Notice2024-16701
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
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
July 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
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 a sacred object, and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 61136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16701]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038345; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,
Richmond, VA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: 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 a
sacred object, and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or
after August 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Kelly Burrow, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Arthur
Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220, telephone (804) 204-2669, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7bc929b9b8ed9958285859880b7819a9196d99a828492829a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="28634d444451064a5d5a5a475f685e454e4906455d5b4d5d45">[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
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 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 one cultural item has been requested for repatriation.
The one sacred object is a painted shield made of buffalo hide, and the
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts records identify the shield as Pueblo of
Santa Ana. The shield was purchased from Christie's New York, Sale
1688, Lot 144, January 12, 2006, by Robert and Nancy Nooter, who
donated it to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in June 2017. Results of
consultation with the Pueblo of Santa Ana Tribal Historic Preservation
Office and Conservation Enforcement confirm that this sacred object
originated from the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico.
Determinations
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has determined that:
<bullet> The one sacred object described in this notice is a
specific ceremonial object needed by a traditional Native American
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural item
described in this notice and the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item
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 item in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after August 29, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item is considered a
single request and not competing requests. The Virginia Museum of Fine
Arts 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: July 17, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-16701 Filed 7-29-24; 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 July 30, 2024.
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.