# Federal Register #2026-22999

Notice of Intended Repatriation of Cultural Items Held by the Gregg Museum of Art & Design

**Buyer:** National Park Service
**Posted:** November 12, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-22999

The National Park Service published a NAGPRA notice concerning the Gregg Museum of Art & Design’s intended repatriation of cultural items.
- **Government agency:** U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
- **Museum:** Gregg Museum of Art & Design.
- **Items:** One lot of shell and claystone beads from an unknown location in Sacramento County; received by the museum through a transfer.
- **Cultural status and affiliations:** The items are identified as objects of cultural patrimony based on Tribal Traditional Knowledge. The museum identifies affiliations with Wilton Rancheria, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria, and Ione Band of Miwok Indians.
- **Procurement status:** This is a cultural-item repatriation notice, not a procurement request. No OEMs, vendors, requested products, or services are identified.

### Description

The Gregg Museum of Art & Design intends to repatriate one lot of cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The lot consists of shell and claystone beads from an unknown location in Sacramento County, received by the museum in a 2015 transfer. The museum identifies the items as objects of cultural patrimony based on Tribal Traditional Knowledge and identifies cultural affiliations with Wilton Rancheria, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria, and Ione Band of Miwok Indians. Repatriation may occur on or after December 14, 2026.

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