Notice2026-08768
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Conner Prairie Museum, Fishers, IN
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Published
May 5, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Conner Prairie Museum intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object/object of cultural patrimony 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 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24275-24276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08768]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7120; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042692; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Conner Prairie Museum, Fishers,
IN
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 Conner Prairie Museum intends to
repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a
sacred object/object of cultural patrimony 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 June 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural item in this notice to Sara Schumacher, Conner Prairie Museum,
13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c3f2f2439212d2f24293e0c2f232222293e3c3e2d253e252962233e2b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2251414a574f43414a475062414d4c4c47505250434b504b470c4d5045">[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
Conner Prairie 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 one sacred object/object of cultural patrimony is the snapping
turtle rattle. The snapping turtle rattle was acquired by Eli Lilly
sometime prior to 1965. Conner Prairie Museum accessioned the rattle in
1965. There is no known presence of any hazardous substance.
Determinations
The Conner Prairie Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The one sacred object/object of cultural patrimony
described in this notice are, according to the Native American
traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, specific ceremonial object needed by a traditional Native
American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice
traditional Native
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American religion, and 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).
<bullet> There is a connection between the cultural item described
in this notice and the Wyandotte Nation.
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 June 4, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the Conner Prairie 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. The Conner Prairie 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: April 27, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-08768 Filed 5-4-26; 8:45 am]
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