Notice of Intended Repatriation: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (LACMNH) 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 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 61872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19998]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7534; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043897; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Los Angeles County Museum of 
Natural History, Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles County Museum of Natural 
History (LACMNH) 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 October 30, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the 
cultural items in this notice to Amy E. Gusick, NAGPRA Officer, Los 
Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los 
Angeles, CA 90007, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24454351574d474f644a4c490a4b5643"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="79181e0c0a101a123917111457160b1e">[email&#160;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 
LACMNH, 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 three cultural items have been requested for 
repatriation. The three objects of cultural patrimony are two ceramic 
cooking pots and one ceramic olla. The three ceramic vessels originated 
from Cactus Flats, an area northeast of Big Bear City in San Bernardino 
County, California. In 1932, the ceramic vessels were donated to the 
museum by Paul Raynor. No further information regarding the donor or 
the collector of the cultural items is known. Original accession 
records described two of the vessels as, ``two globular cooking pots 
much blackened by fire; small flared rims.'' The third vessel is 
described as, ``olla, natural pinkish buff color, with vertical designs 
in red paint, consisting of polka dots and U-shaped motifs.''

Determinations

    The LACMNH has determined that:
    <bullet> The three 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 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 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 October 30, 2026. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the LACMNH 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 LACMNH 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: September 24, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-19998 Filed 9-29-26; 8:45 am]
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