Federal Register #2026-22146

NAGPRA repatriation notices for human remains, copper bracelets, and cultural items

This notice covers NAGPRA repatriation actions, not a purchase of goods or services. - Government agencies: Department of the Interior, National Park Service. - Institutions and parties named: University of Montana Missoula (UM) and Birmingham Museum of Art; the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, are identified as culturally affiliated with the UM materials. - UM inventory: Remains of at least two individuals and 18 associated copper wire bracelets: 2 unmodified bracelets, 1 bracelet with linear marks, and 15 machine-twisted bracelets (including 2 double-strand bracelets). - Birmingham Museum of Art items: Five cultural items are intended for repatriation: 1 miniature walrus-ivory totem pole, 1 spoon, 1 harpoon head, 1 harpoon point, and 1 additional item not specified in the excerpt. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or procurement vendors are identified. The named institutions are associated with the notices, not identified as suppliers. - Notable requirement: Repatriation may proceed under the applicable NAGPRA process.

Description

The University of Montana Missoula completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory identifies the remains of at least two individuals and 18 associated funerary objects, described as copper wire bracelets. The University determined that the remains and objects have a cultural connection to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana. Repatriation may occur on or after November 30, 2026.

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