Notice of Intended Repatriation: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

• Citation: 91 FR 24279
• Published date: 05 May 2026
• FR Document: 2026-08765
• Pages: 24279-24280
• Section: Notices
• Issuer: Interior Department,National Park Service

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points, one stockton curve, five

bipointed bone implements, one pottery

sherd, six obsidian blades, one blade,

two ochre pieces, five quartz crystals, 29

loose stone beads, 11 loose bone beads,

18 loose glass beads, 16 stone pendants,

14 stone implements, one groundstone

slab, 21 miscellaneous stone pieces, one

hammerstone, eight clam shell blanks,

nine bone whistles, one shell bead, one

shell pendant, two stone ear plugs, one

stone drill, three stone pebbles, eight

fish gorges, one claw pendant, one clay

bird effigy, one groundstone point, one

bone ornament, two miscellaneous

obsidian pieces, one bone fragment, one

endscraper, two historic porcelain and

brass pieces, one lot of glass trade beads,

one lot mixed stone and glass beads, one

lot loose shell beads, one lot mixed shell

and stone beads, 15 charmstones, 25

baked clay objects, two lots of mixed

shell beads and flora, one lot of

carbonized seeds, one lot of carbonized

acorns, and one lot of cache material.

Human remains representing, at least,

one individual, and 19 associated

funerary objects removed from Joe

Mound (CV–26; CA–SAC–31) in

Sacramento County, CA include one

baked clay object, three projectile

points, one lot of carbonized textile

material, five lots of glass trade beads,

one lot of miscellaneous bead material,

one buckeye nut, one lot of screening

material, two historic metal tableware

fragments, and four European clay pipe

fragments.

Between 1930 and 1936, the ancestral

remains and 1,511 associated funerary

objects were removed by Henry Gibbs,

a private collector and looter. In 1937,

Paul A. Walker purchased Gibbs’

Central Valley, California archeological

collection. Walker was an amateur

archeologist and collector who worked

by himself and with other amateur

archeologists, and in collaboration with

the University of California and

Sacramento Junior College. Over the

course of his life, Walker amassed an

extensive archeological collection from

California’s Central Valley and smaller

collections from Northern and Southern

California, and outside of California. In

1968, Walker’s private archeological

collection was acquired by the San

Diego Museum of Man (now Museum of

Us) through a purchase/donation

transaction with Walker’s widow, Bessie

B. Walker.

Cultural Affiliation

Based on the information available

and the results of consultation, cultural

affiliation is clearly identified by the

information available about the human

remains and associated funerary objects

described in this notice.

Determinations

The Museum of Us has determined

that:

•The human remains described in

this notice represent the physical

remains of three individuals of Native

American ancestry.

•The 1,511 objects described in this

notice are reasonably believed to have

been placed intentionally with or near

individual human remains at the time of

death or later as part of the death rite

or ceremony.

•There is a connection between the

human remains and associated funerary

objects described in this notice and the

Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians,

Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona

Tract), California.

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the

human remains and associated funerary

objects in this notice must be sent to the

authorized representative identified in

this notice under

ADDRESSES

. Requests

for repatriation may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations

identified in this notice.

2. 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

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian

organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains

and associated funerary objects

described in this notice to a requestor

may occur on or after June 4, 2026. If

competing requests for repatriation are

received, the Museum of Us must

determine the most appropriate

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests

for joint repatriation of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

are considered a single request and not

competing requests. The Museum of Us

is responsible for sending a copy of this

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native

Hawaiian organizations identified in

this notice and any other consulting

parties.

Authority: Native American Graves

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

Dated: April 27, 2026.

Melanie O’Brien,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 2026–08759 Filed 5–4–26; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Intended Repatriation:

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology, Harvard University,

Cambridge, MA

AGENCY

: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION

: Notice.

SUMMARY

: In accordance with the Native

American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE)

intends to repatriate certain cultural

items that meet the definition of sacred

objects 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

4, 2026.

ADDRESSES

: Send additional, written

requests for repatriation of the cultural

items in this notice to Jane Pickering,

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology, Harvard University, 11

Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA

02138, email jpickering@

fas.harvard.edu.

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 PMAE, 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

sacred objects are two lots of leather

bags and their contents that were

removed from the San Ildefonso Pueblo,

Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The

sacred objects were collected by

Andrew Dasburg and William H. Claflin

in 1925 and were subsequently

bequeathed to the Peabody Museum by

William H. Claflin, Jr. in 1985.

Determinations

The PMAE has determined that:

•The two sacred objects described in

this notice are specific ceremonial

objects needed by a traditional Native

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American religious leader for present-

day adherents to practice traditional

Native American religion, according to

the Native American traditional

knowledge of a lineal descendant,

Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian

organization.

•There is a connection between the

cultural items described in this notice

and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New

Mexico.

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 4, 2026. If competing

requests for repatriation are received,

the PMAE 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 PMAE 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: April 27, 2026.

Melanie O’Brien,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 2026–08765 Filed 5–4–26; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Field

Museum, Chicago, IL

AGENCY

: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION

: Notice.

SUMMARY

: In accordance with the Native

American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field

Museum has completed an inventory of

human remains and has determined that

there is a cultural affiliation between the

human remains and Indian Tribes or

Native Hawaiian organizations in this

notice.

DATES

: Repatriation of the human

remains in this notice may occur on or

after June 4, 2026.

ADDRESSES

: Send written requests for

repatriation of the human remains in

this notice to June Carpenter, NAGPRA

Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake

Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, email

jcarpenter@fieldmuseum.org.

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 Field Museum,

and additional information on the

determinations in this notice, including

the results of consultation, can be found

in its inventory or related records. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

Human remains representing, at least,

two individuals have been identified.

No associated funerary objects are

present. The human remains are hair

clippings belonging to two individuals,

identified with the tribal designation

‘‘Tuscarora’’ (Field Museum catalog

numbers 193215.10 and 193215.11).

Field Museum staff believe they were

collected under the direction of Franz

Boas and Frederick Ward Putnam for

the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition

in Chicago. The hair clippings were

accessioned into the Field Museum’s

collection in 1939. No information

regarding the individual’s name, sex,

age, or geographic location has been

found. There is no known presence of

any potentially hazardous substances.

Cultural Affiliation

Based on the information available

and the results of consultation, cultural

affiliation is clearly identified by the

information available about the human

remains described in this notice.

Determinations

The Field Museum has determined

that:

•The human remains described in

this notice represent the physical

remains of two individuals of Native

American ancestry.

•There is a connection between the

human remains described in this notice

and the Tuscarora Nation.

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the

human remains in this notice must be

sent to the authorized representative

identified in this notice under

ADDRESSES

. Requests for repatriation

may be submitted by:

1. Any one or more of the Indian

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations

identified in this notice.

2. 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

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian

organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains

described in this notice to a requestor

may occur on or after June 4, 2026. If

competing requests for repatriation are

received, the Field Museum must

determine the most appropriate

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests

for joint repatriation of the human

remains are considered a single request

and not competing requests. The Field

Museum is responsible for sending a

copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes

and Native Hawaiian organizations

identified in this notice and any other

consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

Dated: April 27, 2026.

Melanie O’Brien,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 2026–08766 Filed 5–4–26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7123; NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–

NPS0042695; PPWOCRADN0–

PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Intended Repatriation: Fowler

Museum at the University of California,

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

AGENCY

: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION

: Notice.

SUMMARY

: In accordance with the Native

American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Fowler

Museum at the University of California,

Los Angeles 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

4, 2026.

ADDRESSES

: Send additional, written

requests for repatriation of the cultural

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