# Federal Register #2026-22988

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Notice to Repatriate 20 Cultural Items

**Buyer:** National Park Service
**Posted:** November 12, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-22988

This National Park Service notice concerns the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s planned repatriation of cultural items under NAGPRA.
- **Government entities:** U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
- **Notice purpose:** Repatriation of 20 unassociated funerary objects; this is not a procurement or contract award.
- **Items described:** An incised ceramic beaker, a shell pendant, pieces of red ochre, and pieces of shell. The notice does not provide quantities for each item type.
- **Cultural affiliations:** The items are connected to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
- **Origin and treatment:** Items came from archaeological sites in Schuyler County, Illinois, and an unidentified site. The University is unaware of potentially hazardous substances used to treat them.
- **OEMs, vendors, and contract requirements:** None identified; no products or services are being solicited.

### Description

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign intends to repatriate 20 unassociated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The objects include an incised ceramic beaker, a shell pendant, pieces of red ochre, and pieces of shell, removed from archaeological sites in Schuyler County, Illinois, and an unknown site. The notice identifies a connection between the cultural items and the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. Repatriation may occur on or after December 14, 2026.

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