Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Silver City, NM, 12893-12894 [E9-6509]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a
Cultural Item: Southwest Museum of
the American Indian, Autry National
Center of the American West, Los
Angeles, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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 Southwest Museum of
the American Indian, Autry National
Center of the American West, Los
Angeles, CA, that meets the definition of
‘‘sacred object’’ 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 wooden
Kickapoo Prayer Stick (object number
2006.85.11). There are symbolic images
on the front of the stick and a sticker on
the back reads ‘‘Kickapoo Indians/from
Kansas/Prayer stick.’’ The museum
acquired the cultural item from an
anonymous donor in 2006. In an
unknown year, the donor received the
object from a Mr. Robert Babcock, owner
of an ‘‘Indian Curio’’ shop located in
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Beverly Hills, CA. It is unknown how
Mr. Babcock obtained the cultural item.
The Prayer Stick is used in the
Kennekuk religion, which is one of the
traditional religions of the Kickapoo
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo
Reservation in Kansas. The Kennekuk
religion is derived from a tribal
bandleader, Kennekuk, who began the
religion in the early 19th century. The
Kickapoo are originally from the Ohio
and Southern Michigan area between
Lake Erie and Lake Michigan. From the
mid 1600s to the early 1800s, the
Kickapoo tribe moved west to Indiana
and then to Illinois. In the early 1800s,
many Kickapoo bands traveled to
various places within the United States
and Northern Mexico. Kennekuk
remained in western Illinois with his
followers. In 1832, his band along with
another band from Missouri signed the
Treaty of Castor Hill, which created a
reservation in northeastern Kansas. The
Missouri band eventually left the
reservation, while Kennekuk’s band
remained. Thus, this religion and this
Prayer Stick is specific to the Kickapoo
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo
Reservation in Kansas.
The symbols on the Prayer Stick
represent prayers said by religious
leaders and Kennekuk followers for
individuals, other members of the
religion, and tribal members. This object
is intricately tied to the practice of the
Kennekuk religion. Additionally, the
icons are also derived from Kickapoo
traditional culture. During consultation,
members of the Kennekuk religion have
identified this Prayer Stick as authentic
and needed for the continual use of the
religion.
Officials of the Southwest Museum of
the American Indian, Autry National
Center of the American West have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(C), the one cultural item
described above is a specific ceremonial
object needed by traditional Native
American religious leaders for the
practice of traditional Native American
religions by their present-day adherents.
Officials of the Southwest Museum of
the American Indian, Autry National
Center of the American West 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 sacred
object and the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians
of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred object should
contact LaLena Lewark, NAGPRA
Senior Coordinator, Southwest Museum
of the American Indian, Autry National
Center of the American West, 4700
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Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA
90027, telephone (323) 667–2000,
extension 220, or Steven M. Karr, Ph.D.,
Ahmanson Curator of History and
Culture and Interim Executive Director
for the Southwest Museum of the
American Indian, Autry National Center
of the American West, 234 Museum
Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90065,
telephone (323) 221–2164, before April
24, 2009. Repatriation of the sacred
object to the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians
of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Southwest Museum of the
American Indian, Autry National Center
of the American West is responsible for
notifying the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians
of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas,
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, and
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas that
this notice has been published.
Dated: March 6, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Gila National Forest,
Silver City, NM
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 and control of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest, Silver
City, NM, 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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
Between 1972 and 1974, pottery
sherds were removed from burial
contexts at four archeological sites (LA
11609, LA 83194, LA 147976 and LA
148037) in Grant County, NM, during
legally authorized excavations by
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Southern Methodist University, Dallas,
TX. The single bag of sherds was
curated at Western New Mexico
University, Silver City, NM, until the
early 1990s when it was transferred to
the Forest Supervisor’s Office, Gila
National Forest. The sherds are listed as
having been recovered from a burial
context.
LA 11609, LA 83194, LA 147976 and
LA 148037 are a group of geographically
and culturally related sites in the Burro
Mountains of southwestern New
Mexico. Based on material culture and
site organization, the four sites have
been identified as Mogollon villages
occupied between A.D. 1000 and 1300.
In 1977, one ceramic vessel was
removed from a burial context at LA
65250, Grant County, NM, as a result of
illegal excavations by an unknown
individual or individuals. The object
was subsequently recovered by the
Forest Service. The objects were curated
at Western New Mexico University until
the early 1990s when it was transferred
to the Forest Supervisor’s Office, Gila
National Forest. The vessel is listed as
having been recovered from a burial
context.
Based on material culture and site
organization, LA 65250 has been
identified as a Mogollon village
occupied between A.D. 1000 and 1200.
Continuities between ethnographic
materials and technology indicate the
affiliation of the above mentioned two
Mogollon sites that are located in
southwestern New Mexico with the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The oral
traditions of the Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico support the cultural affiliation
of these three Indian tribes with
Mogollon sites in southwestern New
Mexico.
In 1973, 32 pottery sherds were
removed illegally from an unknown site
or sites in the area of Apache Creek,
Catron County, NM, by Brad Triplehorn.
Mr. Triplehorn subsequently donated
the pottery sherds to the Ohio Historical
Society, Columbus, OH, where they
were curated until 2008 when the
objects were transferred to the Forest
Supervisor’s Office, Gila National
Forest. The sherds are listed as having
been recovered from a burial context.
Based on material culture, the site(s)
has been identified as Upland Mogollon
and occupied between A.D. 600 and
1300.
In 1978, two ceramic vessels were
removed from the WS Ranch Site (LA
3009) in Grant County, NM, during
legally authorized excavations by the
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University of Texas at Austin. These
objects were curated at Western New
Mexico University until the early 1990s
when they were transferred to the Forest
Supervisor’s Office, Gila National
Forest. The vessels are listed as having
been recovered from a burial context.
Based on material culture and site
organization, the WS Ranch site has
been identified as an Upland Mogollon
masonry pueblo which was occupied
between A.D. 1150 and 1300.
Continuities between ethnographic
materials and technology indicate the
affiliation of the two Upland Mogollon
sites that are located in west-central
New Mexico with the Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico. The oral traditions of the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico support
the cultural affiliation of these three
Indian tribes with Mogollon sites in
west-central New Mexico.
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila
National Forest have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the 36
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 U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Gila National Forest 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
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Frank E.
Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Southwestern Region, USDA Forest
Service, 333 Broadway Blvd., SE,
Albuquerque, NM 87102, telephone
(505) 842–3238, before April 24, 2009.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Gila National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of
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Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: March 6, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Texarkana Museums System,
Texarkana, TX
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 Texarkana Museums
System (formerly the Texarkana
Historical Museum), Texarkana, TX,
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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
From 1971 to 2008, private citizens
from Miller County, AR, and Bowie
County, TX, donated 209 unassociated
funerary objects to the museum. There
are no associated human remains in the
museum collection for these funerary
objects. The 209 unassociated funerary
objects are 57 pieces of pottery; 2 stone
tools; 1 projectile fragment; 2 stone
knives; 7 clay pipes; 5 ear spools; and
135 pottery fragments.
The objects were found in Southwest
Arkansas, Northeast Texas, and
Southeast Oklahoma. These areas are
associated with the Caddo Nation, and
are in close proximity to identified and
suspected Caddo burial sites. The
decorative and construction techniques
used in the pottery are consistent with
Caddo traditional techniques and with
other identified Caddo artifacts found in
proximity to Caddo grave sites in the
region. The unassociated funerary
objects are related to the Caddo Nation
who settled the Red River Valley more
than 1,200 years ago. The Caddo Nation
remained a strong presence in this
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Silver City, NM
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 and control of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Silver
City, NM, 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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Between 1972 and 1974, pottery sherds were removed from burial
contexts at four archeological sites (LA 11609, LA 83194, LA 147976 and
LA 148037) in Grant County, NM, during legally authorized excavations
by
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Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. The single bag of sherds was
curated at Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM, until the
early 1990s when it was transferred to the Forest Supervisor's Office,
Gila National Forest. The sherds are listed as having been recovered
from a burial context.
LA 11609, LA 83194, LA 147976 and LA 148037 are a group of
geographically and culturally related sites in the Burro Mountains of
southwestern New Mexico. Based on material culture and site
organization, the four sites have been identified as Mogollon villages
occupied between A.D. 1000 and 1300.
In 1977, one ceramic vessel was removed from a burial context at LA
65250, Grant County, NM, as a result of illegal excavations by an
unknown individual or individuals. The object was subsequently
recovered by the Forest Service. The objects were curated at Western
New Mexico University until the early 1990s when it was transferred to
the Forest Supervisor's Office, Gila National Forest. The vessel is
listed as having been recovered from a burial context.
Based on material culture and site organization, LA 65250 has been
identified as a Mogollon village occupied between A.D. 1000 and 1200.
Continuities between ethnographic materials and technology indicate
the affiliation of the above mentioned two Mogollon sites that are
located in southwestern New Mexico with the Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico. The oral traditions of the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico support the cultural affiliation of these three Indian tribes
with Mogollon sites in southwestern New Mexico.
In 1973, 32 pottery sherds were removed illegally from an unknown
site or sites in the area of Apache Creek, Catron County, NM, by Brad
Triplehorn. Mr. Triplehorn subsequently donated the pottery sherds to
the Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH, where they were curated
until 2008 when the objects were transferred to the Forest Supervisor's
Office, Gila National Forest. The sherds are listed as having been
recovered from a burial context.
Based on material culture, the site(s) has been identified as
Upland Mogollon and occupied between A.D. 600 and 1300.
In 1978, two ceramic vessels were removed from the WS Ranch Site
(LA 3009) in Grant County, NM, during legally authorized excavations by
the University of Texas at Austin. These objects were curated at
Western New Mexico University until the early 1990s when they were
transferred to the Forest Supervisor's Office, Gila National Forest.
The vessels are listed as having been recovered from a burial context.
Based on material culture and site organization, the WS Ranch site
has been identified as an Upland Mogollon masonry pueblo which was
occupied between A.D. 1150 and 1300.
Continuities between ethnographic materials and technology indicate
the affiliation of the two Upland Mogollon sites that are located in
west-central New Mexico with the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
The oral traditions of the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico support the
cultural affiliation of these three Indian tribes with Mogollon sites
in west-central New Mexico.
Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Gila National Forest have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001
(3)(B), the 36 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila National
Forest 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 Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary objects should
contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator, Southwestern Region,
USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102,
telephone (505) 842-3238, before April 24, 2009. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila National
Forest is responsible for notifying the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 6, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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