Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Horner Collection, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 28942-28943 [E9-14297]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30–Day Notice of Intention To Request
Clearance of Collection of Information;
Opportunity for Public Comment
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5
CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National
Park Service (NPS) invites public
comments on an extension of a
currently approved collection of
information (OMB #1024–0144).
DATES: Public comments on this
Information Collection Request (ICR)
will be accepted on or before July 20,
2009.
You may submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1024–
0144), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), by fax
at 202/395–5806, or by electronic mail
at oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please also
mail or hand carry a copy of your
comments to Sherry Hutt, Manager,
National NAGPRA Program, National
Park Service, 1201 Eye Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20005 or via fax at 202/
371–5197.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherry Hutt, Manager, National
NAGPRA Program, National Park
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
Control Number: 1024–0144.
Title: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Regulations
43 CFR 10.
Form(s): None.
Type of request: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Description of need: The Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) requires
museums to compile certain
information (summaries, inventories,
and notices) regarding Native American
cultural items in their possession or
control and provide that information to
lineal descendants, culturally affiliated
Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, and the National Park
Service (acting on behalf of the
Secretary of the Interior).
Affected public: Museums defined in
NAGPRA as any institution that receives
Federal funds and has possession of or
control over Native American cultural
items.
Obligation to respond: It is mandatory
to comply with the requirements of the
law.
Frequency of response: Information
collection requirements are done on an
as-needed basis, with summaries due
within six months of either receipt of a
new collection or acknowledgment of a
new Indian tribe, and inventories due
within two years of either receipt of a
new collection or acknowledgment of a
new Indian tribe. An institution
receiving Federal funds for the first time
must provide a summary within three
years and an inventory within five
years.
Estimated total annual responses: 150
total responses (Responses for
summaries or inventories at 46, notices
at 104).
Estimated average completion time
per response: Public reporting burden
for this collection of information is
expected to average 100 hours for the
exchange of summary/inventory
information between a museum or
Federal agency and an Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization and six
hours per response for the notification
to the Secretary, including time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
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completing and reviewing the collected
information.
Estimated annual reporting burden:
5,224 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
practical utility of the information being
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of
automated information collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that OMB will be able
to do so.
Dated: June 15, 2009.
Cartina Miller,
NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Horner Collection, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR
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 Horner Collection,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR,
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.
The three cultural items are two
cradle baskets and one basket cap.
The Museum of Oregon Country,
Oregon Agricultural College was
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renamed the John B. Horner Museum of
the Oregon Country in 1936, and
became commonly known as the Horner
Museum. The Oregon Agricultural
College was renamed the Oregon State
College in 1937, and became Oregon
State University in 1962. The Horner
Museum closed in 1995. Currently,
cultural items from the Horner Museum
are referred to as the Horner Collection.
The Horner Collection, Oregon State
University professional staff consulted
with representatives of the Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon;
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of
Oregon; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of
the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada;
Hoopa Valley Tribe, California; Karuk
Tribe of California; Pit River Tribe,
California (includes XL Ranch, Big
Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery
Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias);
Smith River Rancheria, California; and
Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation,
California. The Big Lagoon Rancheria,
California; Blue Lake Rancheria,
California; Cher-Ae Heights Indian
Community of the Trinidad Rancheria,
California; Quartz Valley Indian
Community of the Quartz Valley
Reservation of California; and Resighini
Rancheria, California, were notified
about the cultural items described in
this notice, but did not participate in the
consultations.
On June 8, 1973, the C.B. Kennedy
Family and Mrs. Ruth Kennedy Tartar
through Dr. N.L. Tartar (executor of
estate) donated a collection of Oregon
and coastal California Indian basketry to
the Horner Collection. Among the
collection are a cradle basket and basket
cap. Museum records indicate that Mr.
C.B. Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, and their
daughter, Ruth, were avid collectors of
Native American artifacts, including
projectile points, pottery, photographs,
bows and arrows, beadwork, and
carvings, in addition to Indian basketry.
Museum records also include a
typewritten account of the ‘‘Story of Ella
Ben,’’ a Rogue River Indian residing on
the Siletz Reservation. This story
indicates that a friendly relationship
existed between Ella Ben and the
Kennedy family. Ella Ben was known to
sell basketry that she had made in
Newport, OR, and the story indicates
that Mrs. Kennedy purchased several
items from her between 1911 and 1916.
Newport, OR, is located within the
Siletz Reservation Indians’ traditional
territory. According to the Report of the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
Accompanying The Annual Report of
the Secretary of the Interior For the Year
1857, the Confederated Tribes of the
Rogue River and Shasta Indians were
removed to the coastal Siletz
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Reservation, under the immediate
charge of Agent Robert B. Metcalfe. The
Siletz Indian Agency, in a report dated
July 15, 1857, noted that the tribes of
Indians which are located in the Siletz
district include the Shasta or Upper
Rogue River Indians.
Consultants from the Siletz
Reservation have viewed the basket cap
and have attributed the materials used
and the style of the basket to be that of
Siletz weavers from the Northwest
coast. Siletz consultants identified the
basket cap as a cap that would be used
in ceremonial dancing, and the
ceremonies continue to take place. In
fact, the basket cap in question has been
loaned previously to members of the
Siletz Reservation for use in ceremonies
and dancing. Based on museum records
and consultation with Siletz tribal
representatives, the Horner Collection,
Oregon State University reasonably
believes that the basket cap is a sacred
item that is culturally affiliated with the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon.
According to Siletz tribal
representatives, the cradle basket
appears too small to be a Gaayu
intended for actual use, but instead, was
made as a special wedding gift and as
a sacred item meant to bind families
together through marriage. Such cradle
baskets are considered sacred objects, as
they embody a prayer for offspring for
the couple who will be bringing forth
the next generation. Traditionally,
cradle baskets are personal property and
people hold onto the basket for their
entire lives. Tribal representatives from
the Siletz Reservation have attributed
the cradle basket materials and the style
of the basket to be that of Siletz weavers
from the Northwest coast. They also
indicate that these cradle baskets are a
symbol of making medicine and
blessing future family offspring and
relationships. Based on geographic,
historic documents, museum and donor
history, and consultation with Siletz
consultants, the Horner Collection,
Oregon State University reasonably
believes the cradle basket is a sacred
item that is culturally affiliated with the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon.
At an unknown date, by an unknown
person, a cradle basket was removed
from an unknown location. There are no
museum records for this item.
Consultants from the Siletz Reservation
have viewed this cradle basket and have
attributed the materials used and the
style of the basket to be that of Siletz
weavers from the Northwest coast. The
cradle basket is almost identical in
shape and design to the previously
described cradle basket. Based on the
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similarity of style and design, it is
reasonably believed that the cradle
basket is most likely also a sacred object
and culturally affiliated with the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon.
Officials of the Horner Collection,
Oregon State University have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(C), the three 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 Horner Collection,
Oregon State University 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
objects and the Confederated Tribes of
the Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects should
contact Sabah Randhawa, Executive
Vice President and Provost, President’s
Office, Oregon State University, 600
Kerr Administration Building, Corvallis,
OR 97331, telephone (541) 737–8260,
before [insert date 30 days following
publication in the Federal Register].
Repatriation of the sacred objects to the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Horner Collection, Oregon State
University is responsible for notifying
the Big Lagoon Rancheria, California;
Blue Lake Rancheria, California; CherAe Heights Indian Community of the
Trinidad Rancheria, California;
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon; Cow Creek Band of
Umpqua Indians of Oregon; Duckwater
Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater
Reservation, Nevada; Hoopa Valley
Tribe, California; Karuk Tribe of
California; Pit River Tribe, California;
Quartz Valley Indian Community of the
Quartz Valley Reservation of California;
Resighini Rancheria, California; Smith
River Rancheria, California; and Yurok
Tribe of the Yurok Reservation,
California that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 18, 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: Horner Collection,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
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 Horner
Collection, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 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.
The three cultural items are two cradle baskets and one basket cap.
The Museum of Oregon Country, Oregon Agricultural College was
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renamed the John B. Horner Museum of the Oregon Country in 1936, and
became commonly known as the Horner Museum. The Oregon Agricultural
College was renamed the Oregon State College in 1937, and became Oregon
State University in 1962. The Horner Museum closed in 1995. Currently,
cultural items from the Horner Museum are referred to as the Horner
Collection.
The Horner Collection, Oregon State University professional staff
consulted with representatives of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon; Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon;
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Hoopa
Valley Tribe, California; Karuk Tribe of California; Pit River Tribe,
California (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery
Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias); Smith River Rancheria, California;
and Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California. The Big Lagoon
Rancheria, California; Blue Lake Rancheria, California; Cher-Ae Heights
Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California; Quartz Valley
Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California; and
Resighini Rancheria, California, were notified about the cultural items
described in this notice, but did not participate in the consultations.
On June 8, 1973, the C.B. Kennedy Family and Mrs. Ruth Kennedy
Tartar through Dr. N.L. Tartar (executor of estate) donated a
collection of Oregon and coastal California Indian basketry to the
Horner Collection. Among the collection are a cradle basket and basket
cap. Museum records indicate that Mr. C.B. Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, and
their daughter, Ruth, were avid collectors of Native American
artifacts, including projectile points, pottery, photographs, bows and
arrows, beadwork, and carvings, in addition to Indian basketry. Museum
records also include a typewritten account of the ``Story of Ella
Ben,'' a Rogue River Indian residing on the Siletz Reservation. This
story indicates that a friendly relationship existed between Ella Ben
and the Kennedy family. Ella Ben was known to sell basketry that she
had made in Newport, OR, and the story indicates that Mrs. Kennedy
purchased several items from her between 1911 and 1916.
Newport, OR, is located within the Siletz Reservation Indians'
traditional territory. According to the Report of the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, Accompanying The Annual Report of the Secretary of the
Interior For the Year 1857, the Confederated Tribes of the Rogue River
and Shasta Indians were removed to the coastal Siletz Reservation,
under the immediate charge of Agent Robert B. Metcalfe. The Siletz
Indian Agency, in a report dated July 15, 1857, noted that the tribes
of Indians which are located in the Siletz district include the Shasta
or Upper Rogue River Indians.
Consultants from the Siletz Reservation have viewed the basket cap
and have attributed the materials used and the style of the basket to
be that of Siletz weavers from the Northwest coast. Siletz consultants
identified the basket cap as a cap that would be used in ceremonial
dancing, and the ceremonies continue to take place. In fact, the basket
cap in question has been loaned previously to members of the Siletz
Reservation for use in ceremonies and dancing. Based on museum records
and consultation with Siletz tribal representatives, the Horner
Collection, Oregon State University reasonably believes that the basket
cap is a sacred item that is culturally affiliated with the
Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
According to Siletz tribal representatives, the cradle basket
appears too small to be a Gaayu intended for actual use, but instead,
was made as a special wedding gift and as a sacred item meant to bind
families together through marriage. Such cradle baskets are considered
sacred objects, as they embody a prayer for offspring for the couple
who will be bringing forth the next generation. Traditionally, cradle
baskets are personal property and people hold onto the basket for their
entire lives. Tribal representatives from the Siletz Reservation have
attributed the cradle basket materials and the style of the basket to
be that of Siletz weavers from the Northwest coast. They also indicate
that these cradle baskets are a symbol of making medicine and blessing
future family offspring and relationships. Based on geographic,
historic documents, museum and donor history, and consultation with
Siletz consultants, the Horner Collection, Oregon State University
reasonably believes the cradle basket is a sacred item that is
culturally affiliated with the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon.
At an unknown date, by an unknown person, a cradle basket was
removed from an unknown location. There are no museum records for this
item. Consultants from the Siletz Reservation have viewed this cradle
basket and have attributed the materials used and the style of the
basket to be that of Siletz weavers from the Northwest coast. The
cradle basket is almost identical in shape and design to the previously
described cradle basket. Based on the similarity of style and design,
it is reasonably believed that the cradle basket is most likely also a
sacred object and culturally affiliated with the Confederated Tribes of
the Siletz Reservation, Oregon.
Officials of the Horner Collection, Oregon State University have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the three 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 Horner Collection, Oregon State University 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 objects and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Reservation, Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects should contact Sabah
Randhawa, Executive Vice President and Provost, President's Office,
Oregon State University, 600 Kerr Administration Building, Corvallis,
OR 97331, telephone (541) 737-8260, before [insert date 30 days
following publication in the Federal Register]. Repatriation of the
sacred objects to the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation,
Oregon may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Horner Collection, Oregon State University is responsible for
notifying the Big Lagoon Rancheria, California; Blue Lake Rancheria,
California; Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria,
California; Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; Cow
Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon; Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada; Hoopa Valley Tribe, California; Karuk
Tribe of California; Pit River Tribe, California; Quartz Valley Indian
Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California; Resighini
Rancheria, California; Smith River Rancheria, California; and Yurok
Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 18, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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