NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENDED REPATRIATION: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, WASHINGTON, DC, AND THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, NEW YORK, NY

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- National Park Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and the American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on June 22 by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

Summary: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian...