Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY, 23799 [2010-10364]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural
Item: Rochester Museum & Science
Center, Rochester, NY
AGENCY:
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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 one cultural item in the
possession of the Rochester Museum &
Science Center, Rochester, NY, that
meets the definitions of ‘‘sacred object’’
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and 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
item. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
In 1982, the museum acquired a small
red stone medicine face (82.54.1). It
appears to be a contemporary piece and
was donated to the museum by Mrs.
Beverly Anderson, Rochester, NY.
Original museum documentation
stated that this medicine face could only
be generally affiliated with the
‘‘Iroquois.’’ Oral evidence presented
during consultation with representatives
of the Haudenosaunee Standing
Committee on Burial Rules and
Regulations, as well as historical and
anthropological scholarly materials,
support the fact that the Onondaga
Nation is the Keeper of the Central Fire
of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and
as such has the responsibility within the
Haudenosaunee Confederacy to bring
back national cultural patrimony and
sacred objects that are affiliated with the
‘‘Iroquois’’ generally, and to return those
objects to their rightful communities.
Therefore, it is the understanding of all
the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
Nations that any medicine faces
affiliated generally as ‘‘Iroquois’’ are
affiliated with the Onondaga Nation.
In the course of consultations with
members of the Onondaga Nation, it was
shown that any individual who carved
a medicine face and alienated it to a
third party that in turn donated it to the
Rochester Museum & Science Center did
not have the authority to do so.
Furthermore, Onondaga Nation
traditional religious leaders have
identified this medicine face as being
needed for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by presentday adherents. Based on consultation
with NAGPRA representatives from the
Onondaga Nation and other
Haudenosaunee and nonHaudenosaunee consultants, the
museum has determined that the
medicine faces are both sacred objects
and objects of cultural patrimony.
Accordingly, museum documentation,
consultation and oral evidence show
that this medicine face is a sacred object
and an object of cultural patrimony, and
that the medicine face can be culturally
affiliated to the Onondaga Nation of
New York on behalf of the
Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also
known as the Iroquois Confederacy or
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Six Nations, which includes the
Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga,
Seneca, and Tuscarora Nations that are
in part represented by the following
Federally-recognized tribes: Cayuga
Nation of New York; Oneida Nation of
New York; Oneida Tribe of Indians of
Wisconsin; Onondaga Nation of New
York; Seneca Nation of New York;
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma;
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York;
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York; and Tuscarora Nation of New
York).
Officials of the Rochester Museum &
Science Center 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
Rochester Museum & Science Center
have also determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the one cultural
item described above has an 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 Rochester
Museum & Science Center 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/object
of cultural patrimony and the Onondaga
Nation of New York.
Representatives of any other Indian
Nation or tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the sacred
object/object of cultural patrimony
should contact Adele DeRosa, Rochester
Museum & Science Center, Rochester,
NY 14607, telephone (585) 271–4552,
ext 302, before June 3, 2010.
Repatriation of the sacred object/object
of cultural patrimony to the Onondaga
Nation of New York may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Rochester Museum & Science
Center is responsible for notifying the
Onondaga Nation of New York that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 27, 2010.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Rochester Museum
& Science Center, Rochester, 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 one cultural item in the possession of the Rochester
Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY, that meets the definitions of
``sacred object'' and 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
item. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
In 1982, the museum acquired a small red stone medicine face
(82.54.1). It appears to be a contemporary piece and was donated to the
museum by Mrs. Beverly Anderson, Rochester, NY.
Original museum documentation stated that this medicine face could
only be generally affiliated with the ``Iroquois.'' Oral evidence
presented during consultation with representatives of the Haudenosaunee
Standing Committee on Burial Rules and Regulations, as well as
historical and anthropological scholarly materials, support the fact
that the Onondaga Nation is the Keeper of the Central Fire of the
Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and as such has the responsibility within
the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to bring back national cultural patrimony
and sacred objects that are affiliated with the ``Iroquois'' generally,
and to return those objects to their rightful communities. Therefore,
it is the understanding of all the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Nations
that any medicine faces affiliated generally as ``Iroquois'' are
affiliated with the Onondaga Nation.
In the course of consultations with members of the Onondaga Nation,
it was shown that any individual who carved a medicine face and
alienated it to a third party that in turn donated it to the Rochester
Museum & Science Center did not have the authority to do so.
Furthermore, Onondaga Nation traditional religious leaders have
identified this medicine face as being needed for the practice of
traditional Native American religions by present-day adherents. Based
on consultation with NAGPRA representatives from the Onondaga Nation
and other Haudenosaunee and non-Haudenosaunee consultants, the museum
has determined that the medicine faces are both sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony. Accordingly, museum documentation,
consultation and oral evidence show that this medicine face is a sacred
object and an object of cultural patrimony, and that the medicine face
can be culturally affiliated to the Onondaga Nation of New York on
behalf of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Iroquois
Confederacy or Six Nations, which includes the Mohawk, Oneida,
Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora Nations that are in part
represented by the following Federally-recognized tribes: Cayuga Nation
of New York; Oneida Nation of New York; Oneida Tribe of Indians of
Wisconsin; Onondaga Nation of New York; Seneca Nation of New York;
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York;
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York; and Tuscarora Nation of
New York).
Officials of the Rochester Museum & Science Center 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
Rochester Museum & Science Center have also determined that, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the one cultural item described above has an
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 Rochester Museum & Science
Center 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/object of cultural patrimony and the Onondaga
Nation of New York.
Representatives of any other Indian Nation or tribe that believes
itself to be culturally affiliated with the sacred object/object of
cultural patrimony should contact Adele DeRosa, Rochester Museum &
Science Center, Rochester, NY 14607, telephone (585) 271-4552, ext 302,
before June 3, 2010. Repatriation of the sacred object/object of
cultural patrimony to the Onondaga Nation of New York may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Rochester Museum & Science Center is responsible for notifying
the Onondaga Nation of New York that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 27, 2010.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-10364 Filed 5-3-10; 8:45 am]
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