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fragments, 2 antler digging sticks, 1
abalone shell pendant, 2 scrapers, 2
bone awls, 1 piece of matting, 1 flake,
2 dentalia necklace fragments, 1 small
box of dentalia beads, 1 bone needle, 1
copper pendant, 18 rolled copper beads,
6 dentalium, 1 piece of cordage, 1 long
jadeite celt and 1 chipped flint
fragment.
During the period July 1939 September 1940, funerary objects were
systematically removed from Site 46
(45–Stevens–46), Stevens County, WA,
by Collier, Hudson and Ford due to the
construction of the Grand Coulee Dam
and its reservoir (Lake Roosevelt), and
they were accessioned by the museum
in 1940 (EWSHS Accession #1027). The
78 unassociated funerary objects are 6
pieces worked bone, 1 jadeite chip, 1
jadeite celt, 44 bone implements, 3
stone pipes, 3 projectile points, 3 schist
scrapers, 1 mussel shell, 1 antler wedge,
1 slate needle, 1 slate pendant, 1 pipe
fragment, 1 bone awl, 1 slate object, 1
lot of turgite paint material, 1 arrow
shaft smoother, 2 hematite pieces, 3
knives, 1 spear point, 1 antler and 1
antler horn implement.
During the period July 1939 September 1940, funerary objects were
systematically removed from Site 47
(45–ST–47), Stevens County, WA, by
Collier, Hudson and Ford due to the
construction of the Grand Coulee Dam
and its reservoir (Lake Roosevelt), and
they were accessioned by the museum
in 1940 (EWSHS Accession #1027). The
64 unassociated funerary objects are 1
copper bracelet, 7 projectile points, 6
bone combs, 1 bone implement, 1 bone
spearpoint, 2 bone whistles, 27 bone
awls, 2 copper and shell pendants, 1
spear point, 1 carved stone pipe, 1
jadeite celt, 1 jadeite adze, 2 bone
ornaments (possible combs), 1 bone
flute fragment, 1 coiled basket, 1
turquoise pendant, 1 dentalia, 2 abalone
pendants, 3 glass beads and 1 arrow
shaft smoother.
The unassociated funerary objects
described above are consistent with
cultural items typically found in context
with Native American burials in eastern
Washington State. Furthermore,
accession numbers, as well as field
notes and journal entries, indicate that
the cultural items were found in
connection with human remains.
Extensive museum documentation, the
geographic locations of the sites, burial
patterns, and consultation from the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Indian Reservation, Washington, verify
that the cultural items were removed
from sites that are within the aboriginal
territory of the bands of Indians that
now make up the Confederated Tribes of
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the Colville Indian Reservation,
Washington.
Officials of the Northwest Museum of
Arts & Culture have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the
279 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 Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture 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 Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Indian
Reservation, Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believe themselves to be
culturally affiliated with the
unassociated funerary objects should
contact Mr. Michael Holloman,
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture,
Spokane, WA 99201, telephone (509)
363–5337, before October 25, 2010.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Indian
Reservation, Washington, may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Northwest Museum of Arts &
Culture is responsible for notifying The
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Indian Reservation, Washington, 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 Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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 cultural items in the
possession of the American Museum of
Natural History, New York, NY, that
meets the definition of unassociated
funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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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 1902, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
collected by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka from a
cave in the vicinity of Sacaton, Pinal
County, AZ, while Dr. Hrdlicka was a
member of the Hyde Expedition,
sponsored by the American Museum of
Natural History. No
known individual was identified.
This individual has been identified as
Native American based on the American
Museum of Natural History’s catalog
entry describing the remains as a ‘‘Pima
... medicine man.’’ The two associated
funerary objects were a pair of metal
spurs.
In 2006, the human remains and the
metal spurs were repatriated to the Gila
River Indian Community. Subsequently,
the American Museum of Natural
History discovered among its collections
additional funerary objects associated
with this repatriated individual, but not
previously reported. Therefore, these
additional funerary objects are now
considered to be unassociated. The 32
unassociated funerary objects are
elements of 1 percussion musket (a
barrel and trigger and a percussion
lock); 1 leather bullet pouch and its
contents (12 metal ball bullets, 3 spent
percussion caps, 1 shell casing, 3 glass
marbles, 1 piece of cloth and 1 lot of
paper scraps); 1 metal flask; 1 teacup; 1
saucer; 1 pressed metal spoon; 2 blue
glass beads; 2 claws and 1 piece of sewn
rawhide.
The metal flask is painted green and
has a knotted cloth plug. The tea cup
and saucer are white glazed ceramic.
The two beads are made of blue glass.
The two claws are from a jaguar. The
rawhide piece is sewn with a rawhide
thong.
The geographic location is consistent
with the post-contact territory of the
Pima, who are represented by the Ak
Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; the Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona; and the Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona. The
presence of items such as metal spurs,
a rifle and white ceramic teacup suggest
a post-contact date for this burial.
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
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pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 32
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 American
Museum of Natural History have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(2), there is a shared group identity
that can be traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and the
Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; and Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Nell Murphy,
Director of Cultural Resources,
American Museum of Natural History,
Central Park West at 79th St., New York,
NY 10024, telephone (212) 769–5837,
before October 25, 2010. Repatriation of
the unassociated funerary objects to the
Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; and Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona, may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; and Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona, 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 Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Thomas Gilcrease Institute of
American History and Art, Tulsa, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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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 Thomas Gilcrease
Institute of American History and Art
(Gilcrease Museum), Tulsa, OK, that
meet the definition of objects 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
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The nine cultural items are Waxo’be
bundles belonging to the Osage people.
The bundles were part of the Emil
Lenders Collection that was brought to
the Gilcrease Museum during the early
half of the 20th Century. The bundles
were part of a sizeable collection of
Native American artifacts acquired by
the Gilcrease Museum for the
preservation of North American history.
The first bundle is made of buckskin
with a scalp lock and twisted wool that
are seen from the open end (84.1749).
The second bundle has a long buckskin
strap for an Osage War bundle that has
an eagle foot and human scalp attached
(84.1750 a-h). The third bundle is made
with a wrapped buckskin strap that ties
a woven buffalo hair bag with eagle foot
and human scalp attached (84.1751 a-i).
The fourth bundle is made of buckskin
and laced at the ends with buckskin
thongs, buckskin tying strap, and a
woven inner bag (84.1753 a-b). The fifth
bundle is made of buckskin and
contains a partially woven inner bag
and woven buffalo hair bag and tied
with two leather thongs (84.1754). The
sixth bundle has an outer strip and an
outer bag, as well as two inner bags, and
a buckskin strap for tying prisoners
(84.1757 a-i). The seventh bundle has an
outer bag of woven buffalo hair with an
inner bag made of buckskin with a
woven mat inside (84.1759). The outer
strap has animal hair and human scalp
locks on buckskin with a rawhide ring
tied on the bundle with calico. The
eighth bundle has an outer covering of
woven matting with borders of natural,
black and red eagle quills (84.1761). The
ninth bundle has an outer bag of woven
buffalo hair with an inner bag of
buckskin and woven mat inside. The
outer strap is animal hair and human
scalp locks on buckskin (84.1762).
Waxo’be bundles and their
components have on-going historical
and cultural importance to the Osage
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people. They are also owned by the
Osage people and not by any single
individual. In the past, bundles and
their components were the central
symbolic elements of ceremonies related
to Osage cosmology, the traditional
religion practiced before adoption of the
Native American Church by the Osage.
While these specific ceremonies related
to Osage cosmology are no longer
practiced today, bundles and their
components continue to hold immense
spiritual significance and sacred power
for the Osage people requiring
protection of these objects and
extremely limited exposure.
Officials of the Gilcrease Museum
have 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.
Officials of the Gilcrease 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 objects of
cultural patrimony and the Osage
Nation, Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the objects of cultural
patrimony should contact Dr. Duane H.
King, Executive Director, or Eric
Singleton, Assistant Curator of
Anthropology, Gilcrease Museum, 1400
N. Gilcrease Museum Rd., Tulsa, OK
74127, telephone (918) 596–2793 before
October 25, 2010. Repatriation of the
objects of cultural patrimony to the
Osage Nation, Oklahoma, will proceed
after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Gilcrease Museum is responsible
for notifying the Osage Nation,
Oklahoma, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 10, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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ACTION:
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with the Native American Graves
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: American Museum of
Natural History, New York, 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 cultural items in the possession of the American Museum
of Natural History, New York, NY, that meets 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.
In 1902, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were collected by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka from a cave in the vicinity of
Sacaton, Pinal County, AZ, while Dr. Hrdlicka was a member of the Hyde
Expedition, sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. No
known individual was identified. This individual has been
identified as Native American based on the American Museum of Natural
History's catalog entry describing the remains as a ``Pima ... medicine
man.'' The two associated funerary objects were a pair of metal spurs.
In 2006, the human remains and the metal spurs were repatriated to
the Gila River Indian Community. Subsequently, the American Museum of
Natural History discovered among its collections additional funerary
objects associated with this repatriated individual, but not previously
reported. Therefore, these additional funerary objects are now
considered to be unassociated. The 32 unassociated funerary objects are
elements of 1 percussion musket (a barrel and trigger and a percussion
lock); 1 leather bullet pouch and its contents (12 metal ball bullets,
3 spent percussion caps, 1 shell casing, 3 glass marbles, 1 piece of
cloth and 1 lot of paper scraps); 1 metal flask; 1 teacup; 1 saucer; 1
pressed metal spoon; 2 blue glass beads; 2 claws and 1 piece of sewn
rawhide.
The metal flask is painted green and has a knotted cloth plug. The
tea cup and saucer are white glazed ceramic. The two beads are made of
blue glass. The two claws are from a jaguar. The rawhide piece is sewn
with a rawhide thong.
The geographic location is consistent with the post-contact
territory of the Pima, who are represented by the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; the
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona. The presence of items such as metal spurs,
a rifle and white ceramic teacup suggest a post-contact date for this
burial.
Officials of the American Museum of Natural History have determined
that,
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pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 32 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 American Museum of Natural History have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a shared group
identity that can be traced between the unassociated funerary objects
and the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the unassociated funerary objects should
contact Nell Murphy, Director of Cultural Resources, American Museum of
Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St., New York, NY 10024,
telephone (212) 769-5837, before October 25, 2010. Repatriation of the
unassociated funerary objects to the Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; and Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona,
may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona, that this notice has
been published.
Dated: September 10, 2010
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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