Notice2026-02710
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA
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Published
February 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (LACMNH) 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 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 6250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02710]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6917; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041990; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Los Angeles County Museum of
Natural History, Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles County Museum of Natural
History (LACMNH) 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 March 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Amy E. Gusick, NAGPRA Officer, Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los
Angeles, CA 90007, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e0f091b1d070d052e00060340011c09"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="29484e5c5a404a426947414407465b4e">[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
LACMNH, 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 16 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 16 objects of cultural patrimony are 14 baskets, one mano, and one
metate. The objects of cultural patrimony were primarily collected from
various locations within San Bernardino County, California, with one
object collected in Riverside County, California. One basket was made
by Dolores Crispin, a known maker from the Serrano community. The
basket was collected from Coachella by Edward Strasburg at an unknown
date and donated to LACMNH in 1928. Nine baskets were collected from
the San Manuel Reservation and one basket was collected from Arrowhead
Springs by L.B. Manson at an unknown date and donated to LACMNH by
Byrne C. Manson in 1946. One basket was collected from Del Rosa
Rancheria by Henrietta Waters Cole in the early 1900s and donated to
LACMNH by Caroline S. Waters and Leila B. Waters in 1947. Two baskets
were purchased in Highland by Helen A. Vahey in the early 1900s and
donated to LACMNH in 1961. The mano and metate were collected near
Baldwin Lake, Bear Valley by an unspecified collector and date. They
were donated to LACMNH by Glenn Edgerton in 1932.
Determinations
The LACMNH has determined that:
<bullet> The 16 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 Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (previously
listed as San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California).
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 March 13, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the LACMNH 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 LACMNH 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: February 4, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-02710 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
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