Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS, 53599-53600 [E7-18484]
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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 Fowler Museum
at UCLA professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission
Indians of the Morongo Reservation,
California; San Manuel Band of Serrano
Mission Indians of the San Manuel
Reservation, California; Cahuilla Inter–
Tribal Repatriation Committee, a non–
federally recognized Indian group; and
Kitanemuk Indians, a non–federally
recognized Indian group.
In 1968, human remains representing
a minimum of nine individuals were
removed from the Lovejoy Springs site
(4–LAN–192) in Los Angeles County,
CA, by James Toney during a salvage of
a mortuary area being destroyed by
development. The collection was
accessioned by the University of
California, Los Angeles in 1969. No
known individuals were identified. The
3,364 associated funerary objects are 1
projectile point, 1 quartz flake, 4 worked
bird bone fragments, 2,135 olivella
saucer beads, 1,101 olivella spire lopped
beads, and 122 olivella beads.
Lovejoy Springs is located within the
traditional territory of the Serrano. The
artifacts are consistent with others
documented as associated with the
indigenous inhabitants of the area. The
beads and projectile point associated
with the burials date to Middle Period
Phase 2a (circa 50 B.C. – A.D. 400). The
pictograph styles of the area near the
burials suggest an association with
traditional Serrano linguistic groups. It
is reasonably believed by archeologists
that Serrano/Takic speakers have
continuously occupied the San
Bernardino Mountains and the area
north of the San Bernardino Mountains
since at least 1,000 B.C. Tribal
representatives from San Manuel Band
of Serrano Mission Indians of the San
Manuel Reservation, California
identified this site as from within the
traditional territory of the Serrano
people. Descendants of the Serrano are
members of the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente
Indian Reservation, California;
Augustine Band of the Cahuilla Mission
Indians of the Augustine Reservation,
California; Cabazon Band of Mission
Indians, California; Cahuilla Band of
Mission Indians of the Cahuilla
Reservation, California; Los Coyotes
Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians of
the Los Coyotes Reservation, California;
Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission
Indians of the Morongo Reservation,
California; Ramona Band or Village of
Cahuilla Mission Indians of California;
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San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians of the San Manuel Reservation,
California; Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla
Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa
Reservation, California; and Torres
Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission
Indians of California.
Officials of the Fowler Museum at
UCLA have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human
remains described above represent the
physical remains of nine individuals of
Native American ancestry. Officials of
the Fowler Museum at UCLA also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(A), the 3,364 objects 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. Lastly, officials of the Fowler
Museum at UCLA 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
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation,
California; Augustine Band of the
Cahuilla Mission Indians of the
Augustine Reservation, California;
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians,
California; Cahuilla Band of Mission
Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation,
California; Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla
& Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes
Reservation, California; Morongo Band
of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the
Morongo Reservation, California;
Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla
Mission Indians of California; San
Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians of the San Manuel Reservation,
California; Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla
Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa
Reservation, California; and Torres
Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission
Indians of California.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Wendy Teeter, Curator of
Archaeology, Fowler Museum at UCLA,
Box 951549, Los Angeles, CA 90095–
1549, telephone (310) 825–1864, before
October 19, 2007. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente
Indian Reservation, California;
Augustine Band of the Cahuilla Mission
Indians of the Augustine Reservation,
California; Cabazon Band of Mission
Indians, California; Cahuilla Band of
Mission Indians of the Cahuilla
Reservation, California; Los Coyotes
Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians of
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the Los Coyotes Reservation, California;
Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission
Indians of the Morongo Reservation,
California; Ramona Band or Village of
Cahuilla Mission Indians of California;
San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians of the San Manuel Reservation,
California; Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla
Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa
Reservation, California; and Torres
Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission
Indians of California may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
Fowler Museum at UCLA is
responsible for notifying the Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the
Agua Caliente Indian Reservation,
California; Augustine Band of the
Cahuilla Mission Indians of the
Augustine Reservation, California;
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians,
California; Cahuilla Band of Mission
Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation,
California; Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla
& Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes
Reservation, California; Morongo Band
of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the
Morongo Reservation, California;
Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla
Mission Indians of California; San
Manuel Band of Serrano Mission
Indians of the San Manuel Reservation,
California; Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla
Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa
Reservation, California; Torres Martinez
Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of
California; Cahuilla Inter–Tribal
Repatriation Committee, a non–federally
recognized Indian group; and
Kitanemuk Indians, a non–federally
recognized Indian group that this notice
has been published.
Dated: August 29, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Kansas State Historical Society,
Topeka, KS
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 Kansas State Historical
Society, Topeka, KS that meet the
definitions of ‘‘sacred objects’’ and
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‘‘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 two cultural items are a
ceremonial wooden bowl (KSHS catalog
number 56.32.12) and a woven bag
(KSHS catalog number 56.32.39).
On April 23, 1956, the cultural items
were sold to the Kansas State Historical
Society by the Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit,
WI. Both cultural items were from the
Heath Collection and identified as
Ottawa. The Ottawa people are also
called Odawa. Albert Green Heath was
known to have collected cultural items
from the Odawa at Little Traverse Bay,
MI. Descendants of the Ottawa or
Odawa are members of the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan.
Tribal representatives of the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan have identified the two
cultural items as being needed by
traditional Odawa religious leaders for
the practice of a traditional Native
American religion by their present–day
adherents. Furthermore, tribal
representatives also have identified the
two cultural items as having ongoing
historical, traditional, and cultural
importance central to the culture itself,
and indicated that the cultural items
could not have been alienated by any
single individual.
Officials of the Kansas State Historical
Society have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the two 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 Kansas State
Historical Society also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(D),
the two cultural items described above
have ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an
individual. Lastly, officials of the
Kansas State Historical Society 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 sacred
objects/objects of cultural patrimony
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and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects/objects
of cultural patrimony should contact
Robert Hoard, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Kansas State Historical Society, 6425
SW Sixth Avenue, Topeka, KS 66542,
telephone (785) 272–8681 (extension
269), before October 19, 2007.
Repatriation of the sacred objects/
objects of cultural patrimony to the
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Kansas State Historical Society is
responsible for notifying the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan tribe that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 5, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Slater
Museum of Natural History, University
of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
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. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession of the Slater
Museum of Natural History, University
of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. The
human remains were removed from
Siskiyou 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
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Slater Museum of
Natural History, University of Puget
Sound professional staff and a
consultant in consultation with
representatives of the Klamath Tribes,
Oregon and Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma.
In 1925, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
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removed from near Lower Klamath
Lake, Siskiyou County, CA, by Stanley
G. Jewett. Mr. Jewett donated the human
remains to the museum in 1955. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In July 1925, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Tule
Lake, Siskiyou County, CA, by Mr.
Jewett. Mr. Jewett donated the human
remains to museum in 1955. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The individuals are most likely of
Native American ancestry as indicated
by morphological features. The
geographical location where the human
remains were recovered is consistent
with the historically documented
territory of the Klamath tribes. The
Klamath Tribes, Oregon and Modoc
Tribe of Oklahoma have a shared
ancestry. Following the conclusion of
the Modoc wars, the Modoc people were
relocated to Oklahoma. In 1888, the
Modoc reservation was established. In
1909, the Modoc were granted
permission to return to Oregon. Those
who returned became part of the
Klamath Tribes, Oregon. The Klamath
Tribes, Oregon and Modoc Tribe of
Oklahoma have formally agreed that
repatriations of human remains from the
historically documented territory of the
Klamath tribes should go to the Klamath
Tribes, Oregon for reburial.
Based on provenience, historical
documentation, and tribal consultation,
officials of the Slater Museum of Natural
History, University of Puget Sound
reasonably believe that the human
remains share a common ancestry with
members of the Klamath and Modoc
tribes. Descendants of the Klamath and
Modoc tribes are members of the
Klamath Tribes, Oregon and Modoc
Tribe of Oklahoma.
Officials of the Slater Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Slater Museum
of Natural History 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 Native American human
remains and the Klamath Tribes, Oregon
and the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Peter Wimberger,
Slater Museum of Natural History, 1500
N. Warner, Tacoma, WA 98416, (253)
879–2784, before October 19, 2007.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Kansas State
Historical Society, Topeka, KS
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 cultural items in the possession of the Kansas State
Historical Society, Topeka, KS that meet the definitions of ``sacred
objects'' and
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``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 two cultural items are a ceremonial wooden bowl (KSHS catalog
number 56.32.12) and a woven bag (KSHS catalog number 56.32.39).
On April 23, 1956, the cultural items were sold to the Kansas State
Historical Society by the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College,
Beloit, WI. Both cultural items were from the Heath Collection and
identified as Ottawa. The Ottawa people are also called Odawa. Albert
Green Heath was known to have collected cultural items from the Odawa
at Little Traverse Bay, MI. Descendants of the Ottawa or Odawa are
members of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan.
Tribal representatives of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan have identified the two cultural items as being
needed by traditional Odawa religious leaders for the practice of a
traditional Native American religion by their present-day adherents.
Furthermore, tribal representatives also have identified the two
cultural items as having ongoing historical, traditional, and cultural
importance central to the culture itself, and indicated that the
cultural items could not have been alienated by any single individual.
Officials of the Kansas State Historical Society have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the two 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 Kansas State Historical Society also have determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(D), the two cultural items described above have
ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by
an individual. Lastly, officials of the Kansas State Historical Society
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 sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony and the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects/objects of cultural
patrimony should contact Robert Hoard, NAGPRA Coordinator, Kansas State
Historical Society, 6425 SW Sixth Avenue, Topeka, KS 66542, telephone
(785) 272-8681 (extension 269), before October 19, 2007. Repatriation
of the sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony to the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Kansas State Historical Society is responsible for notifying
the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan tribe that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 5, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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