Notice of Inventory Completion: Anthropology Research Collections at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 52492-52493 [2015-21492]
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responsible for notifying the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas; the AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; the
Chickasaw Nation; the Coushatta Tribe
of Louisiana; the Kialegee Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; the Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians of Florida; the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, Oklahoma; the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama; the Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; the Seminole Tribe
of Florida; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town, Oklahoma, that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 31, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Anthropology Research Collections at
Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Anthropology Research
Collections at Texas A&M University
has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request to the Anthropology
Research Collections at Texas A&M
University. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Anthropology
Research Collections at Texas A&M
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University at the address in this notice
by September 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Dr. David Carlson, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Attn: Timothy S. de Smet,
Interim Curator, Department of
Anthropology, TAMU MS 4352, College
Station, TX 77843–4352, telephone
(979) 845–5242, email dcarlson@
tamu.edu and tdesmet@tamu.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the Anthropology Research Collections
at Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX. The human remains were
removed from Aycock Shelter, Bell
County, TX.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Anthropology
Research Collections at Texas A&M
University (ARC–TAMU) professional
staff in 1995. In 2015, representatives of
the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma;
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe
of Oklahoma; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians
of Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian
Tribe; and the Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma, were invited to
consult with ARC–TAMU for the
purpose of determining the place and
manner of repatriation. The Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma contacted ARC–
TAMU, and the Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma, visited the facility; no
representatives from the other tribes
contacted ARC–TAMU in response to
this invitation.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1985, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from Aycock Shelter/Shelter
14 (41BL28) in Bell County, TX, by the
Texas A&M University Anthropology
Club. The human remains from the site
were identified as being from Feature 14
a and b (TAMU–NAGPRA 76). The
human remains were determined to be
one adult of indeterminate sex. Dart
points found nearby date the human
remains to the Early Ceramic period
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(before A.D. 700). No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on the geographic location of
the site, ARC–TAMU staff found it
reasonable to trace a shared identity
between the human remains in this
notice and the following historic groups:
Ervipiame, Mayeye, Yojuane,
Comanche, Kickapoo, Tonkawa, Tunica
and Biloxi, Wichita, Caddo, Waco,
Anadarko, and Kiowa. Archeological
and linguistic evidence, historical
records, and/or traditional beliefs
indicate that there is a relationship of
shared group identity between these
historic groups and the present-day
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe;
and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the
Anthropology Research Collections at
Texas A&M University
Officials of the ARC–TAMU have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe;
and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. David
Carlson, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Department of Anthropology, TAMU
MS 4352, College Station, TX 77843–
4352, telephone (979) 845–5242, email
dcarlson@tamu.edu, by September 30,
2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of
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Dated: July 31, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–21492 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: New York State Museum,
Albany, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The New York State Museum,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet
the definition of sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
New York State Museum. If no
additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural items
to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated
in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the New York State Museum at the
address in this notice by September 30,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York
State Museum, 3049 Cultural Education
Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone
(518) 486–2020, email landers6@
mail.nysed.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the New York
State Museum, Albany, NY, that meet
the definition of sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Museum records identify the
affiliation of the 65 objects described in
this notice as ‘‘Iroquois.’’ According to
oral evidence presented during
consultation with the Haudenosaunee
Standing Committee on Burial Rules
and Regulations, the Onondaga Nation
is the keeper of the central fire of the
Haudenosaunee Confederacy. As the
keeper of the central fire, the Onondaga
Nation has the responsibility to care for
and return to the appropriate Nation
Haudenosaunee cultural objects that are
not specifically affiliated with any one
Haudenosaunee Nation. Therefore, it is
the understanding of all the
Haudenosaunee Confederacy Nations
that any medicine masks affiliated
generally as ‘‘Iroquois’’ are affiliated
with the Onondaga Nation.
History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe;
and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma.
The ARC–TAMU is responsible for
notifying the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe;
and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma, that this notice has been
published.
Determinations Made by the New York
State Museum
Officials of the New York State
Museum have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the 65 cultural items described above
are specific ceremonial objects needed
by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents, and have an
ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred objects and objects
of cultural patrimony and the Onondaga
Nation on behalf of Haudenosaunee
Confederacy Nations.
In 1898, Harriet Maxwell Converse of
New York City, NY, donated 34 cultural
items to the New York State Museum.
The cultural items are 31 wooden
medicine masks (E–36868, E–35, E–
36919, E–37013, E–37014, E–37020, E–
37021, E–37026, E–37028, E–37032, E–
37035, E–37036, E–37040, E–37041, E–
37044, E–37046, E–37058, E–37060, E–
37060A, E–37597, E–37606, E–37607,
E–37610, E–37611, E–37612, E–37617,
E–37619, E–37620, E–37622, E–37625,
E–42) and 3 cornhusk medicine masks
(E–36747, E–36926, E–36927).
In the late 19th century, Adelbert G.
Richmond of Canajoharie, NY, acquired
two cultural items. The cultural items
are two wooden medicine masks (E–
37025, E–37055).
In 1956, three cultural items were
purchased from the Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit College, WI. The
cultural items were part of a larger
collection made by Albert Green Heath.
The three cultural items are one large
wooden medicine mask (E–50317) and
two miniature wooden medicine masks
(E–50313, E–50314).
In 1961, one cultural item was
acquired from Judith Drumm, a former
museum educator. The cultural item is
a cornhusk medicine mask (E–50465).
In the late 19th and early 20th
centuries, 25 cultural items identified as
Iroquois were acquired from unknown
individuals. The 25 cultural items are
17 wooden medicine masks (E–36910,
E–36913, E–37019, E–37034, E–37049,
E–37051, E–37052, E–37599, E–37600,
E–37602, E–37609, E–37615, E–37624,
E–37627, E–39325, E–5, E-no#79), five
cornhusk medicine masks (E–13A, E–
13B, E–36748, E–36923, E–36926), and
three miniature cornhusk masks (E–
36632, E–51025A, E–51025B).
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Lisa Anderson, New York State
Museum, 3049 Cultural Education
Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone
(518) 486–2020, email landers6@
mail.nysed.gov, by September 30, 2015.
After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony to the
Onondaga Nation may proceed.
The New York State Museum is
responsible for notifying the Cayuga
Nation; Oneida Nation of New York;
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin;
Onondaga Nation; Saint Regis Mohawk
Tribe (previously listed as the St. Regis
Band of Mohawk Indians of New York);
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18956; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Anthropology Research Collections
at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Anthropology Research Collections at Texas A&M University
has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request to the Anthropology Research Collections at Texas A&M
University. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
Anthropology Research Collections at Texas A&M University at the
address in this notice by September 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Dr. David Carlson, NAGPRA Coordinator, Attn: Timothy S. de
Smet, Interim Curator, Department of Anthropology, TAMU MS 4352,
College Station, TX 77843-4352, telephone (979) 845-5242, email
dcarlson@tamu.edu and tdesmet@tamu.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the Anthropology Research Collections at Texas A&M
University, College Station, TX. The human remains were removed from
Aycock Shelter, Bell County, TX.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
Anthropology Research Collections at Texas A&M University (ARC-TAMU)
professional staff in 1995. In 2015, representatives of the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of
Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and the Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma, were invited to
consult with ARC-TAMU for the purpose of determining the place and
manner of repatriation. The Caddo Nation of Oklahoma contacted ARC-
TAMU, and the Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, visited the facility; no
representatives from the other tribes contacted ARC-TAMU in response to
this invitation.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from Aycock Shelter/Shelter 14 (41BL28) in Bell County,
TX, by the Texas A&M University Anthropology Club. The human remains
from the site were identified as being from Feature 14 a and b (TAMU-
NAGPRA 76). The human remains were determined to be one adult of
indeterminate sex. Dart points found nearby date the human remains to
the Early Ceramic period (before A.D. 700). No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the geographic location of the site, ARC-TAMU staff found
it reasonable to trace a shared identity between the human remains in
this notice and the following historic groups: Ervipiame, Mayeye,
Yojuane, Comanche, Kickapoo, Tonkawa, Tunica and Biloxi, Wichita,
Caddo, Waco, Anadarko, and Kiowa. Archeological and linguistic
evidence, historical records, and/or traditional beliefs indicate that
there is a relationship of shared group identity between these historic
groups and the present-day Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and
the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the Anthropology Research Collections at Texas
A&M University
Officials of the ARC-TAMU have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian
Tribe; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco &
Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Dr. David
Carlson, NAGPRA Coordinator, Department of Anthropology, TAMU MS 4352,
College Station, TX 77843-4352, telephone (979) 845-5242, email
dcarlson@tamu.edu, by September 30, 2015. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;
Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of
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Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and the Wichita and Affiliated
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
The ARC-TAMU is responsible for notifying the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Tunica-
Biloxi Indian Tribe; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita,
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 31, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-21492 Filed 8-28-15; 8:45 am]
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