Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Worcester Society of Natural History d.b.a. EcoTarium, Worcester, MA, 20616-20617 [2017-08866]
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18729) and one associated inlaid stone
pipe (97/7326) that was obtained from
Kah-gondaush (also known as George
Walters).
On an unknown date, two cultural
items were removed from the White
Earth Reservation in Becker County,
MN, by Major John R. Howard, Bureau
of Indian Affairs Superintendent at the
White Earth Agency from 1908 to 1916,
and given to Warren K. Moorehead. The
two sacred objects are one large granite
pipe and associated long wooden stem
(object ID number 29661) that had been
made and smoked by Bay-bah-daum-ayaush in 1898; and one small effigy pipe
(object ID number 29662) belonging to
No-de-na-qua-um (also known as
Temperance Chief).
In 1908, President Theodore
Roosevelt appointed Warren K.
Moorehead to the Board of Indian
Commissioners. After his appointment,
Moorehead learned from his colleagues
at the Smithsonian Institution ‘‘of the
dreadful situation on a dozen different
reservations,’’ including the White Earth
Reservation. He requested permission
and funds to investigate, which were
granted by Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Francis Leupp. Moorehead spent
time at the White Earth Reservation
investigating various forms of land and
other theft during a period of significant
economic, cultural, and religious
oppression. It was during this time that
numerous objects of cultural and
spiritual significance were removed
from Anishinaabeg communities.
Consultations were held during a
January 12–13, 2017, visit by officials
from the White Earth Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe who
affirmed cultural affiliation to these
nine sacred objects. In a letter dated
February 14, 2017, the White Earth
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
requested the return of the nine sacred
objects due to their substantial cultural
and religious significance.
Determinations Made by the Robert S.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology
Officials of the Robert S. Peabody
Museum of Archaeology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the nine 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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the nine sacred objects and the
White Earth Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe.
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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
Dr. Ryan J. Wheeler, Director, The
Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology, Phillips Academy, 180
Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, (978)
749–4494, email rwheeler@andover.edu,
by June 2, 2017. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the sacred
object to the White Earth Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe may
proceed.
The Robert S. Peabody Museum of
Archaeology is responsible for notifying
the White Earth Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe that this notice has
been published.
Dated: March 27, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Worcester Society of Natural
History d.b.a. EcoTarium, Worcester,
MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Worcester Society of
Natural History d.b.a. EcoTarium, 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. 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
Worcester Society of Natural History
d.b.a. EcoTarium. 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
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submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Worcester Society of Natural History
d.b.a. EcoTarium at the address in this
notice by June 2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Shana Hawrylchak,
Manager of Exhibits and Collections,
EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way,
Worcester, MA 01604, telephone (508)
929–2733, email shawrylchak@
ecotarium.org.
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 Worcester
Society of Natural History d.b.a.
EcoTarium, Worcester, MA, that meet
the definition of sacred objects 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.
History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
At an unknown date, one cultural
item was removed from an unknown
location. The one sacred object is a fan
made of eagle feathers, hide, and small
beadwork. In 2016, the fan was found in
the collections storage facilities of the
EcoTarium together with an associated
exhibit label which read ‘‘Fan used in
the peyote ceremony’’. No information
on the fan was found in the Museum’s
accession files or internal archives
indicating either the provenience or the
provenance of the fan. Based on the age
of other materials in the Museum’s
anthropology collection, it is likely that
the fan entered the collection in the
1950s. In the opinion of Douglas Diehl,
Director of American Indian &
Ethnographic Art at Skinner Auction
House, the piece was Kiowa or
Comanche, based on the design.
In consultation with Margaret
Murrow, Tribal Historic Preservation
Officer for the Comanche Nation, further
details of the design were identified as
being in the Comanche style. In
particular, the feathers were cut, or
‘‘narrowed’’, in a manner that is similar
to traditional Comanche treatment of
feathers and distinct from the fuller
feather treatments seen in most Kiowa
fans. The beadwork also follows
traditional Comanche color schemes
and patterns.
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Officials of the Worcester Society of
Natural History d.b.a. EcoTarium have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one cultural item described above is
a specific ceremonial object needed by
traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
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 Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program. 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.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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
Shana Hawrylchak, Manager of Exhibits
and Collections, EcoTarium, 222
Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604,
telephone (508) 929–2733, email
shawrylchak@ecotarium.org, by June 2,
2017. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred object to the
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, may
proceed.
The Worcester Society of Natural
History d.b.a. EcoTarium is responsible
for notifying the Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma, that this notice has been
published.
ADDRESSES:
Determinations Made by the Worcester
Society of Natural History d.b.a.
EcoTarium
Dated: March 7, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Office
of the State Archaeologist, University
of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program,
previously listed as the Office of the
State Archaeologist Burials Program, 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
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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 Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program
at the address in this notice by June 2,
2017.
Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program, University of Iowa, 700 South
Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242,
telephone (319) 384–0740, email laranoldner@uiowa.edu.
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 Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program, Iowa City, IA.
The human remains were removed from
the Blood Run site (13LO2), Lyon
County, IA.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Office of the
State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa
Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of
Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of
Nebraska; and Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska, (hereafter, ‘‘The Tribes’’).
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History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from the
Blood Run site (13LO2), in Lyon
County, IA. The human remains were
part of the Amy Harvey collection. Amy
Harvey collected Oneota materials while
doing doctoral research at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison in the
early 1960s, and retained the materials
when she began teaching at Stephens
College in Columbia, MO, in 1965. The
human remains were transferred to the
Office of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program in 2010 and
2013 (Burial Project 3102). The human
remains represent one adult of
indeterminate age and sex; and five
subadults of indeterminate sex, as
follows: One child two years old, one
child 2.5 to 3.5 years old, one child 3.5
to 4.5 years old, one child 5.0 to 6.5
years old, and one child 7 to 15 years
old. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The Blood Run site (13LO2) is a large
Oneota tradition village located in Iowa
and South Dakota, straddling the Big
Sioux River southeast of Sioux Falls,
SD. Archeological evidence, including
radiocarbon dates and trade artifacts,
suggests that the site was occupied from
A.D. 1500 to 1700. Tribal histories,
supported by French historical maps
and documents, suggest that the Omaha,
Ponca, Iowa, and Oto tribes were
present in the area at that time and were
the probable residents of the site. The
Ho-Chunk and Winnebago are also
ethno-historically linked to these tribes.
Based on this contextual information, it
has been determined that there is a
relationship of shared group identity
that can be reasonably traced between
these Native American human remains
and The Tribes.
Determinations Made by the Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program
Officials of the Office of the State
Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of six
individuals 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 Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23041;PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Worcester Society
of Natural History d.b.a. EcoTarium, Worcester, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Worcester Society of Natural History d.b.a. EcoTarium, 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. 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 Worcester Society of Natural
History d.b.a. EcoTarium. 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 Worcester Society of Natural
History d.b.a. EcoTarium at the address in this notice by June 2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Shana Hawrylchak, Manager of Exhibits and Collections,
EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604, telephone (508)
929-2733, email shawrylchak@ecotarium.org.
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 Worcester Society of Natural History d.b.a. EcoTarium,
Worcester, MA, that meet the definition of sacred objects 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.
History and Description of the Cultural Item(s)
At an unknown date, one cultural item was removed from an unknown
location. The one sacred object is a fan made of eagle feathers, hide,
and small beadwork. In 2016, the fan was found in the collections
storage facilities of the EcoTarium together with an associated exhibit
label which read ``Fan used in the peyote ceremony''. No information on
the fan was found in the Museum's accession files or internal archives
indicating either the provenience or the provenance of the fan. Based
on the age of other materials in the Museum's anthropology collection,
it is likely that the fan entered the collection in the 1950s. In the
opinion of Douglas Diehl, Director of American Indian & Ethnographic
Art at Skinner Auction House, the piece was Kiowa or Comanche, based on
the design.
In consultation with Margaret Murrow, Tribal Historic Preservation
Officer for the Comanche Nation, further details of the design were
identified as being in the Comanche style. In particular, the feathers
were cut, or ``narrowed'', in a manner that is similar to traditional
Comanche treatment of feathers and distinct from the fuller feather
treatments seen in most Kiowa fans. The beadwork also follows
traditional Comanche color schemes and patterns.
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Determinations Made by the Worcester Society of Natural History d.b.a.
EcoTarium
Officials of the Worcester Society of Natural History d.b.a.
EcoTarium have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item
described above is a specific ceremonial object needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
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 Shana Hawrylchak, Manager of Exhibits and
Collections, EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604,
telephone (508) 929-2733, email shawrylchak@ecotarium.org, by June 2,
2017. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward,
transfer of control of the sacred object to the Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma, may proceed.
The Worcester Society of Natural History d.b.a. EcoTarium is
responsible for notifying the Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: March 7, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-08866 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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