Notice2026-09402
Notice of Intended Repatriation: J.B Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY
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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 J.B Speed Art Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects or objects of cultural patrimony 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 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25919-25920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09402]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7133; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042750; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: J.B Speed Art Museum,
Louisville, KY
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 J.B Speed Art Museum intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred
objects or objects of cultural patrimony 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 June 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Sirene Martin, J.B. Speed Art Museum,
2035 South Third Street, Louisville, KY 40208, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6d5cbc7d4d2cfc8e6d5d6c3c3c2cbd3d5c3d3cb88c9d4c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83f0eee2f1f7eaedc3f0f3e6e6e7eef6f0e6f6eeadecf1e4">[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
J.B. Speed Art 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 24 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The three sacred objects are one Sundance rattle, one beaded pipe bag,
and one beaded turtle amulet. The 21 objects of cultural patrimony are
eight beaded pouches, five beaded bags, five pairs of moccasins, one
coupstick, one cradleboard, and one lance. This collection of cultural
items largely came from a gift to the J.B Speed Art Museum by Fredrick
Weygold in the year 1930; some are museum purchases and items found in
the collection. Through consultation it was decided not to have these
belongings tested, and it is unknown if hazardous materials are
present.
Determinations
The J.B Speed Art Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The three 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> The 21 objects of cultural patrimony described in this
notice 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), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
<bullet> There is a connection between the cultural items described
in this notice and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma.
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 June 11, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the J.B. Speed Art Museum 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 J.B. Speed Art 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: May 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-09402 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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