Notice of Intended Repatriation: Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [N7265; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043093; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Joslyn Art Museum (JAM) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects/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 August 3, 2026. ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to Annika Johnson, Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68102, email ajohnson@joslyn.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 Joslyn Art Museum 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/objects of cultural patrimony are an 'Uli'uli and Pōhaku ku'i'ai. Both items were collected by Dr. August Frederick Jonas (1854-1934) of Omaha, Nebraska, and inherited by his wife who donated them to the Joslyn Art Museum in 1951. Museum records do not contain information on the items' prior history. Determinations The Joslyn Art Museum has determined that: • The two sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice are, according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional Native American religion, and 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 connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Native Hawaiian organization Protect Keopuka Ohana. 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 August 3, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Joslyn Art Museum 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 Joslyn Art Museum 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: June 23, 2026. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2026-13319 Filed 7-1-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P