Notice2022-04107
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
February 28, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles (Fowler Museum at UCLA), in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the Fowler Museum at UCLA. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11092-11093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04107]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033438; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Fowler Museum at
the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles
(Fowler Museum at UCLA), in consultation with the appropriate Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of sacred
objects and objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the Fowler Museum at UCLA. If no
additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural
items to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
[[Page 11093]]
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the Fowler Museum at UCLA at the
address in this notice by March 30, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D., Fowler Museum
at UCLA, Box 951549, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1549, telephone (310) 825-
1864, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc8b88999988998ebc9d8e888fd2899f909dd2999889"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f787b6a6a7b6a7d4f6e7d7b7c217a6c636e216a6b7a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the Fowler Museum at the University of California Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, that meet both the definition of sacred
objects and the definition of objects of cultural patrimony under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
In 1981, Steven and Susan Nelson gifted two Navajo medicine bundles
(X81.197 and X81.196) to the Fowler Museum at UCLA, and in 1984, they
gifted a suitcase of Navajo Yei ceremony dance regalia (X84.224) to the
Museum. The two medicine bundles and one set of dance regalia are both
sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony.
The Navajo medicine bundles and dance regalia are used in current
traditional religious ceremonial practice. These items are significant
to the Navajo people, and they are considered both ``sacred objects''
and ``objects of cultural patrimony'' due to their having ongoing
historical, traditional, and cultural importance central to Navajo
(Din[eacute]) culture, spirituality, and religion.
Determinations Made by the Fowler Museum at the University of
California Los Angeles
Officials of the Fowler Museum at the University of California Los
Angeles have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the three cultural items
described above are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the three cultural items
described above have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural
importance central to the Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an individual.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred
objects and objects of cultural patrimony and the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
these cultural items should submit a written request with information
in support of the claim to Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D., Fowler Museum at
UCLA, Box 951549, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1549, telephone (310) 825-1864,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afd8dbcacadbcaddefcedddbdc81daccc3ce81cacbda"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f080b1a1a0b1a0d3f1e0d0b0c510a1c131e511a1b0a">[email protected]</span></a>, by March 30, 2022. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the
sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony to the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah may proceed.
The Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles is
responsible for notifying the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, &
Utah that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 16, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-04107 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on February 28, 2022.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.