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later as part of the death rite or 

ceremony. 

• No relationship of shared group 

identity can be reasonably traced 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

Indian Tribe. 

• The human remains and associated 

funerary objects described in this notice 

were removed from the aboriginal land 

of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

Requests for Disposition 

Written requests for disposition of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

Responsible Official identified in 

ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes identified in this notice. 

2. 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, or who 

shows that the requestor is an aboriginal 

land Indian Tribe. 

Disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 22, 2024. If competing 

requests for disposition are received, the 

PMAE must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

disposition. Requests for joint 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The PMAE is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and 10.11. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037133; 

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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, 

VT 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Shelburne 

Museum intends to repatriate a certain 

cultural item that meets the definition of 

an object of cultural patrimony and that 

has a cultural affiliation with the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. The cultural item was 

removed from an unknown location. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Alexander Kikutis, 

Shelburne Museum, P.O. Box 10, 

Shelburne, VT 05482, telephone (802) 

985–0871, email AKikutis@

ShelburneMuseum.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 Shelburne 

Museum. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. Additional information 

on the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 

can be found in the summary or related 

records held by Shelburne Museum. 

Description 

The one cultural item was removed 

from an unknown location. This item of 

cultural patrimony is a Santa Ana 

Pueblo polychrome bowl (2023–5.13) 

made circa 1820. In April 2023, 

Shelburne Museum received a donation 

of Pueblo pottery. Teressa Perry, widow 

of Anthony Perry, donated this item. 

Ms. Perry inherited this item from her 

husband, Anthony Perry, in 2017. Mr. 

Perry purchased this from Sotheby’s in 

2007. It was previously sold at auction 

by Sotheby’s again in 1989. It is 

unknown who possessed it between the 

auctions. There is no record prior to the 

1989 Sotheby’s auction. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The cultural item in this notice is 

connected to one or more identifiable 

earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or 

cultures. There is a relationship of 

shared group identity between the 

identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 

peoples, or cultures and one or more 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. The following types of 

information were used to reasonably 

trace the relationship: anthropological 

information, archeological information, 

geographical information, and historical 

information. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, Shelburne Museum has 

determined that: 

• The one cultural item described 

above has ongoing historical, 

traditional, or cultural importance 

central to the Native American group or 

culture itself, rather than property 

owned by an individual. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural item and the 

Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural item in this 

notice must be sent to the Responsible 

Official identified in 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 item in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 22, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

Shelburne Museum must determine the 

most appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the cultural item are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. Shelburne Museum 

is responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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