Notice2026-00056
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: S'edav Va'aki Museum, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
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Published
January 7, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the S'edav Va'aki Museum (formerly Pueblo Grande Museum), City of Phoenix has amended a notice of inventory completion published in the Federal Register on February 8, 2019. This notice amends the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00056]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6825; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041686; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: S'edav Va'aki Museum,
City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; amendment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the S'edav Va'aki Museum (formerly Pueblo
Grande Museum), City of Phoenix has amended a notice of inventory
completion published in the Federal Register on February 8, 2019. This
notice amends the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with
cultural affiliation.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects may occur on or after February 6, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to Lindsey Vogel-Teeter, S'edav Va'aki
Museum, 4619 East Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, email
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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
S'edav Va'aki Museum, City of Phoenix, and additional information on
the determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Amendment
This notice amends the determination of cultural affiliation
published in a notice of inventory completion in the Federal Register
(84 FR 2924, February 8, 2019). Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in the original notice of inventory
completion has not occurred.
Determinations
The S'edav Va'aki Museum has determined that:
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in the original notice and the
Ak-Chin Indian Community; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'Odham Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in the original notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in the original notice to a requestor may occur on or after
February 6, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received,
the S'edav Va'aki Museum, City of Phoenix must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not competing requests. The S'edav
Va'aki Museum, City of Phoenix is responsible for sending a copy of
this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: December 18, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-00056 Filed 1-6-26; 8:45 am]
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