Notice2026-08770
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
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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 Longyear Museum of Anthropology (LMA) at Colgate University intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an 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 24290-24291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08770]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7122; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042694; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Longyear Museum of Anthropology,
Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
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 Longyear Museum of Anthropology (LMA) at
Colgate University intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that
meets the definition of an 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 Kelsey Olney-Wall, Repatriation
Manager, Colgate University, University Museums, 13 Oak Drive,
Hamilton, NY 13346, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#472c282b29223e30262b2b0724282b2026332269222332"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c4743404249555b4d40406c4f43404b4d584902494859">[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
LMA, and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or
related records. The
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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 object of cultural patrimony is a cylindrical coiled basket that
was purchased by the then-Curator of the LMA on an electronic
marketplace (eBay) in 2008. The seller purchased the basket at an
auction in Seattle. Reportedly, the cultural item was identified as
Chehalis, c. 1940s. The LMA does not have any information regarding the
presence of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat the
cultural item.
Determinations
The LMA, Colgate University has determined that:
<bullet> The one object of cultural patrimony described in this
notice has 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 item described
in this notice and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
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 LMA 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
LMA 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. 2026-08770 Filed 5-4-26; 8:45 am]
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