Notice2026-09417
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Museum of Riverside, Riverside, 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 Museum of Riverside intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of 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 25904-25905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09417]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7151; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042767; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Museum of Riverside, Riverside,
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 Museum of Riverside intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of 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 Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Museum of
Riverside, 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92552, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#12404277667760617d7c52407b647760617b767751533c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ad8daeffeeff8f9e5e4cad8e3fceff8f9e3eeefc9cba4ede5fc">[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
Museum of Riverside, 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.
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Abstract of Information Available
A total of 44 cultural items has been requested for repatriation.
The 44 objects of cultural patrimony are 33 potsherds and 11 baskets.
The potsherds (A459-1) were removed from Morongo Canyon near the San
Bernardino and Riverside County lines sometime before its donation in
1964 by Mike Taylor of Sunnymead, CA. A total of seven of the Cahuilla
baskets (A8) were collected by Harwood Hall (1859-1928) sometime before
his death in 1928 and likely during his time as superintendent at
Sherman Indian School of Riverside, CA. Museum of Riverside records
indicate four of the baskets collected by Mr. Hall were acquired from
the Banning, CA, area, two originate from the Morongo Reservation, and
one basket once had a tag labeling it ``Malki.'' The three Cahuilla
baskets (A284) were donated by Mrs. Peter Reid of Banning, CA, in 1960.
The donor of these baskets was a relative of Mr. Charlie Reid who owned
a General Store in Banning. In 1997, one Cahuilla basket (P90) was
purchased by the Museum of Riverside from Mrs. Maria del Carmen Gasser
who purchased it from a Denis Eros auction in the 1980s. It was
originally purchased by Mrs. Chlorene Hayword in 1932 from Ms. Martha
Rice on the Torres Martinez Reservation, who was described as a
Cahuilla Indian in her 90s in 1932.
Determinations
The Museum of Riverside has determined that:
<bullet> The 44 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 Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California.
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 Museum of Riverside 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 Museum of Riverside 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. 2026-09417 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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