NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENDED REPATRIATION: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, PETRIFIED FOREST, AZ

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- National Park Service has issued a notice called: Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Petrified Forest National Park, Petrified Forest, AZ.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on April 2 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, Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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