Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 40362 [E8-15907]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 135 / Monday, July 14, 2008 / Notices
Dated: June 30, 2008.
Rick Vander Voet,
Jarbidge Field Office Manager, Idaho Bureau
of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada
Bureau of Land Management.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is
to inform the public and interested State
and local government officials of the
filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.
DATES: Effective Dates: Filing is effective
at 10 a.m. on the dates indicated below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David D. Morlan, Chief, Branch of
Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Nevada State
Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box
12000, Reno, NV 89520, 775–861–6541.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1.The Plat of Survey of the following
described lands was officially filed at
the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada,
on April 23, 2008:
The plat, in two sheets, representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the subdivisional lines, the subdivision
of section 21 and certain metes-andbounds surveys in section 21, Township
19 South, Range 60 East, Mount Diablo
Meridian, Nevada, under Group No.
839, was accepted April 22, 2008.
This survey was executed to meet
certain administrative needs of the
Bureau of Land Management.
2. The Supplemental Plats of Survey
of the following described lands were
officially filed at the Nevada State
Office, Reno, Nevada, on June 11, 2008.
The supplemental plat, showing
amended lottings in sec. 4, T. 13 N., R.
32 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada,
was accepted June 9, 2008.
The supplemental plat, in four sheets,
showing amended lottings in sec. 5, T.
13 N., R. 32 E., Mount Diablo Meridian,
Nevada, was accepted June 9, 2008.
The supplemental plat, in two sheets,
showing amended lottings in sec. 8, T.
13 N., R. 32 E., Mount Diablo Meridian,
Nevada, was accepted June 9, 2008.
The supplemental plat, in two sheets,
showing amended lottings in sec. 9, T.
13 N., R. 32 E., Mount Diablo Meridian,
Nevada, was accepted June 9, 2008.
These supplemental plats were
prepared to meet certain administrative
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needs of the Kennecott Rawhide Mining
Company and the Bureau of Land
Management.
3. The above-listed surveys are now
the basic record for describing the lands
for all authorized purposes. These
surveys have been placed in the open
files in the BLM Nevada State Office
and are available to the public as a
matter of information. Copies of the
surveys and related field notes may be
furnished to the public upon payment of
the appropriate fees.
Dated: July 1, 2008.
David D. Morlan,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural
Item: American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY
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 American Museum of
Natural History, New York, NY, that
meets the definition of ‘‘object 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 cultural item is a wooden feast
dish carved in the shape of a beaver.
The dish is approximately 115
centimeters long, 35.5 centimeters wide,
and 22 centimeters tall. The sides of the
dish are decorated with carved formline
designs; small faces are carved into the
top of the beaver’s head and tail and
into each of the beaver’s ears. The dish
is painted in red and black and the
upper rim is decorated with rows of
inlaid shell. The rear portion of the dish
was damaged and subsequently
repaired.
At an unknown date, the beaver dish
was acquired by Lieutenant George
Thornton Emmons. In 1888, the
American Museum of Natural History
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purchased the beaver dish from
Lieutenant Emmons and accessioned it
into its collection that same year.
The cultural affiliation of this item is
Hutsnuwu Tlingit as indicated by
museum records and by representatives
of Kootznoowoo, Incorporated, and
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
Indian Tribes during consultation.
Museum records and consultation with
representatives of Kootznoowoo,
Incorporated, and Central Council of the
Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes indicate
that the beaver dish was damaged
during the U.S. Navy’s shelling of
Angoon in 1882. Consultation evidence
also indicates that the dish was one of
only a few items to have survived this
incident. This cultural item was claimed
on behalf of the Deisheetaan Clan of
Angoon for which it continues to have
historical, traditional, and cultural
importance.
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(D), the
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 American
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 object of
cultural patrimony and the Central
Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
Tribes.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with this object should contact
Nell Murphy, Director of Cultural
Resources, American Museum of
Natural History, Central Park West at
79th Street, New York, NY 10024,
telephone (212) 769–5837, before
August 13, 2008. Repatriation of the
object of cultural patrimony to Central
Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
Tribes may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Angoon Community Association,
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
Indian Tribes, Kootznoowoo,
Incorporated, and Sealaska Heritage
Foundation.
Dated: June 17, 2008
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: American Museum
of Natural History, New York, NY
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 American Museum
of Natural History, New York, NY, that meets the definition of ``object
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 cultural item is a wooden feast dish carved in the shape of a
beaver. The dish is approximately 115 centimeters long, 35.5
centimeters wide, and 22 centimeters tall. The sides of the dish are
decorated with carved formline designs; small faces are carved into the
top of the beaver's head and tail and into each of the beaver's ears.
The dish is painted in red and black and the upper rim is decorated
with rows of inlaid shell. The rear portion of the dish was damaged and
subsequently repaired.
At an unknown date, the beaver dish was acquired by Lieutenant
George Thornton Emmons. In 1888, the American Museum of Natural History
purchased the beaver dish from Lieutenant Emmons and accessioned it
into its collection that same year.
The cultural affiliation of this item is Hutsnuwu Tlingit as
indicated by museum records and by representatives of Kootznoowoo,
Incorporated, and Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes
during consultation. Museum records and consultation with
representatives of Kootznoowoo, Incorporated, and Central Council of
the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes indicate that the beaver dish was
damaged during the U.S. Navy's shelling of Angoon in 1882. Consultation
evidence also indicates that the dish was one of only a few items to
have survived this incident. This cultural item was claimed on behalf
of the Deisheetaan Clan of Angoon for which it continues to have
historical, traditional, and cultural importance.
Officials of the American Museum of Natural History have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(D), the 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 American 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 object of cultural patrimony and the
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with this object should contact Nell Murphy,
Director of Cultural Resources, American Museum of Natural History,
Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, telephone (212)
769-5837, before August 13, 2008. Repatriation of the object of
cultural patrimony to Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
Tribes may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
the Angoon Community Association, Central Council of the Tlingit &
Haida Indian Tribes, Kootznoowoo, Incorporated, and Sealaska Heritage
Foundation.
Dated: June 17, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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