# 2026-19467: Virginia Museum Ships Moccasins Back to Ute Tribe

2026-19467, Notice of Intended Repatriation: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-09-23, effective 2026-10-23 (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19467
- As of: 2026-09-30
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19467
- Title: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 60403
- Published: 2026-09-23
- Effective: 2026-10-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

Virginia Museum Ships Moccasins Back to Ute Tribe

## Summary

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts plans to return a pair of 19th-century beaded moccasins to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe starting October 23, 2026. These moccasins are very special cultural items that belong to the tribe, and the museum doesn’t have the right to keep them. This repatriation shows respect for Native American heritage and follows important laws protecting cultural treasures.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Return of 19th‑Century Moccasins to Tribe: benefit, low. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts intends to return a pair of 19th‑century beaded moccasins to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. The repatriation may occur on or after October 23, 2026, because the moccasins are determined to be an object of cultural patrimony belonging to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.
- Who May Request Repatriation: benefit, low. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization may submit a written request for repatriation by showing, by a preponderance of the evidence, cultural affiliation. If competing requests are received, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts must determine the most appropriate requestor…

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## Sources
- [2026-19467 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19467/notice-of-intended-repatriation-virginia-museum-of-fine-arts-richmond-va)
- [2026-19467 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19467.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19467 (as of 2026-09-30).