Notice2026-03564
Notice of Inventory Completion: La Sierra University Museum, Riverside, CA
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Published
February 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the La Sierra University Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and have determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Native Hawaiian organizations or Indian Tribes in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 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: 2026-03564]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6940; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042046; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: La Sierra University Museum,
Riverside, 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 La Sierra University Museum has
completed an inventory of human remains and have determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Native Hawaiian
organizations or Indian Tribes in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after March 25, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Pkwy.,
Riverside, CA 92505, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#deb0bfaaabacbfb2b6b7adaab1aca79eb2bfadb7bbacacbff0bbbaab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="640a0510111605080c0d17100b161d240805170d011616054a010011">[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 La
Sierra University Museum, 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.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the available information, ancestral human remains
representing, at least, one individual has been reasonably identified.
No associated funerary objects are present. This ancestor was
identified during the inventory of a stored collection. According to a
handwritten document from the donor found with this ancestor, the
remains were exhumed from a burial site on the Island of Hawai[revaps]i
during the donor's medical residency. There is no reliable information
present for the specific location and time of this
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exhumation, however, timeframe can be constructed based on extraneous
evidence that places the donor on the island of Hawai[revaps]i between
approx. 1959-1975. Further information likely indicates that the
geographic origin of this ancestor's burial was along the western
shores of the island, possibly what is now Kealakekua Bay State Park or
Puuhonua o H[omacr]naunau. According to available La Sierra University
records, no known hazardous substances are present.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the information
available about the human remains. described in this notice.
Determinations
The La Sierra University Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The ancestral remains described in this notice represent
the physical remains of one individual of Native Hawaiian ancestry.
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the ancestral
human remains described in this notice and the Hui Iwi Kuamo[revaps]o.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
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 Native Hawaiian organizations or Indian
Tribes identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Native Hawaiian organization or Indian
Tribe not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of
the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or culturally
affiliated Native Hawaiian organization or Indian Tribe.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after March 25, 2026. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the La Sierra University Museum must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a
single request and not competing requests. The La Sierra University
Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal
descendant and any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 13, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-03564 Filed 2-20-26; 8:45 am]
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