Notice2026-11707
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
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Published
June 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Montclair Art Museum intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an 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 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35551-35552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11707]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7223; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042976; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Montclair Art Museum, Montclair,
NJ
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 Montclair Art Museum intends to
repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an
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 July 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural item in this notice to Laura Allen, Curator of Native American
Art and Repatriation Coordinator, Montclair Art Museum, 3 South
Mountain Avenue, Montclair NJ 07042, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddb1bcb1b1b8b39db0b2b3a9beb1bcb4afbcafa9b0a8aeb8a8b0f3b2afba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f39f929f9f969db39e9c9d87909f929a819281879e868096869edd9c8194">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#166473667762647f77627f7978567b797862757a777f647764627b636573637b38796471"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="31435441504543585045585e5f715c5e5f45525d5058435043455c444254445c1f5e4356">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
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National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Montclair 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 one cultural item has been requested for repatriation.
The one object of cultural patrimony is a basket. The basket's maker is
identified as Julia Manuel, who was a grandchild of Santos Manuel, the
progenitor and namesake of the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation. The
basket was collected in Highland, California at an unknown date and
donated to the Montclair Art Museum from the estate of Florence Osgood
Rand Lang in 1943.
Determinations
The Montclair Art Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The one object of cultural patrimony described in this
notice has 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 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 July 13, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the Montclair Art 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 Montclair 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: June 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-11707 Filed 6-10-26; 8:45 am]
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