Notice2024-03575
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Museum of Riverside, Riverside, CA
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Published
February 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Museum of Riverside intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 13361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03575]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037408; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Museum of Riverside, Riverside,
CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Museum of Riverside intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects
of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Museum Director, Museum of
Riverside, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501, telephone
(951) 826-5792, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbc9cbdecfdec9c8d4d5fbc9d2cddec9c8d2dfded8da95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f3d3f2a3b2a3d3c20210f3d26392a3d3c262b2a2c2e61282039">[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
Museum of Riverside, 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.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of two cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
One item of cultural patrimony is an Oglala Sioux otter skin headdress
or cape. From the Museum record: Item was worn by Chief Red Cloud/Sioux
Warrior/Pine Ridge, SD; acquired by Harwood Hall, who had supervised
Pine Ridge boarding school (1885-1893); donated to Museum in 1951; no
documentation of associated hazardous substances. One item of cultural
patrimony is an Oglala Sioux otter skin medicine bag including head,
body, arms, legs, tail. From the Museum record: Acquired by Samuel Maus
Purple (1878-1965) born Illinois; interested in fossils, archaeology;
donated to Museum 1968; no documentation of associated hazardous
substances.
Determinations
The Museum of Riverside has determined that:
<bullet> The two objects described in this notice have ongoing
historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native
American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band,
clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision).
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
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 25, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Museum of Riverside 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 Museum of Riverside 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 9, 2024
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-03575 Filed 2-21-24; 8:45 am]
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