Notice2026-00064
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
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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), Shelburne Museum 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]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00064]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6833; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041694; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Shelburne Museum 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 Alexander Kikutis, Shelburne Museum,
P.O. Box 10, Shelburne, VT 05482, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8dccc6e4e6f8f9e4fecddee5e8e1eff8ffe3e8c0f8fee8f8e0a3e2ffea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f5e5476746a6b766c5f4c777a737d6a6d717a526a6c7a6a7231706d78">[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
Shelburne 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 sacred object is a Cochiti Pueblo Canteen (2023-5.7). In April
2023, Shelburne Museum received a donation of Pueblo pottery. Teressa
Perry, widow of Anthony Perry, donated this item. Ms. Perry inherited
this item from her husband, Anthony Perry, in 2017. Mr. Perry purchased
this item from Robert V. Gallegos an antiques dealer in Albuquerque,
NM.
Determinations
The Shelburne Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The one sacred object described in this notice is a
specific ceremonial object 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 Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico.
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, Shelburne 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. Shelburne 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: December 18, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-00064 Filed 1-6-26; 8:45 am]
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