Notice of Intended Repatriation: Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Detroit Institute of Arts 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 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66713-66714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21536]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7583; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0044034; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Detroit Institute of Arts, 
Detroit, 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 Detroit Institute of Arts 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 November 23, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the 
cultural items in this notice to Denene De Quintal Ph.D., Detroit 
Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#622c232532302322060b034c0d1005"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="602e2127303221200409014e0f1207">[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 
Detroit Institute of Arts, 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 two cultural items have been requested for repatriation. 
The two objects of cultural patrimony are a powder horn and a medicine 
bag. The Detroit Institute of Arts purchased the powder horn and 
Mohican bag from Richard A. Pohrt in 1981. Pohrt acquired the powder 
horn from Mrs. Ada Swan, who believed the powder horn was brought from 
Pennsylvania to Wisconsin in a covered wagon. The Mohican bag was 
previously owned by Milford G. Chandler.

Determinations

    The Detroit Institute of Arts has determined that:
    <bullet> The two 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 Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.

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 November 23, 2026. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the Detroit Institute of Arts must determine 
the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests

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for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single 
request and not competing requests. The Detroit Institute of Arts 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: October 15, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-21536 Filed 10-21-26; 8:45 am]
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