Notice2026-09398
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA
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Published
May 12, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California Department of Parks and Recreation intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and that has a known lineal descendant.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 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: 2026-09398]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7129; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042746; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Department of Parks
and Recreation, Sacramento, 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 California Department of Parks and
Recreation intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the
definition of a sacred object and that has a known lineal descendant.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or
after June 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural item in this notice to Dr. Leslie L. Hartzell, NAGPRA
Coordinator, California Department of Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box
942896, Sacramento, CA 94296-0001, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#460a23352a2f23680e2734323c232a2a063627342d3568252768212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f331a0c13161a51371e0d0b051a13133f0f1e0d140c511c1e51181009">[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
California Department of Parks and Recreation, 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 is a basket. In the late 1890s and early 1900s,
the basket was collected by Gertrude F. White from the Hat Creek or Big
Bend areas in Shasta County, California. In 1962, the basket was
donated to State Parks by the estate of Lottie J. White, younger sister
of Gertrude F. White.
Determinations
The California Department of Parks and Recreation has determined
that:
<bullet> The one sacred object described in this notice is a
specific ceremonial object 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> Corina Lego is connected to the cultural item described in
this notice.
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 11, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the California Department of Parks and Recreation 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 California Department of
Parks and Recreation is responsible for sending a copy of this notice
to all requestors and 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: May 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-09398 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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