Notice2026-06828
Notice of Intended Repatriation: North Carolina State University, Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh, NC
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Published
April 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Gregg Museum of Art & Design intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects 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 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17991-17992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06828]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7072; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042576; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: North Carolina State University,
Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh, NC
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 Gregg Museum of Art & Design intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred
objects 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 May 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Lee Chavis-Tartaglia, North Carolina
State University, Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 1903 Hillsborough
Street, Campus Box 7330, Raleigh, NC 27695, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89e5eefde8fbfde8eec9e7eafafca7ecedfc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cf0fbe8fdeee8fdfbdcf2ffefe9b2f9f8e9">[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
Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 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 six cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The six mea kapu (sacred objects) are ``Polynesian tapa cloth'' kapa,
ca. 1929, ``Hawaiian bark cloth'' kapa, ca. pre-1993, and four ``bark
cloth samples,'' ca. pre-1993. All of these items came to the Gregg
Museum as gifts and donations in 1986 and 1993, respectively. The
``Polynesian tapa cloth'' kapa, accession number 1986.013.001, was
bought by the donor in 1929. It was folded for sixty years and contains
fragile crease lines. The ``Hawaiian bark cloth'' kapa, accession
number 1993.018.173, as well as the ``bark cloth samples,'' were
brought in with a larger collection from the donations of A. Harvey
Schreter. Based on consultation with the Native Hawaiian Organization
Hui Iwi
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Kuamo[revaps]o, the Gregg Museum of Art & Design identifies this item
as a sacred object of the Kingdom of Hawai[revaps]i. Gregg Museum of
Art & Design records indicate no known hazardous substances.
Determinations
The Gregg Museum of Art & Design has determined that:
<bullet> The six sacred objects 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 reasonable connection between the cultural item
described in this notice and the Hui Iwi Kuamo[revaps]o.
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 May 11, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Gregg Museum of Art & Design 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 Gregg Museum of Art &
Design 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: April 1, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-06828 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
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