Notice2026-02712
Notice of Intended Repatriation Amendment: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, IN
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Published
February 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields has amended a notice of intended repatriation published in the Federal Register on December 16, 2025. This notice amends the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 6264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02712]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6929; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042000; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation Amendment: Indianapolis Museum of
Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; amendment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
has amended a notice of intended repatriation published in the Federal
Register on December 16, 2025. This notice amends the Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after March 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Jennifer Gallatin Rigsby, Indianapolis
Museum of Art at Newfields, 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN 46208,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e041c07091d0c172e0a071d0d01180b1c000b1908070b020a1d40011c09"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a4058434d5948536a4e435949455c4f58444f5d4c434f464e590445584d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, and additional information on
the determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Amendment
This notice amends the determination of cultural affiliation
published in a notice of intended repatriation in the Federal Register
(FR 2025-22903, December 16, 2025). Repatriation of the cultural items
in the original notice of intended repatriation has not occurred.
Determinations
The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields has determined that:
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in the original notice and the Tule River Indian Tribe
of the Tule River Reservation, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after March 13, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a
single request and not competing requests. The Indianapolis Museum of
Art at Newfields is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: February 4, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-02712 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
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