Notice2026-09413
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo, MI
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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 Kalamazoo Valley 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 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: 2026-09413]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7145; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042762; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Kalamazoo Valley Museum,
Kalamazoo, MI
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 Kalamazoo Valley 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 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural item in this notice to Regina Gorham, Collections Manager for
the Kalamazoo Valley Museum, 230 N Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6210050d100a030f22091401014c070617"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aedcc9c1dcc6cfc3eec5d8cdcd80cbcadb">[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
Kalamazoo Valley 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 have been requested for repatriation. The one sacred
object/object of cultural patrimony is a basket. The bowl-shaped
basket, coiled. Tan willow body with bottom of lighter shade. Fire and
arrow design in triangular designs, four arrow points on bottom having
tips of brown, rest of design black. The basket was purchased by Albert
May Todd at Whalen's Curio Store in Los Angeles, California in April
1917. It was located to the museum in September 1927 and donated in
1932 after the passing of Albert May Todd.
Determinations
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The one sacred object/object of cultural patrimony
described in this notice is, according to the Native American
traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, a specific ceremonial object needed by a traditional
Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice
traditional Native 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 Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (previously
listed as San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California).
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 Kalamazoo Valley 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 Kalamazoo Valley 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. 2026-09413 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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