# 2025-19953: National Park Returns Sacred Quartz Crystal to Pueblo Tribe After 13 Years

2025-19953, Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Nageezi, NM, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-11-17, effective 2025-12-17 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19953
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-19953
- Title: Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Nageezi, NM
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 51399
- Published: 2025-11-17
- Effective: 2025-12-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

National Park Returns Sacred Quartz Crystal to Pueblo Tribe After 13 Years

## Summary

The National Park Service at Chaco Culture National Historical Park plans to return a special quartz crystal to the Pueblo of San Felipe tribe. This sacred object was found in 2012 and will be repatriated starting December 17, 2025. This respectful act honors Native American traditions without any cost impact to the public.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CHCU) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-19953 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/17/2025-19953/notice-of-intended-repatriation-us-department-of-the-interior-national-park-service-chaco-culture)
- [2025-19953 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-17/pdf/2025-19953.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-19953 (as of 2026-06-08).