Notice of Intended Repatriation: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) 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 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66708-66709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21545]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7578; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0044030; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Carnegie Museum of Natural 
History, Pittsburgh, PA

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 Carnegie Museum of Natural History 
(CMNH) 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 November 23, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the 
cultural item in this notice to Amy Covell-Murthy, Carnegie Museum of 
Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5b6baa3b0b9b9b495b6b4a7bbb0b2bcb0b8bbbdfbbaa7b2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afccc0d9cac3c3ceefccceddc1cac8c6cac2c1c781c0ddc8">[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 
CMNH, 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 Raven Hat (Y[eacute]il 
S'[aacute]axhw) CM# 3178-6. This hat was donated to CMNH by the Fred 
Harvey Company and has been on exhibit in the Alcoa Hall of American 
Indians since June 1998.

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Determinations

    The CMNH 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 Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian 
Tribes.

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 November 23, 2026. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the CMNH 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 CMNH 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. 2026-21545 Filed 10-21-26; 8:45 am]
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