Notice2026-00062
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
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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 Sinclair Community College intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00062]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6831; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041692; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Sinclair Community College,
Dayton, OH
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 Sinclair Community College intends to
repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a
sacred object 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 February 6, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural item in this notice to Rena Sebor and Amanda Darrah, Sinclair
Community College, 444 West Third Street, Dayton, OH 45402, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89fbece7e8a7faecebe6fbc9fae0e7eae5e8e0fba7ecedfc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="493b2c2728673a2c2b263b093a20272a2528203b672c2d3c">[email protected]</span></a> and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b5a565a555f5a155f5a49495a537b48525558575a5249155e5f4e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e0f030f000a0f400a0f1c1c0f062e1d07000d020f071c400b0a1b">[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
Sinclair Community College, 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 sacred object is a Medicine Face of the Haudenosaunee, a wooden
mask with long horsehair. The side of the face is etched with a number:
2865-17-40. A collection of indigenous works was donated to Sinclair
Community College by Citizens Federal Savings & Loan in 1987 including
the mask. The works were displayed in the bank's lobby prior to the
donation. Additional provenance is unknown.
Determinations
The Sinclair Community College has determined that:
<bullet> The one sacred object 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> There is a connection between the cultural item described
in this notice and the Onondaga Nation.
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 February 6, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Sinclair Community College 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 Sinclair Community
College 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: December 18, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-00062 Filed 1-6-26; 8:45 am]
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