[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 13361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03575]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037408; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Museum of Riverside, Riverside, 
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 Museum of Riverside 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 March 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Museum Director, Museum of 
Riverside, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501, telephone 
(951) 826-5792, email [email protected].

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 
Museum of Riverside, 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. 
One item of cultural patrimony is an Oglala Sioux otter skin headdress 
or cape. From the Museum record: Item was worn by Chief Red Cloud/Sioux 
Warrior/Pine Ridge, SD; acquired by Harwood Hall, who had supervised 
Pine Ridge boarding school (1885-1893); donated to Museum in 1951; no 
documentation of associated hazardous substances. One item of cultural 
patrimony is an Oglala Sioux otter skin medicine bag including head, 
body, arms, legs, tail. From the Museum record: Acquired by Samuel Maus 
Purple (1878-1965) born Illinois; interested in fossils, archaeology; 
donated to Museum 1968; no documentation of associated hazardous 
substances.

Determinations

    The Museum of Riverside has determined that:
     The two objects 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).
     There is a reasonable connection between the cultural 
items described in this notice and the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items 
in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 
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 March 25, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the Museum of Riverside 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 Museum of Riverside 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: February 9, 2024
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-03575 Filed 2-21-24; 8:45 am]
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