Notice2026-00068
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
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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 Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design ("RISD Museum", "RISD"), intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have 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]
[Pages 536-537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00068]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6837; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041698; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Museum of Art, Rhode Island
School of Design, Providence, RI
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
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Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (``RISD Museum'',
``RISD''), intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the
definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in
this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after February 6, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Joe Leduc or Mar[iacute]a Fernanda
Mancera, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 20 North Main
Street, Providence, RI 02903, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abc1c7cecfdec8ebd9c2d8cf85cecfde"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f65636a6b7a6c4f7d667c6b216a6b7a">[email protected]</span></a> or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3deded2ddd0d6c1d2f3c1dac0d79dd6d7c6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="29444448474a4c5b48695b405a4d074c4d5c">[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
RISD 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 two cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The objects of cultural patrimony are a cooking basket and a necked
jar. The first one features abstract banded designs, while the second
exhibits a diamond rattlesnake pattern. The cooking basket entered the
RISD Museum's collection as a gift from Mrs. Gustav Radeke from
Providence, RI, in 1920, and was identified as being of Yokut origin.
The necked jar was a gift from Mrs. Kenneth F. Wood of Barrington, RI,
and was entered into the collection in 1943. It was catalogued as
Tulare. There is no known presence of potentially hazardous substances
in either of the objects of cultural patrimony.
Determinations
The RISD Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The two objects of cultural patrimony described in this
notice have 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 connection between the cultural items described
in this notice and the Tejon Indian Tribe.
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 February 6, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the RISD Museum 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 RISD 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. 2026-00068 Filed 1-6-26; 8:45 am]
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