Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Control of the California State Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), Sacramento, CA, and in the Possession of the Department of Anthropology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA; Correction, 31530-31531 [05-10804]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 104 / Wednesday, June 1, 2005 / Notices
Dated: May 20, 2005
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural
Item: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology at the University of
California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 a cultural item in the
possession of the Phoebe A. Hearst
Museum of Anthropology at the
University of California, Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA that meets the definition
of ‘‘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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The one cultural item is a Tlingit
Chilkat tunic with a Kaagwaantaan Clan
of Klukwan bear crest. In 1977, the
cultural item was donated to the Phoebe
A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at
the University of California, Berkeley by
the daughter of the original purchaser,
who had acquired the tunic from the
widow of a Tlingit Kaagwaantaan Clan
leader during the 1930s.
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology at the University of
California, Berkeley consulted with
Sealaska Corporation, acting on behalf
of the Kaagwaantaan Clan of Klukwan.
Museum records contain a photograph
circa 1900 showing the Kaagwaantaan
Clan leader wearing the Chilkat tunic
with bear crest. Written records
obtained at the time of the donation
indicate that the Chilkat tunic was worn
at a potlatch given by Chief Shakes in
Wrangel, AK in 1879. Museum records
also indicate that the widow knew that
the tunic should not be sold. Sealaska
Corporation provided further evidence
that the Chilkat tunic with bear crest
was the property of the Kaagwaantaan
Clan, could not have been conveyed by
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any individual tribal member, and
should be returned as an object of
cultural patrimony. The Phoebe A.
Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the
University of California, Berkeley agrees
with the evidence and therefore will
repatriate the Chilkat tunic with bear
crest to the Sealaska Corporation, acting
on behalf of the Kaagwaantaan Clan of
Klukwan.
Officials of the Phoebe A. Hearst
Museum of Anthropology at the
University of California, Berkeley have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(D), the one cultural item
described above has ongoing historical,
traditional, or cultural importance
central to the Native American group or
culture itself, rather than property
owned by an individual. Officials of the
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology at the University of
California, Berkeley also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the object of
cultural patrimony and the
Kaagwaantaan Clan of Klukwan,
represented by the Sealaska
Corporation.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the object of cultural
patrimony should contact C. Richard
Hitchcock, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology at the University of
California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
94720, telephone (510) 642–6096, before
July 1, 2005. Repatriation of the object
of cultural patrimony to the Sealaska
Corporation, acting on behalf of the
Kaagwaantaan Clan of Klukwan, may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology at the University of
California, Berkeley is responsible for
notifying Chilkat Indian Village
(Klukwan); Klukwan, Inc.; and Sealaska
Corporation that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 20, 2005.
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assisstant Secretary, Fish and
Wildlife and Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion for
Native American Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects in the
Control of the California State
Department of Transportation
(CALTRANS), Sacramento, CA, and in
the Possession of the Department of
Anthropology, San Francisco State
University, San Francisco, CA;
Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 and associated funerary objects
in the possession of the Department of
Anthropology, San Francisco State
University, San Francisco, CA, and in
the control of the California State
Department of Transportation
(CALTRANS), Sacramento, CA. These
human remains and cultural items were
removed from Marin County, CA.
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
within this notice are the sole
responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations
within this notice.
This notice corrects the name of the
culturally affiliated federally recognized
Indian tribe listed in the original notice
of inventory completion. This notice
also corrects the name of the site from
which the human remains and cultural
items were removed.
In the Federal Register of November
5, 2001, page 55956, paragraphs 3, 5, 6,
and 7 are corrected by substituting
‘‘Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California’’ for ‘‘Indians of the Graton
Rancheria of California.’’
In the Federal Register of November
5, 2001, page 55956, paragraph 4 is
corrected by substituting ‘‘CA-MRN–
192’’ for ‘‘CA-MRN-***.’’
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Tina Biorn, California State
Department of Transportation, P.O. Box
942874 (M.S. 27) Sacramento, CA
94274–0001 telephone (916) 653–0013,
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before July 1, 2005. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Federated Indians of
Graton Rancheria, California may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
San Francisco State University is
responsible for notifying the Federated
Indians of Graton Rancheria, California
that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005.
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: University of Alaska Museum of
the North, Fairbanks, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 in the
possession of the University of Alaska
Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK,
that meet the definitions of ‘‘sacred
objects’’ and ‘‘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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The four cultural items are three
ceremonial dance headdresses made
from wood and organic paint and one
beaded ceremonial tunic. One headdress
measures 26.7 x 21.6 cm, is made of
wood, canvas, and metal, and depicts in
formline design a crest animal painted
red and black. The second headdress is
also made of wood and measures 29 cm
tall; the base measures 22.8 x 24 cm. It
depicts a frog crest in formline design
and is decorated with abalone. The third
headdress is a frontlet depicting Hawk
and Sockeye. It is decorated with
abalone shell, ermine or rabbit skins,
and sea lion whiskers. The ceremonial
tunic is made from red wool, has a
Shark crest design on the front in
beadwork and applied textile, and
measures 102.5 x 159 cm.
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Two of the three headdresses were
obtained by the museum in 1976 as a
donation from Harold McCracken. Their
original acquisition was described in a
publication by Mr. McCracken
(Roughnecks and Gentlemen, 1968),
who states that he purchased ‘‘wooden
dance helmets’’ in 1916 (p. 84). Mr.
McCracken also notes in the museum’s
original accession file that the two
headdresses were acquired at Hoonah
Village. The third headdress was
purchased by the University of Alaska
Museum director with museum funds
from Maxine Silcot in 1985. There is no
record of this transaction other than a
notation with the purchase amount on
the catalog card.
The ceremonial tunic was donated to
the museum in 1957 by Pearl Miller
Stuart, as part of a larger collection of
undocumented Tlingit material. Ms.
Stuart purchased the tunic in Ketchikan
in 1956, along with a number of other
garments that had no associated
provenance.
The University of Alaska Museum of
the North professional staff weighed
evidence provided by the Hoonah
Indian Association against
anthropological and historic evidence in
the University of Alaska Museum
accession records and catalogs. The
Hoonah Indian Association
satisfactorily demonstrated a
relationship of shared group identity,
which can be traced historically and
prehistorically by members of the
present-day Indian tribe and an
identifiable earlier group. The
University of Alaska Museum of the
North professional staff also consulted
with representatives of the Central
Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
Tribes.
According to Tlingit tradition,
ceremonial objects are required for use
in potlatches and as part of the cycle of
memorial rights. The Tlingit people are
required to treat these objects and the
spirits they embody according to
established protocols to ensure the
spiritual balance and well-being of the
group. Such objects are inseparable from
the ceremonies for which they are
intended, and the Tlingit are compelled
to host and participate in these
ceremonies for their families, past,
present, and future. The members of the
Hoonah Indian Association (acting
under Tlingit traditional law) consider
that ownership of property resides with
the group rather than any specific
individual. Property cannot be
transferred, conveyed, or alienated
unless all members of the clan agree.
Furthermore, the Tlingit assert an
ownership-interest in the crest and
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spirit designs depicted on the objects
subject to this claim.
Officials of the University of Alaska
Museum of the North have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C),
the 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. Officials of the
University of Alaska Museum of the
North also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(D), the
cultural items described above have
ongoing historical, traditional, and
cultural importance central to the
culture itself, rather than property
owned by an individual. Lastly, officials
of the University of Alaska Museum of
the North have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is
a relationship of shared group identity
that can be reasonably traced between
the three headdresses and ceremonial
tunic and the Hoonah Indian
Association.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects and
cultural patrimony should contact Dr.
Molly Lee, Curator of Ethnology,
University of Alaska Museum of the
North, 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK
99775–6960, (907) 474–7828 before July
1, 2005. Repatriation of the sacred
objects and cultural patrimony to the
Hoonah Indian Association may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The University of Alaska Museum of
the North is responsible for notifying
the Central Council of the Tlingit &
Haida Indian Tribes, Hoonah Indian
Association, Huna Totem Corporation,
and Sealaska Corporation that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Control of the California State
Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), Sacramento, CA, and in the
Possession of the Department of Anthropology, San Francisco State
University, San Francisco, CA; Correction
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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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 and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the Department of Anthropology, San
Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, and in the control of
the California State Department of Transportation (CALTRANS),
Sacramento, CA. These human remains and cultural items were removed
from Marin County, CA.
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 within this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within
this notice.
This notice corrects the name of the culturally affiliated
federally recognized Indian tribe listed in the original notice of
inventory completion. This notice also corrects the name of the site
from which the human remains and cultural items were removed.
In the Federal Register of November 5, 2001, page 55956, paragraphs
3, 5, 6, and 7 are corrected by substituting ``Federated Indians of
Graton Rancheria, California'' for ``Indians of the Graton Rancheria of
California.''
In the Federal Register of November 5, 2001, page 55956, paragraph
4 is corrected by substituting ``CA-MRN-192'' for ``CA-MRN-***.''
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Tina Biorn, California State Department of
Transportation, P.O. Box 942874 (M.S. 27) Sacramento, CA 94274-0001
telephone (916) 653-0013,
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before July 1, 2005. Repatriation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
San Francisco State University is responsible for notifying the
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California that this notice has
been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005.
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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