NAGPRA Summaries are written descriptions of collections that may contain unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony. Reclamation submitted a single Reclamation NAGPRA Summary Report by November 16, 1993, to the National NAGPRA Program. It served as notification to 133 Indian tribes as to the nature of the collections held by Reclamation. The summary was intended as an initial step to bring Indian tribes into consultation with Reclamation.
While meeting the requirements of 36 CFR Part 79 and Interior's Department Manual 411, Reclamation became aware of items under its control, not previously reported, that fit the definition of unassociated funerary objects and sacred objects. Reclamation found that its original summary included objects not under its control. In 2000, the Phoenix Area Office, Lower Colorado Region, submitted a supplement to the 1993 Summary Report to National NAGPRA Program removing these items.
Reclamation identified 207 unassociated funerary objects and two sacred objects under its control since the passage of NAGPRA. Reclamation has not identified any objects of cultural patrimony. Of the 207 unassociated funerary objects, 74 objects were claimed in writing. Subsequently, the Lower Colorado Region published a Notice of Intent to Repatriate in the Federal Register and all 74 objects were transferred out of Reclamation's control to the affiliated tribes. No written claims have been received for the remaining funerary objects.
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