Notice2024-24423
Intended Repatriation: Field Museum, Chicago, IL
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Published
October 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object and that has a known lineal descendant.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84386-84387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24423]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038932; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Intended Repatriation: Field Museum, Chicago, IL
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 Field Museum intends to repatriate a
certain cultural item that meets the definition of an unassociated
funerary object and that has a known lineal descendant.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or
after November 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: June Carpenter, NAGPRA Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake
Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665-7820, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8be1e8eaf9fbeee5ffeef9cbede2eee7efe6fef8eefee6a5e4f9ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec868f8d9e9c898298899eac8a8589808881999f899981c2839e8b">[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
Field Museum, 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 unassociated funerary object is a ki'i l[amacr]'au (represented by
Field Museum catalog number 272689). The ki'i l[amacr]'au was removed
from the Hale o Keawe on the Island of Hawai'i in 1825 by one of the
crewmembers of the H.M.S. Blonde. The Field Museum purchased the ki'i
l[amacr]'au from A.W. F. Fuller in 1958. Fuller acquired the ki'i in
1911 from F.G. Spranger, who received it from a family member. No
potentially hazardous substances are known to have been used to treat
this item.
Determinations
The Field Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The one unassociated funerary object described in this
notice is reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or
near human remains, and is connected, either at the time of death or
later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary object has been identified by a preponderance of
the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or
families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an
individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe
or Native Hawaiian organization.
<bullet> A known lineal descendant (name withheld per request) is
connected to the cultural item described in this notice.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item
in this
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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 November 21, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Field Museum 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 Field Museum 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: October 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-24423 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
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