Notice2025-07421
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Published
April 30, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Los Angeles intends to repatriate a certain 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 90, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 17956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07421]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040020; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, 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 California State University, Los Angeles
intends to repatriate a certain 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 May 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Gregorio Pacheco, California State University, Los Angeles,
5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, telephone (323)
343-2002, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9ced9c8cac1cc989ce9cac8c5daddc8ddccc5c887cccddc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fe8ffeeece7eabebacfeceee3fcfbeefbeae3eea1eaebfa">[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
California State University Los Angeles, 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 willow conical basket with a
leather tip. Despite an exhaustive search of available records, no
documentation has been found regarding its geographical origin,
collection history, acquisition details, or other relevant information
about the basket. As a result, we consulted with Dr. Jan Timbrook, a
basketry specialist, to examine the object. Dr. Timbrook provided her
expertise to help identify potential culturally affiliated Tribes based
on the basket's style, type, and materials. She concluded that the
willow conical basket with a leather tip may have originated from the
Arizona region and could be associated with either the Havasupai or
Paiute Tribes.
Determinations
California State University, Los Angeles 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 Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai
Reservation, Arizona.
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 May 30, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the California State University Los Angeles 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 California State
University Los Angeles 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: April 15, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-07421 Filed 4-29-25; 8:45 am]
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