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 Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 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 lot of cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The one lot of objects of cultural patrimony consists of shell and claystone beads, from an unknown location in Sacramento County, from an unknown year. These objects came to the Gregg Museum as a transfer in 2015. It was a part of a larger transfer from what used to be known as North Carolina Wesleyan College, established in 1956, and is now known as North Carolina Wesleyan University as of 2022. Based on consultation with Tribes, the Gregg Museum of Art & Design identifies these as objects of cultural patrimony based on Tribal Traditional Knowledge. They are affiliated with Wilton Rancheria, ( printed page 72895) Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria, and the Ione Band of Miwok Indians. The Gregg Museum of Art & Design records indicate no known hazardous substances.

Determinations

The Gregg Museum of Art & Design has determined that:

• The one lot of objects of cultural patrimony 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), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Wilton Rancheria, California.

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 December 14, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Gregg Museum of Art & Design 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 Gregg Museum of Art & Design 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.

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