83 FR 42687 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 164 (August 23, 2018)

Page Range		42687-42687
FR Document		2018-18205

The Riverside Metropolitan Museum, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural item listed in this notice meets the definition of sacred objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim this cultural item should submit a written request to the Riverside Metropolitan Museum. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural item to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026063; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Riverside 
Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Riverside Metropolitan Museum, in consultation with the 
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has 
determined that the cultural item listed in this notice meets the 
definition of sacred objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of 
any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this 
notice that wish to claim this cultural item should submit a written 
request to the Riverside Metropolitan Museum. If no additional 
claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural item to the 
lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations 
stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
claim this cultural item should submit a written request with 
information in support of the claim to the Riverside Metropolitan 
Museum at the address in this notice by September 24, 2018.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate a cultural item under the 
control of the Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA, that meets 
the definition of sacred object under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

History and Description of the Cultural Item

    At an unknown date, one cultural item was removed from San Juan 
Pueblo, New Mexico. The sacred object was associated with John 
Trujillo, San Juan Pueblo. The donor gave the cultural item to the 
Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA on May 23, 1985. The 
sacred object is a prayer stick.
    Written in orange ink on the plain hand end of the carved wood 
prayer stick is ``John Trujillo/San Juan Pueblo''.

Determinations Made by the Riverside Metropolitan Museum

    Officials of the Riverside Metropolitan Museum have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item 
described above is a specific ceremonial object needed by traditional 
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional 
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred 
object and the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 
Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim 
this cultural item should submit a written request with information in 
support of the claim to Robyn G. Peterson, Ph. D., Museum Director, 
Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 
92501, telephone (951) 826-5792, email [email protected], by 
September 24, 2018. After that date, if no additional claimants have 
come forward, transfer of control of the sacred object to The Tribes 
may proceed.
    The Riverside Metropolitan Museum is responsible for notifying The 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: July 17, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Hawaiian organizations, has determined Determinations Made by the Riverside
human remains described in this notice that the cultural item listed in this Metropolitan Museum
represent the physical remains of one notice meets the definition of sacred
individual of Native American ancestry. objects. Lineal descendants or Officials of the Riverside Metropolitan
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there representatives of any Indian Tribe or Museum have determined that:
is a relationship of shared group Native Hawaiian organization not • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
identity that can be reasonably traced identified in this notice that wish to the one cultural item described above is
between the Native American human claim this cultural item should submit a specific ceremonial object needed by
remains and the Alabama-Coushatta a written request to the Riverside traditional Native American religious
Tribes of Texas (previously listed as Metropolitan Museum. If no additional leaders for the practice of traditional
Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Native American religions by their
claimants come forward, transfer of
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;
control of the cultural item to the lineal present-day adherents.
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee
descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of
Hawaiian organizations stated in this is a relationship of shared group
Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of notice may proceed. identity that can be reasonably traced
Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole DATES: Lineal descendants or between the sacred object and the
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the representatives of any Indian Tribe or Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Native Hawaiian organization not of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa identified in this notice that wish to Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
Reservations)); The Muscogee (Creek) claim this cultural item should submit New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Nation; The Seminole Nation of a written request with information in Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco Tribal support of the claim to the Riverside Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo
Town (hereafter, ‘‘The Tribes’’). Metropolitan Museum at the address in of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Additional Requestors and Disposition this notice by September 24, 2018. Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Lineal descendants or representatives ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Museum Director, Riverside
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
organization not identified in this notice Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission
that wish to request transfer of control Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501,
of these human remains should submit New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
telephone (951) 826–5792, email
a written request with information in Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; and
rpeterson@riversideca.gov.
support of the request to Kathryn Miyar, the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
Florida Department of State, Mission SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is New Mexico (hereafter referred to as
San Luis Collections, 2100 West here given in accordance with the ‘‘The Tribes’’).
Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Additional Requestors and Disposition
32304, telephone (850) 245–6301, email
kathryn.miyar@dos.myflorida.com, by 3005, of the intent to repatriate a Lineal descendants or representatives
September 24, 2018. After that date, if cultural item under the control of the of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
no additional requestors have come Riverside Metropolitan Museum, organization not identified in this notice
forward, transfer of control of the Riverside, CA, that meets the definition that wish to claim this cultural item
human remains to The Tribes may of sacred object under 25 U.S.C. 3001. should submit a written request with
proceed. This notice is published as part of the information in support of the claim to
The Florida Department of State is National Park Service’s administrative Robyn G. Peterson, Ph. D., Museum
responsible for notifying The Tribes that responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Director, Riverside Metropolitan
this notice has been published.
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue,
Dated: July 17, 2018. this notice are the sole responsibility of Riverside, CA 92501, telephone (951)
Melanie O’Brien, the museum, institution, or Federal 826–5792, email rpeterson@
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. agency that has control of the Native riversideca.gov, by September 24, 2018.
[FR Doc. 2018–18199 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am] American cultural items. The National After that date, if no additional
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Park Service is not responsible for the claimants have come forward, transfer
determinations in this notice. of control of the sacred object to The
History and Description of the Cultural Tribes may proceed.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Item The Riverside Metropolitan Museum
National Park Service is responsible for notifying The Tribes
At an unknown date, one cultural that this notice has been published.
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026063; item was removed from San Juan
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Dated: July 17, 2018.
Pueblo, New Mexico. The sacred object
was associated with John Trujillo, San Melanie O’Brien,
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Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA on BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. May 23, 1985. The sacred object is a
ACTION: Notice. prayer stick.
SUMMARY: The Riverside Metropolitan Written in orange ink on the plain
Museum, in consultation with the hand end of the carved wood prayer
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native stick is ‘‘John Trujillo/San Juan Pueblo’’.

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Dates		Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim this cultural item should submit a written request with information in support of the claim to the Riverside Metropolitan
FR Citation		83 FR 42687

83 FR 42687 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 164 (August 23, 2018)

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