Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Correction, 58619-58620 [E8-23696]
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designs and brass tinklers are attached
to the outside of the drum, near the top.
Four leather straps are attached to the
outside of the drum, one for each of the
four drum legs. Each leg is made of
wood wrapped in black cotton and blue
cloth. Three of the drum sticks are long
and slender with narrow heads of blue
denim wrapped in cotton thread. The
fourth stick is shorter, and has a round
stuffed buckskin head.
In 1955, the Logan Museum acquired
the drum, legs, and sticks when it
purchased the collection of Albert Green
Heath. Associated collection records
contain Heath’s following statement on
the cultural items: ‘‘Large Pow wow
(tribal drum) complete with 4 Drum
sticks & 4 stakes. White Earth Band of
Chippewas. Minn., Extremely Rare.’’
Collection records contain no additional
information about the objects. Based on
general information about his collecting
history, Heath most likely acquired the
drum, legs, and sticks at the White Earth
Reservation in Minnesota in the early
20th century.
On the basis of Heath’s attribution of
the objects to the White Earth Band of
Chippewas, officials of the Logan
Museum of Anthropology consulted
with representatives of the White Earth
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota. During consultation, tribal
representatives indicated that the drum
and its associated legs and sticks are
central to the Big Drum Society
Ceremony, and are considered sacred
objects that are needed by the
Ceremony’s practitioners. The drums
are not owned by individuals but by
Drum Societies, which are responsible
for caring for the objects used in the
Ceremony and thus, individuals do not
have the right to alienate a Big Drum.
The White Earth Band was one of the
earliest of the Ojibwe (Chippewa)
groups to adopt the Big Drum Society
Ceremony in the 19th century, and the
Ceremony has ongoing historical,
traditional, and cultural importance to
the tribe.
Officials of the Logan Museum of
Anthropology 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. Officials of the
Logan Museum of Anthropology have
also determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (3)(D), the nine 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.
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Lastly, officials of the Logan Museum of
Anthropology 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 White Earth Band of
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects/objects
of cultural patrimony should contact
William Green, Director, Logan Museum
of Anthropology, Beloit College, 700
College St., Beloit, WI 53511, telephone
(608) 363–2119, before November 6,
2008. Repatriation of the sacred objects/
objects of cultural patrimony to the
White Earth Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Logan Museum of Anthropology
is responsible for notifying the White
Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota that this notice has
been published.
Dated: September 10,2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA; 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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA, that meet
the definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary
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.
This notice corrects the culturally
affiliated groups listed in a Notice of
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Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items
published in the Federal Register of
July 30, 2007 (FR Doc. E7–14578, pages
41522–41524), by the addition of the
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin. After publication of the
notice, additional evidence derived
from historical information and further
consultations with the Stockbridge
Munsee Community, led to this revised
finding of cultural affiliation. Based on
the additional evidence, officials of the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology have found that there is a
relationship of shared group identity
between the Delaware people (from
Middle Woodland through Historic
period) and the Munsee Delaware
people who are represented by the
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin. Descendants of the Delaware
people are represented by the Cherokee
Nation, Oklahoma, on behalf of the
Delaware Tribe of Indians; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; and Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
In the Federal Register of July 30,
2007 (FR Doc. E7–14578, pages 41522–
41524), paragraph numbers 21and 22
are corrected by substituting the
following paragraph:
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(B), the 39 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 specific burial sites
of Native American individuals.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology 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
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, on behalf
of the Delaware Tribe of Indians;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; and
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated 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 November 6, 2008.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma, on behalf of the Delaware
Tribe of Indians; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; and Stockbridge Munsee
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Community, Wisconsin may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin; and Delaware Tribe of
Indians, a non-federally recognized
Indian group, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 10, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: San Diego Archaeological
Center, San Diego, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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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 San Diego
Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA,
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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
In 1978, a steatite sucking tube was
removed from archeological site W–569
in San Diego County, CA, as part of an
archeological excavation performed in
compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
This site is located in the west part of
San Diego County in the City of
Oceanside, which is adjacent to Rancho
Guajome. On June 29, 2007, the
collection was accessioned by the San
Diego Archaeological Center, and
assessed for objects eligible for
repatriation in accordance with
NAGPRA.
The archeological site W–569 falls
within traditional Luiseno territory, and
the reporting archeologists determined
it to be of the Late Holocene, Late
Milling Period, which has been
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associated with the cultural antecedents
of the Luiseno Nation in the region.
Steatite sucking tubes are known to be
used by the Luiseno in sacred rites.
In 1989, cultural items were removed
from archeological site CA-SDI–11,068A
in San Diego County, CA, as part of an
archeological excavation performed in
compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
This site is located in the northern part
of San Diego County in the City of San
Marcos, adjacent to Twin Oaks Valley.
On May 10, 2006, the collection was
accessioned by the San Diego
Archaeological Center, and assessed for
objects eligible for repatriation in
accordance with NAGPRA. The cultural
items are known to be used by the
Luiseno in sacred rites and were
removed from Luiseno traditional
territory. The 66 sacred objects are 45
pieces of ochre, 1 piece of hematite, 2
quartz crystals, 3 tourmaline crystals, 10
effigy fragments, 4 ceramic pipe
fragments, and 1 raptor talon.
The Luiseno Nation is represented by
the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the La Jolla Reservation,
California; Pala Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation,
California; Pauma Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima
Reservation, California; Pechanga Band
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pechanga Reservation, California;
Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Rincon Reservation,
California; Soboba Band of Luiseno
Indians, California; Twenty-Nine Palms
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of
California; and San Luis Rey Band of
Mission Indians, a non-federally
recognized Indian group.
Officials of the San Diego
Archaeological Center have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C),
the 67 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
San Diego Archaeological Center 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 Luiseno
Nation, which is represented by the La
Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of
the La Jolla Reservation, California; Pala
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pala Reservation, California; Pauma
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California;
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Pechanga Reservation,
California; Rincon Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Rincon
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Reservation, California; Soboba Band of
Luiseno Indians, California; TwentyNine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of California; and San Luis Rey
Band of Mission Indians, a nonfederally recognized Indian group.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects should
contact Cindy Stankowski, San Diego
Archaeological Center, 16666 San
Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA
92027–7001, telephone (760) 291–0370,
before November 6, 2008. Repatriation
of the sacred objects to the Luiseno
Nation, which is represented by the La
Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of
the La Jolla Reservation, California; Pala
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pala Reservation, California; Pauma
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California;
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Pechanga Reservation,
California; Rincon Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Rincon
Reservation, California; Soboba Band of
Luiseno Indians, California; TwentyNine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of California; and San Luis Rey
Band of Mission Indians, a nonfederally recognized Indian group, may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The San Diego Archaeological Center
is responsible for notifying the La Jolla
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
La Jolla Reservation, California; Pala
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pala Reservation, California; Pauma
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California;
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Pechanga Reservation,
California; Rincon Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Rincon
Reservation, California; Soboba Band of
Luiseno Indians, California; and
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of California; and San
Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, a
non-federally recognized Indian group,
that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 12, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA;
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. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, that meet
the definition of ``unassociated funerary 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.
This notice corrects the culturally affiliated groups listed in a
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items published in the Federal
Register of July 30, 2007 (FR Doc. E7-14578, pages 41522-41524), by the
addition of the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. After
publication of the notice, additional evidence derived from historical
information and further consultations with the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, led to this revised finding of cultural affiliation. Based
on the additional evidence, officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology have found that there is a relationship of
shared group identity between the Delaware people (from Middle Woodland
through Historic period) and the Munsee Delaware people who are
represented by the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. Descendants
of the Delaware people are represented by the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma, on behalf of the Delaware Tribe of Indians; Delaware Nation,
Oklahoma; and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
In the Federal Register of July 30, 2007 (FR Doc. E7-14578, pages
41522-41524), paragraph numbers 21and 22 are corrected by substituting
the following paragraph:
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 39 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 specific burial sites of Native
American individuals. Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology 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
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, on behalf of the Delaware Tribe of Indians;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated 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 November 6, 2008.
Repatriation of the unassociated funerary objects to the Cherokee
Nation, Oklahoma, on behalf of the Delaware Tribe of Indians; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; and Stockbridge Munsee
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Community, Wisconsin may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; and Delaware Tribe of Indians,
a non-federally recognized Indian group, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 10, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-23696 Filed 10-6-08; 8:45 am]
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