Notice2024-21538
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
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Published
September 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Denver Museum of Nature & Science intends to repatriate certain a 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 77182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21538]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038735; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO
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 Denver Museum of Nature & Science
intends to repatriate certain a 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or
after October 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Chris Patrello, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001
Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370-6378, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8be8e3f9e2f8a5fbeafff9eee7e7e4cbefe6e5f8a5e4f9ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="17747f657e643967766365727b7b7857737a796439786570">[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
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 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 object of cultural patrimony is a Xheitl S'aaxhw (Thunderbird
Clan Hat) belonging to the Ketchikan Indian Community. The clan hat
(AC.11360) was originally collected in Ketchikan, Alaska, by a Mr.
Zeigler at an unknown date. In 1965, the clan hat was purchased by the
Michael R. Johnson Gallery. In 1973, the clan hat was purchased by Mary
and Francis Crane, who donated their collection to the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science between 1968 and 1983.
Determinations
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has determined that:
<bullet> The one object of cultural patrimony described in this
notice has 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), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural item
described in this notice and the Ketchikan Indian Community.
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 October 21, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are considered a
single request and not competing requests. The Denver Museum of Nature
& Science 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: September 12, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-21538 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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