Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-22147
Museum of the Rockies Notice to Repatriate a Tobacco Bundle to the Crow Tribe
Posted
October 30, 2026
Identifier
2026-22147
The Museum of the Rockies intends to return a culturally significant Tobacco Bundle to the Crow Tribe of Montana. - Government buyer and notice publisher: Museum of the Rockies (MOR), Bozeman, Montana; notice published by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. - Purpose: This is a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) repatriation notice, not a procurement of goods or services. - Item: One Tobacco Bundle, identified as an object of cultural patrimony associated with the Crow Tribe of Montana. The relationship was confirmed through Traditional Tribal Knowledge. - Background: The bundle may have been purchased from a Crow Tribe member and was donated to MOR. - OEMs and vendors: None identified.
Description
The Museum of the Rockies intends to repatriate one cultural item, a Tobacco Bundle, under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The bundle is an object of cultural patrimony and has a cultural affiliation with the Crow Tribe of Montana. The notice states that repatriation may occur on or after November 30, 2026. Written requests should be sent to the Museum of the Rockies' Registrar and Collections Manager of Cultural History.