Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh, WI, 57287-57288 [2010-23406]
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period. Comments primarily addressed
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AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
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survey of the lands described below in
the BLM Montana State Office, Billings,
Montana, on October 20, 2010.
DATES: Protests of the survey must be
filed before October 20, 2010 to be
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Survey, Bureau of Land Management,
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101–4669.
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The lands we surveyed are:
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subdivision of sections 11 and 13, and
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downstream, through sections 11 and
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13, and the survey of the meanders of
the present left bank of the Missouri
River and an informative traverse,
downstream, through portions of
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We will place a copy of the plat, in
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this plat, in 1 sheet, prior to the date of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural
Item: Oshkosh Public Museum,
Oshkosh, WI
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 Oshkosh Public
Museum, Oshkosh, WI, that meets the
definition of unassociated funerary
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
item. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The cultural item is a partially
reconstructed and undecorated shell-
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tempered ceramic bowl, 8 cm high and
12 cm in diameter. The bowl was
reconstructed and labeled ‘‘47/WN/139
Vessel Q’’ by the University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh. After
reconstruction, the University returned
the bowl to the landowner, Gerald Lee.
According to the Wisconsin State site
report (47–WN–139) the bowl is a small
undecorated shell-tempered pot that
was found in 1971. It was found in
association with an adult burial on the
property of Gerald Lee in Poygan, WI,
and the burial was reburied at St.
Thomas Cemetery, Omro, WI. The
Oshkosh Public Museum accessioned
the bowl on April 27, 2010, after Dennis
Lee, son of Gerald Lee, donated the
bowl to the museum.
The Wisconsin State site report lists
the cultural affiliation for the Gerald Lee
site as Late Woodland, Oneota and
Unknown Prehistoric. The vessel is
identified as Oneota by Carol L. Mason
in ‘‘Site Survey of Upland and
Endangered Areas of Winnebago and
Green Lake Counties,’’ (Reports of
Investigations, Number 6, University of
Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1995, p. A–11).
In response to notification letters sent
by the Oshkosh Public Museum, the HoChunk Nation has claimed the bowl. In
support of their claim, the Ho-Chunk
Nation stated that present-day
archeology recognizes shell-tempered
ceramics as Oneota in origin and
strongly suggests that the Ho-chunk,
Iowa, Otoe and Missouri are present-day
descendents of the Oneota. The HoChunk Nation further claim that their
oral tradition coincides with an Oneota
origin and that the Poygan,WI, area is
part of the their aboriginal homeland.
Officials of the Oshkosh Public
Museum have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the
one cultural item described above is
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 is
believed, by preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual. Officials of the Oshkosh
Public Museum 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
object and the Ho-Chunk Nation of
Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and
Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma; and Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
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object should contact Joan Lloyd,
Oshkosh Public Museum, 1331 Algoma
Blvd., Oshkosh, WI 54901, telephone
(920) 236–5766, before October 20,
2010. Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary object to the Ho-Chunk Nation
of Wisconsin may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Oshkosh Public Museum is
responsible for notifying the Ho-Chunk
Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of
Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of
Oklahoma; Menominee Indian Tribe of
Wisconsin; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma; and the Winnebago
Tribe of Nebraska, that this notice has
been published.
Dated: September 10, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Utah
Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake
City, UT
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. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
in the possession and control of the
Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt
Lake City, UT. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Millard and Washington
Counties, UT.
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 human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Utah Museum
of Natural History professional staff and
a report sent to representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Goshute
Reservation, Nevada and Utah;
Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation
of Utah (Washakie); Paiute Indian Tribe
of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh
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Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes,
and Shivwits Band of Paiutes); Skull
Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah;
and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah
& Ouray Reservation, Utah, on January
15, 2010, and consultation with the
Confederated Tribes of the Goshute
Reservation, Nevada and Utah, and
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, followed.
Before 1931, human remains
representing a minimum of six
individuals were removed from a cave
in Millard County, UT, by a private
collector. In 1931, the human remains
and associated funerary objects were
donated to the University of Utah. On
November 10, 1972, transfer of the
University anthropology collections to
the Utah Museum of Natural History
occurred. It is unknown if the
individuals were found together or in
separate areas of the cave. No known
individuals were identified. Originally,
leather fragments were collected, but are
currently missing. The remaining three
associated funerary objects are one steel
knife and two fragments of unworked
faunal bone.
The associated funerary objects found
with the interments indicate that the
human remains are from the contact
period. The result of an osteological
analysis indicates that the individuals
are Native American and likely of
Numic descent. Based on the
geographical location of the burials, it
has been determined descendants of
these individuals are members of the
Kanosh Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe
of Utah, who inhabited this area during
the protohistoric and contact periods.
Between 1990 and 1995, human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were discovered on private
property in Panguitch, Washington
County, UT. The human remains were
taken to the Panguitch Sheriff’s
department, and then to the Anasazi
State Park. In 1997, the human remains
were transferred to the Utah Museum of
Natural History and accessioned into
the collections. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The result of an osteological analysis
indicates that the individual is Native
American and likely of Numic descent.
Based on the geographical location of
the burial, it has been determined that
the individual was likely a member of
the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, who
inhabited this area during the
protohistoric and contact periods. The
Kanosh Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe
of Utah is taking responsibility for the
repatriation of this individual.
In 1932, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from Black Rock Butte, Millard
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County, UT, by a private collector. In
1932, the human remains were loaned
to the University of Utah. On November
10, 1972, transfer of the University
anthropology collections to the Utah
Museum of Natural History occurred. In
1992, the loan was converted to
ownership by the museum under Utah
law. No known individual was
identified. The burial goods claimed to
have been found with the remains were
not located in 2009. It is unknown if the
objects were ever in the possession of
the University of Utah. Therefore, no
associated funerary objects are present.
The result of an osteological analysis
indicates that the individual is Native
American and likely of Numic descent.
Based on the geographical location of
the burial, it has been determined that
the individual was likely a member of
the Kanosh Band of the Paiute Indian
Tribe of Utah, who inhabited this area
during the protohistoric and contact
periods.
Officials of the Utah Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of eight
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Utah Museum
of Natural History also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the three objects 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. Lastly,
officials of the Utah Museum of Natural
History 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 Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects and the
Kanosh Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe
of Utah.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Duncan Metcalfe, Utah Museum
of Natural History, 1390 E. Presidents
Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84112,
telephone (801) 581–3876, before
October 20, 2010. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Kanosh Band of the Paiute
Indian Tribe of Utah may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Utah Museum of Natural History
is responsible for notifying the
Confederated Tribes of the Goshute
Reservation, Nevada and Utah;
Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation
of Utah (Washakie); Paiute Indian Tribe
of Utah; Skull Valley Band of Goshute
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Oshkosh Public
Museum, Oshkosh, WI
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 Oshkosh Public
Museum, Oshkosh, WI, that meets the definition of unassociated funerary
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
item. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
The cultural item is a partially reconstructed and undecorated
shell-tempered ceramic bowl, 8 cm high and 12 cm in diameter. The bowl
was reconstructed and labeled ``47/WN/139 Vessel Q'' by the University
of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. After reconstruction, the University returned the
bowl to the landowner, Gerald Lee. According to the Wisconsin State
site report (47-WN-139) the bowl is a small undecorated shell-tempered
pot that was found in 1971. It was found in association with an adult
burial on the property of Gerald Lee in Poygan, WI, and the burial was
reburied at St. Thomas Cemetery, Omro, WI. The Oshkosh Public Museum
accessioned the bowl on April 27, 2010, after Dennis Lee, son of Gerald
Lee, donated the bowl to the museum.
The Wisconsin State site report lists the cultural affiliation for
the Gerald Lee site as Late Woodland, Oneota and Unknown Prehistoric.
The vessel is identified as Oneota by Carol L. Mason in ``Site Survey
of Upland and Endangered Areas of Winnebago and Green Lake Counties,''
(Reports of Investigations, Number 6, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh,
1995, p. A-11).
In response to notification letters sent by the Oshkosh Public
Museum, the Ho-Chunk Nation has claimed the bowl. In support of their
claim, the Ho-Chunk Nation stated that present-day archeology
recognizes shell-tempered ceramics as Oneota in origin and strongly
suggests that the Ho-chunk, Iowa, Otoe and Missouri are present-day
descendents of the Oneota. The Ho-Chunk Nation further claim that their
oral tradition coincides with an Oneota origin and that the Poygan,WI,
area is part of the their aboriginal homeland.
Officials of the Oshkosh Public Museum have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the one cultural item described above
is 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 is believed, by preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site of a Native American
individual. Officials of the Oshkosh Public Museum 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 object and the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of
Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma; and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary
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object should contact Joan Lloyd, Oshkosh Public Museum, 1331 Algoma
Blvd., Oshkosh, WI 54901, telephone (920) 236-5766, before October 20,
2010. Repatriation of the unassociated funerary object to the Ho-Chunk
Nation of Wisconsin may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Oshkosh Public Museum is responsible for notifying the Ho-Chunk
Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of
Oklahoma; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of
Indians, Oklahoma; and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 10, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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