maine intends to repatriate one cultural item, a basket, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The basket is identified as an object of cultural patrimony with a cultural affiliation to the Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona. Repatriation may occur on or after November 16, 2026. Additional written repatriation requests may be submitted to the museum as described in the notice.

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