# 2026-06829: Museum Returns Sacred Drums and Rattles to Native Tribes

2026-06829, Notice of Intended Repatriation: Bruce Museum Inc., Greenwich, CT, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-04-09, effective 2026-05-11 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06829
- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-06829
- Title: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Bruce Museum Inc., Greenwich, CT
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 17987
- Published: 2026-04-09
- Effective: 2026-05-11
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Museum Returns Sacred Drums and Rattles to Native Tribes

## Summary

The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT plans to return five sacred Native American cultural items, including umbilical cord holders, hand drums, and a rattle, to the tribes they belong to. This repatriation will start on or after May 11, 2026, following the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. No money changes hands, but the museum is making sure these important objects go back home respectfully and on time.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Bruce Museum, Inc. intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Repatriation of Five Sacred Objects: benefit, low. The Bruce Museum, Inc. intends to return five sacred Native American cultural items — two umbilical cord holders (one is a pair), two hand drums, and one rattle — to affiliated tribes and lineal descendants under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Repatriation may…

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## Sources
- [2026-06829 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06829/notice-of-intended-repatriation-bruce-museum-inc-greenwich-ct)
- [2026-06829 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06829.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-06829 (as of 2026-06-08).