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BILLING CODE 4312-52-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [N7122; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042694; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Longyear Museum of Anthropology
(LMA)at Colgate University 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 June 4, 2026. ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to Kelsey Olney-Wall, Repatriation Manager, Colgate University, University Museums, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, email *kolneywall@colgate.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 LMA, 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 object of cultural patrimony is a cylindrical coiled basket that was purchased by the then-Curator of the LMA on an electronic marketplace
(eBay)in 2008. The seller purchased the basket at an auction in Seattle. Reportedly, the cultural item was identified as Chehalis, c. 1940s. The LMA does not have any information regarding the presence of any potentially hazardous substances used to treat the cultural item. Determinations The LMA, Colgate University has determined that: • 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. • There is a connection between the cultural item described in this notice and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation. 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 June 4, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the LMA 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 LMA 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. 2026-08770 Filed 5-4-26; 8:45 am]
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