NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENDED REPATRIATION: THOMAS BURKE MEMORIAL WASHINGTON STATE MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- National Park Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Intended Repatriation: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 19 by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

Summary: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke Museum) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

The full text of the notice can be found at: http://www.gpo.g...