NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENDED REPATRIATION: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, SALINAS PUEBLO MISSIONS NATIONAL MONUMENT, MOUNTAINAIR, NM

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- National Park Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Mountainair, NM.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 16 by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

Summary: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (SAPU) 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 organizations in this...