Notice2026-09412
Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL
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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 Field Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a known lineal descendant connected to the human remains in this notice.
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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: 2026-09412]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7144; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042761; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL
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 Field Museum has completed an inventory
of human remains and has determined that there is a known lineal
descendant connected to the human remains in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after June 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to June Carpenter, Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore
Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b41484a595b4e455f4e596b4d424e474f465e584e5e460544594c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a20292b383a2f243e2f380a2c232f262e273f392f3f276425382d">[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
Field Museum, and additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains are hair clippings belonging to one individual identified as
Sargent Kahanamoku. Field Museum staff believe they were collected by
Malvina Hoffman during her 1931 research trip to Hawai[revaps]i for the
Field Museum's Hall of Man. The hair clippings were accessioned into
the Field Museum's collection in 1933. There is no known presence of
any potentially hazardous substances.
Lineal Descendant
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
a lineal descendant is connected to the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
The Field Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Didi Robello is connected to the human remains described
in this notice.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. The known lineal descendant connected to the human remains.
2. Any other lineal descendant not identified who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after June 11, 2026. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the Field Museum must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. The Field Museum is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the lineal descendant and any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: May 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-09412 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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