Notice2025-11009
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA
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Published
June 16, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California Department of Parks and Recreation intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and that have a cultural affiliation with Joseph Galvan.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 25362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11009]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040371; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Department of Parks
and Recreation, Sacramento, 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 Department of Parks and
Recreation intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the
definition of sacred objects and that have a cultural affiliation with
Joseph Galvan.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after July 16, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Dr. Leslie L. Hartzell, NAGPRA
Coordinator, California Department of Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box
942896, Sacramento, CA 94296-0001, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#610d04120d08044f090013151b040d0d211100130a124f02004f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="264a43554a4f43084e4754525c434a4a665647544d5508454708414950">[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 Department of Parks and Recreation, 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 33 lots of cultural items have been requested for
repatriation. The 33 lots of sacred objects are one lot of pipes, one
lot of sculptures, one lot of spears, two lots of photographs, three
lots of instruments, four lots of knives/sheaths, five lots of personal
effects, and 16 lots of regalia. Joseph Galvan was of Yaqui descent and
moved to Tejon Ranch in 1916, at the age of 15 years, to live with his
Aunt Angela and his uncle Paiute Chief Juan Lozada, who adopted Mr.
Galvan into the Paiute community. Galvan made most of these objects,
and utilized the others during his time working as a vaquero, at the
San Diego Zoo, in the San Luis Rey parades, and/or for dances he
performed in. Some of the objects were made as gifts for specific
family members. Of the objects Galvan made, many are either influenced
by or a direct recreation of Paiute and Great Basin artistry and
craftsmanship. A portion of the objects in this collection were given
to Roscoe Elwood Hazard, who befriended the Galvan family. In 1972,
Hazard donated his extensive collection of Western and Western-themed
memorabilia to the State of California, where Governor Reagan then
donated the collection to the California Department of Parks and
Recreation.
Determinations
The California Department of Parks and Recreation has determined
that:
<bullet> The 33 sacred objects described in this notice are
specific ceremonial objects 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> Known lineal descendants, Katarina Galvan and Richard
Frank Galvan, are connected to the cultural items described in this
notice.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
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 items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after July 16, 2025. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the California Department of Parks and
Recreation 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 California
Department of Parks and Recreation 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: June 6, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-11009 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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