Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, 77897-77898 [2010-31285]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 239 / Tuesday, December 14, 2010 / Notices threshold that causes harm to marshes, and substantially restore the flow patterns associated with a healthy ridge and slough landscape in Northeast Shark River Slough. • Common to all action alternatives: The remaining highway embankments along stretches of the road that are not bridged would be reconstructed to raise the crown elevation to 12.3 feet, the minimum required based on the design high water of 9.7 feet and the roadway cross-section geometry. Preferred Alternative: Alternative 6e was determined to be the preferred alternative (and environmentally preferable alternative) by the NPS and the U.S. Department of the Interior. Authority: The authority for publishing this notice is 40 CFR 1506.6. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Everglades National Park at the address and telephone number shown above. The responsible official for this Final EIS is the Regional Director, Southeast Region, NPS, 100 Alabama Street, SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Dated: December 2, 2010. Gordon Wissinger, Deputy Regional Director, Chief of Staff, Southeast Region, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 2010–31307 Filed 12–13–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–XH–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [7700–1104–SZS] Long Walk National Historic Trail Feasibility Study, Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement, National Trails Intermountain Region, NM National Park Service, Interior. Notice of Availability of the Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Long Walk National Historic Trail Feasibility Study. AGENCY: ACTION: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of the Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Long Walk National Historic Trail Feasibility Study, National Trails Intermountain Region, New Mexico. Four alternatives and their respective environmental consequences were presented in the feasibility study. Under alternative A, the no-action alternative, current practices and policies would srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:09 Dec 13, 2010 Jkt 223001 continue. A national historic trail would not be designated, and interpretation and protection of Long Walk-related events and resources would not be coordinated. Under alternative B, Congress would designate two national historic trails (dual designations) to emphasize the unique removal experiences of the Mescalero Apache and Navajo tribes within the contextual history. An auto tour route would be established. Interpretation and education would emphasize the distinctive tribal and individual removal histories. Under alternative C (Environmentally Preferable Alternative) one national historic trail would be designated, emphasizing the removal experiences common to both tribes. An auto tour route would be established. Interpretation and education would emphasize overviews of the Long Walk events. Under alternatives B and C, the Secretary of the Interior would administer the trail through partnerships, primarily with the Mescalero Apache Tribe and Navajo Nation. Under alternative D, Congress would provide a grant program to the tribes focusing on interpretation and education projects and resource protection on tribal lands. All decisions about strategy, level of protection, etc., would be made by the tribes. A national historic trail would not be designated. No other alternatives were considered during the course of the study. The feasibility study determined the Long Walk routes fully meet the criteria for designation as national historic trails. The overall nature of public comments during the review period for the draft study supported designation. Neither the draft feasibility study nor the abbreviated final environmental impact statement identified a preferred alternative. The National Park Service has subsequently identified Alternative A, the no-action alternative, to be the preferred alternative after requesting and considering comments on the draft plan from the Navajo Nation. The National Park Service will execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 days following publication by the Environmental Protection Agency of the Notice of Availability of the Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement. DATES: Information will be available for public inspection online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/ntir, in the office of the Superintendent, Aaron Mahr, National Trails Intermountain Region, National Park Service, PO Box 728, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504–0728; (505) 988–6098. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 77897 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon A. Brown, National Trails Intermountain Region, National Park Service, PO Box 728, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504–0728; (505) 988–6717. Dated: November 26, 2010. John Wessels, Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 2010–31308 Filed 12–13–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311–36–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [2253–665] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA 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 University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, that meet the definitions of sacred objects and/or 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 eight Tlingit objects are one wooden box drum (catalogue number NA6828); one hide robe (catalogue number NA6829); two carved wooden masks (catalogue numbers NA6831 and NA6832); one carved wooden headdress (catalogue number NA6835); one head cover (catalogue number NA6836); one carved wooden rattle (catalogue number NA6845); and one carved wooden pipe (catalogue number NA6862). The first cultural item is a drum (NA6828) made of two pieces of cedar wood, called Old-Man-of-War Box Drum. One narrow side is carved to represent the ‘‘old-man-of-war’’ and the opposing side is open; the broad sides are painted in geometric figures in red and black. The drum measures approximately 65.0 cm long, 32.0 cm wide and 85.0 cm high. E:\FR\FM\14DEN1.SGM 14DEN1 srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES 77898 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 239 / Tuesday, December 14, 2010 / Notices The second cultural item is a robe (NA6829) made from three panels of caribou hide sewn together, called the Lituya Bay Robe. The seams are fringed and the top and sides are trimmed with marten fur. The imagery on the robe is painted with black and red, and either yellow or white pigment. The central figure of the image represents a rock in Lituya Bay and two side images represent rapids. The robe measures approximately 157.0 cm wide and 127.0 cm long. The third cultural item is a mask (NA6831) that consists of carved wood painted with red, black and white pigment, representing a tree stump, and called the Owl-of-the Heavens. On the top of the stump sits a taxidermic owl that can be moved by the performer wearing the mask. The mask measures approximately 24.5 cm high and 20.5 cm wide. The fourth cultural item is a mask (NA6832), called Commander-of-theTides. The face is painted with red and black pigmented designs representing feathers, and includes actual bird feathers crowning the mask and a wide leather band at the back. The eyes are movable and made to represent the movements of the changing ocean tides. The mask measures approximately 35.0 cm high and 24.0 cm wide. The fifth cultural item is a headdress or shakee.at (NA6835), called Little Ravine, after a passageway over a sand mount at Dry Bay, near Yakutat. It is elaborately carved with multiple figures painted with red, black and blue-green pigment, and ornamented with abalone, ermine fur, eagle down and feathers. The carving represents an episode of the Raven’s Journey that took place near the sand mount. The headdress measures approximately 53.0 cm high and 22.0 cm wide. The sixth cultural item is a head cover (NA6836) formed from a corner piece of a Chilkat blanket made of twisted wild mountain goat wool. A piece of red felt was added as a border and a second small piece of red felt covers the lower front of the head cover. The head cover is ornamented with mountain goat hair and a fox tail. A carved wooden figure, painted with black, red and blue-green pigment, and representing the Raven, is positioned at the top front of the head cover. The head cover measures approximately 31.8 cm high and 21.6 cm long. The seventh cultural item is a rattle (NA6845) carved to represent a loon, with a recumbent human figure and a raven’s head on top. It is painted with black, red and blue-green pigment. The rattle measures approximately 32.5 cm long, 7.7 cm wide and 9.5 cm high. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:09 Dec 13, 2010 Jkt 223001 The eighth cultural item is a tobacco pipe (NA6862) carved with a representation of a spirit or animal, which remains unidentified. It is painted with blue pigment at the base only and a metal strip, probably copper, is attached around the opening of the bowl. The pipe is large, measuring approximately 20.0 cm high and 14.5 cm wide. In 1924, Louis Shotridge, a Tlingit Curator employed by the University of Pennsylvania Museum, purchased the eight objects as part of a collection of 49 objects, which are represented by 38 catalogue numbers, referred to as the ‘‘Snail House Collection,’’ for $500.00 from a Tlingit individual, Archie White (Dimitri Tukk’axaaw), the Mt. Fairweather/Snail House headmaster of the T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK, for the collections of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The cultural affiliation of the eight cultural items is with the Tlingit T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK, as indicated through museum records, and by consultation evidence presented by the Hoonah Indian Association, a Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, and the Huna Heritage Foundation, a nonFederally recognized Indian group, acting on behalf of the Huna Totem Corporation and the Tlingit T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK. Based on consultation, museum documentation, anthropological literature, and expert opinion, six of the cultural items are considered to be sacred objects, one is considered to be an object of cultural patrimony, and one is considered to be both an object of cultural patrimony and sacred object. The six cultural items that are sacred objects are the two carved wooden masks (NA6831 and NA6832); the headdress (NA6835); the head cover (NA6836); the carved wooden rattle (NA6845); and the carved wooden pipe (NA6862). The cultural item that is considered an object of cultural patrimony is the wooden box drum (NA6828). Lastly, the cultural item that is considered to be both a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony is the hide robe (NA6829). Officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), seven 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 University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology also have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3001(3)(D), two 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. Lastly, officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology have determined, 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 objects of cultural patrimony and the Hoonah Indian Association, a Federallyrecognized Indian Tribe, and the Tlingit T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK. Representatives of any other Indian Tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects and/or objects of cultural patrimony should contact Dr. Richard Hodges, Director, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St., Philadelphia, PA 19104– 6324, telephone (215) 898–4050, before January 13, 2011. Repatriation of the sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony to the Hoonah Indian Association, a Federally-recognized ´ Indian Tribe, and the Tlingıt T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK, may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward. The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is responsible for notifying the Hoonah Indian Association, a Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, and the Huna Heritage Foundation, a non-federally recognized Indian group, that this notice has been published. Dated: December 7, 2010. Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2010–31285 Filed 12–13–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [2253–665] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, CO 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. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the E:\FR\FM\14DEN1.SGM 14DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[2253-665]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of 
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA

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 University of 
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, 
that meet the definitions of sacred objects and/or 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 eight Tlingit objects are one wooden box drum (catalogue number 
NA6828); one hide robe (catalogue number NA6829); two carved wooden 
masks (catalogue numbers NA6831 and NA6832); one carved wooden 
headdress (catalogue number NA6835); one head cover (catalogue number 
NA6836); one carved wooden rattle (catalogue number NA6845); and one 
carved wooden pipe (catalogue number NA6862).
    The first cultural item is a drum (NA6828) made of two pieces of 
cedar wood, called Old-Man-of-War Box Drum. One narrow side is carved 
to represent the ``old-man-of-war'' and the opposing side is open; the 
broad sides are painted in geometric figures in red and black. The drum 
measures approximately 65.0 cm long, 32.0 cm wide and 85.0 cm high.

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    The second cultural item is a robe (NA6829) made from three panels 
of caribou hide sewn together, called the Lituya Bay Robe. The seams 
are fringed and the top and sides are trimmed with marten fur. The 
imagery on the robe is painted with black and red, and either yellow or 
white pigment. The central figure of the image represents a rock in 
Lituya Bay and two side images represent rapids. The robe measures 
approximately 157.0 cm wide and 127.0 cm long.
    The third cultural item is a mask (NA6831) that consists of carved 
wood painted with red, black and white pigment, representing a tree 
stump, and called the Owl-of-the Heavens. On the top of the stump sits 
a taxidermic owl that can be moved by the performer wearing the mask. 
The mask measures approximately 24.5 cm high and 20.5 cm wide.
    The fourth cultural item is a mask (NA6832), called Commander-of-
the-Tides. The face is painted with red and black pigmented designs 
representing feathers, and includes actual bird feathers crowning the 
mask and a wide leather band at the back. The eyes are movable and made 
to represent the movements of the changing ocean tides. The mask 
measures approximately 35.0 cm high and 24.0 cm wide.
    The fifth cultural item is a headdress or shakee.at (NA6835), 
called Little Ravine, after a passageway over a sand mount at Dry Bay, 
near Yakutat. It is elaborately carved with multiple figures painted 
with red, black and blue-green pigment, and ornamented with abalone, 
ermine fur, eagle down and feathers. The carving represents an episode 
of the Raven's Journey that took place near the sand mount. The 
headdress measures approximately 53.0 cm high and 22.0 cm wide.
    The sixth cultural item is a head cover (NA6836) formed from a 
corner piece of a Chilkat blanket made of twisted wild mountain goat 
wool. A piece of red felt was added as a border and a second small 
piece of red felt covers the lower front of the head cover. The head 
cover is ornamented with mountain goat hair and a fox tail. A carved 
wooden figure, painted with black, red and blue-green pigment, and 
representing the Raven, is positioned at the top front of the head 
cover. The head cover measures approximately 31.8 cm high and 21.6 cm 
long.
    The seventh cultural item is a rattle (NA6845) carved to represent 
a loon, with a recumbent human figure and a raven's head on top. It is 
painted with black, red and blue-green pigment. The rattle measures 
approximately 32.5 cm long, 7.7 cm wide and 9.5 cm high.
    The eighth cultural item is a tobacco pipe (NA6862) carved with a 
representation of a spirit or animal, which remains unidentified. It is 
painted with blue pigment at the base only and a metal strip, probably 
copper, is attached around the opening of the bowl. The pipe is large, 
measuring approximately 20.0 cm high and 14.5 cm wide.
    In 1924, Louis Shotridge, a Tlingit Curator employed by the 
University of Pennsylvania Museum, purchased the eight objects as part 
of a collection of 49 objects, which are represented by 38 catalogue 
numbers, referred to as the ``Snail House Collection,'' for $500.00 
from a Tlingit individual, Archie White (Dimitri Tukk'axaaw), the Mt. 
Fairweather/Snail House headmaster of the T'akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, 
AK, for the collections of the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
    The cultural affiliation of the eight cultural items is with the 
Tlingit T'akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK, as indicated through museum 
records, and by consultation evidence presented by the Hoonah Indian 
Association, a Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, and the Huna Heritage 
Foundation, a non-Federally recognized Indian group, acting on behalf 
of the Huna Totem Corporation and the Tlingit T'akdeintaan Clan of 
Hoonah, AK.
    Based on consultation, museum documentation, anthropological 
literature, and expert opinion, six of the cultural items are 
considered to be sacred objects, one is considered to be an object of 
cultural patrimony, and one is considered to be both an object of 
cultural patrimony and sacred object. The six cultural items that are 
sacred objects are the two carved wooden masks (NA6831 and NA6832); the 
headdress (NA6835); the head cover (NA6836); the carved wooden rattle 
(NA6845); and the carved wooden pipe (NA6862). The cultural item that 
is considered an object of cultural patrimony is the wooden box drum 
(NA6828). Lastly, the cultural item that is considered to be both a 
sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony is the hide robe 
(NA6829).
    Officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 
and Anthropology have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 
seven 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 University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology also have determined, pursuant to 25 
U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), two 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. Lastly, officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum 
of Archaeology and Anthropology have determined, 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 objects of 
cultural patrimony and the Hoonah Indian Association, a Federally-
recognized Indian Tribe, and the Tlingit T'akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, 
AK.
    Representatives of any other Indian Tribe that believes itself to 
be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects and/or objects of 
cultural patrimony should contact Dr. Richard Hodges, Director, 
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 
South St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324, telephone (215) 898-4050, 
before January 13, 2011. Repatriation of the sacred objects and objects 
of cultural patrimony to the Hoonah Indian Association, a Federally-
recognized Indian Tribe, and the Tling[iacute]t T'akdeintaan Clan of 
Hoonah, AK, may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come 
forward.
    The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology is responsible for notifying the Hoonah Indian 
Association, a Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, and the Huna Heritage 
Foundation, a non-federally recognized Indian group, that this notice 
has been published.

    Dated: December 7, 2010.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-31285 Filed 12-13-10; 8:45 am]
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