Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay, WI, 49948-49949 [05-16882]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 164 / Thursday, August 25, 2005 / Notices
The McCullough site (MLe11) was
determined by Mr. Chambers not to be
the location of the Battle of Ackia, but
a multi-component site consisting of a
possibly late prehistoric component, an
early Chickasaw component, and a later
historic Chickasaw component based on
the type of prehistoric and historic
artifacts found, ethnohistorical maps,
local tradition, and archeological
findings (Atkinson 1985; B. Lieb,
personal communication 2005; Stubbs
1982). The ethnohistorical maps show
this area to be inhabited by historic
Chickasaw. Allotment records also show
that Ah Thla Tubby, a Chickasaw, was
allotted this section of land in 1836
(Stubbs 1982).
In the summer of 1937, Mr. Chambers
removed cultural items from the AlstonWilson site (MLe14), Lee County, MS.
The 550 cultural items are 1 shell ear
plug; 6 grog-tempered potsherds; 1
gunspall; 1 clear, cut-faceted, crystal
bead; 455 blue seed beads (Type IIA4);
15 large, wound, glass necklace beads
with a heavy patina (Type WIA6); 29
wound, mold-faceted, clear, glass
necklace beads (Type WIIA2); 12 blue,
faceted glass necklace beads (Type
WIIA3); 1 wound, mold-faceted, amber
glass necklace bead (Type WIIA4); 9
drawn and wound, black and white
(‘‘rattlesnake’’) beads (Type WIIIA5); 1
drawn, spiral-striped, black and white
bead (Type WIIIA3); 18 tubular, faceted,
translucent beads (Type WIIC1); and 1
translucent, oval-shaped, faceted
necklace bead (Type WIC1). The 550
cultural items were found in association
with Native American human remains.
The human remains associated with
these cultural items from the
McCullough and Alston-Wilson sites
were stored in an off-site repository in
Jackson, MS. In the 1940s, the
repository burned and the human
remains were destroyed and are no
longer in the possession of the
Mississippi Department of Archives and
History, Historic Preservation Division.
The Alston-Wilson site, now better
known as MLe14 because of later
excavations by Jesse Jennings in 1939 on
behalf of the National Park Service, was
excavated one month after the
McCullough site and has a major
occupation dating to A.D.1730–1750.
Archeological evidence found at the
Alston-Wilson site suggests that this site
was part of a major historic Chickasaw
village. In the 1730s, there were two
major villages in the vicinity of the
Alston-Wilson site that were occupied
by the Chickasaw: Tchichatala and
Falatchao. Tchichatala was a major
Chickasaw village. Falatchao was a
‘‘white mother town’’ meaning it was
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both a ‘‘white’’ town (or a peace town,
as opposed to a ‘‘red’’ war town) and
‘‘mother’’ town from which other towns
emerged (Hudson 1976:238–239: Nairne
[1708] 1988:38).
Both Tchichatala and Falatchao are
recognized in historical documents as
being occupied by the Chickasaw.
However, because of the fluid nature of
Chickasaw village occupation, it is
difficult to identify the specific
boundaries of historic Chickasaw
villages. Therefore, based on the
archeological evidence that the site was
part of a major Chickasaw village and at
that time both villages were in the area,
the Alston-Wilson site is most probably
part of either the village of Tchichatala
or Falatchao (Atkinson 1985, 2004; Brad
Lieb, personal communication 2004;
Cook et al. 1980; Jennings 1941; Johnson
et al. 2004).
Based on historical evidence that Lee
County, MS, where both the AlstonWilson site (MLe14) and the
McCullough site (MLe11) are located,
was occupied by the Chickasaw until
their removal to Oklahoma from 1837
until 1850, both sites are probably
Chickasaw. The Chickasaws are
represented by the present-day
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma.
Officials of the Mississippi
Department of Archives and History,
Historic Preservation Division have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the 551 cultural items
described above are reasonably believed
to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of
death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony and are believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of a Native American individual.
Officials of the Mississippi Department
of Archives and History, Historic
Preservation Division 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
unassociated funerary objects and the
Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the 551 unassociated
funerary objects should contact Pamela
D. Edwards, Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, Historic
Preservation Division, P. O. Box 571,
Jackson, MS 39205, telephone (601)
576–6940, before September 26, 2005.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Chickasaw
Nation, Oklahoma may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
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The Mississippi Department of
Archives and History, Historic
Preservation Division is responsible for
notifying the Chickasaw Nation,
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 26, 2005.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural
Item: Neville Public Museum of Brown
County, Green Bay, WI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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 Neville Public
Museum of Brown County, Green Bay,
WI, 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
item. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The cultural item is a wampum belt,
30 inches long and 2 inches wide,
composed of white beads strung on
hemp with four intersecting rows of
black beads.
Neville Public Museum of Brown
County professional staff consulted with
the representatives of the Oneida Tribe
of Indians of Wisconsin and Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
In 1923, the cultural item was
purchased by Arthur Neville, Director of
the Green Bay City Museum. The Green
Bay City Museum became the Neville
Public Museum of Brown County in
1927. According to museum
documentation, the wampum belt was
purchased from Phoebe Quinney for
$10.00. Mrs. Quinney was the widow of
Osceola Quinney, Sachem of the
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin. Mr. Quinney had inherited
the title and wampum belt from his
father, John Quinney.
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The Neville Public Museum of Brown
County has determined that the
wampum belt is an object of cultural
patrimony that has ongoing historical,
traditional, or cultural importance
central to the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin. Cultural
affiliation with the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin, and the
museum’s determination that the
wampum belt is an object of cultural
patrimony, are based on museum
documentation and oral history, as well
as consultation evidence presented by
representatives of the Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin that
indicates that no individual had or has
the right to alienate a wampum belt.
Officials of the Neville Public
Museum of Brown County 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
Neville Public Museum of Brown
County 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
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the one object of cultural
patrimony should contact Eugene
Umberger, Director, Neville Public
Museum of Brown County, 210 Museum
Place, Green Bay, WI 54303, telephone
(920) 448–4460, before September 26,
2005. Repatriation of the object of
cultural patrimony to the Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Neville Public Museum of Brown
County is responsible for notifying the
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
and Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 26, 2005.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
This notice rescinds the Federal
Register Notice of Intent to Repatriate
Cultural Items of December 10, 2003, FR
Doc. 03–30567, page 68950. This notice
changes the cultural items described in
the previously published notice from
unassociated funerary objects to
associated funerary objects and adds the
human remains representing a
minimum of one individual.
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 Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
West Warwick, Kent County, RI.
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 and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Narragansett
Indian Tribe of Rhode Island.
In 1957, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from West Warwick, Kent
County, RI, by Dave Straight. The
human remains were donated to the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology by the Massachusetts
Archaeological Society through Maurice
Robbins later that same year. The
human remains were found during the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology’s inventory process after the
publication of the Notice of Intent to
Repatriate Cultural Items on December
10, 2003. The two associated funerary
objects are one bag of bark fragments
and one box of brass kettle fragments.
This interment most likely dates to
the post-contact period or later (post
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A.D. 1500). Copper and brass kettles
were European trade items, and
therefore support a post-contact
temporal context for the burial. In
addition, museum documentation
describes the human remains as
‘‘Narragansett.’’ Such a specific
attribution suggests that the burial dates
to the Historic period. The burial
context indicates that the burial was of
a Native American. Oral tradition and
historical documentation indicate that
West Warwick, RI, is within the
aboriginal and historic homeland of the
Narragansett people during the Contact
period. The present-day tribe
representing the Narragansett people is
the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode
Island.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9-10), the human remains listed
above represent the physical remains of
one individual of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
also have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the two objects
listed above are reasonably believed to
have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of
death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology 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 Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects and the
Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode
Island.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Patricia Capone, Repatriation
Coordinator, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, before September 26, 2005.
Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode
Island may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Narragansett Indian Tribe
of Rhode Island that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 22, 2005
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Neville Public
Museum of Brown County, Green Bay, WI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 Neville Public
Museum of Brown County, Green Bay, WI, 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
item. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
The cultural item is a wampum belt, 30 inches long and 2 inches
wide, composed of white beads strung on hemp with four intersecting
rows of black beads.
Neville Public Museum of Brown County professional staff consulted
with the representatives of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
In 1923, the cultural item was purchased by Arthur Neville,
Director of the Green Bay City Museum. The Green Bay City Museum became
the Neville Public Museum of Brown County in 1927. According to museum
documentation, the wampum belt was purchased from Phoebe Quinney for
$10.00. Mrs. Quinney was the widow of Osceola Quinney, Sachem of the
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. Mr. Quinney had inherited the
title and wampum belt from his father, John Quinney.
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The Neville Public Museum of Brown County has determined that the
wampum belt is an object of cultural patrimony that has ongoing
historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. Cultural affiliation with the
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin, and the museum's determination
that the wampum belt is an object of cultural patrimony, are based on
museum documentation and oral history, as well as consultation evidence
presented by representatives of the Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin that indicates that no individual had or has the right to
alienate a wampum belt.
Officials of the Neville Public Museum of Brown County 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 Neville
Public Museum of Brown County 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 Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the one object of cultural patrimony
should contact Eugene Umberger, Director, Neville Public Museum of
Brown County, 210 Museum Place, Green Bay, WI 54303, telephone (920)
448-4460, before September 26, 2005. Repatriation of the object of
cultural patrimony to the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin may
proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Neville Public Museum of Brown County is responsible for notifying
the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin and Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 26, 2005.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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