Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 58033-58034 [2011-23978]
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believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the cultural item may contact the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
Tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural item should
contact the Denver Museum of Nature &
Science at the address below by
October 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Chip ColwellChanthaphonh, Curator of
Anthropology, NAGPRA Officer,
Department of Anthropology, Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, 2001
Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370–6378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO, that meets the definition of
an 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 Native
American cultural item. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
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History and Description of the Cultural
Item
The cultural item is a wooden hat
(AC.11506) in the shape of an eagle that
is carved and painted. The hat measures
18 inches long, 14 inches wide, and 9
inches high at the top of head. It is
painted in bright colors, including red,
white, black, yellow, orange and light
blue. The head and tail are painted
white, and the body is brown. There are
areas on the hat that have inlaid
abalone. Two rawhide strips form head
ties. One eagle wing has been broken
and repaired.
During consultation, the Hoonah
Indian Association, working on behalf
of the Huna Tlingit Tribe, Gooch Hit/
Wolf House, Kaagwaantaan Clan of
Hoonah, Alaska, provided evidence that
identifies the hat as Kaagwaantaan Wolf
Clan, Eagle Moiety. The claim submitted
by the Hoonah Indian Association
details the Clan’s claim to the hat as an
object of cultural patrimony, which a
single individual cannot alienate.
Oral history indicates that the hat is
believed to have been carved by Yeil
naa wu/Dick Yetima of Deisheetaan
Clan, Raven House, from Angoon. The
hat then belonged to the Kaagwaantaan
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Wolf Clan under the care of Yak Kwaan/
Jim Martin. At an unknown date, it
passed to clan caretaker X ee T’lee-eesh/
Robert Grant, Sr. In 1966, the hat came
into the control of clan caretaker Robert
‘‘Jeff’’ David, Sr. After it came into the
control of Mr. David, the hat was sold.
It appears that the hat was sold without
the consent of family or Clan, as the
Clan thought it was lost or stolen, since
there was no explanation of where it
had gone.
Museum records show that the hat
was purchased by Francis V. and Mary
Crane from Michael R. Johnson of the
Michael R. Johnson Gallery, Seattle,
WA, on April 1, 1975. The hat was then
given by the Cranes to the Denver
Museum of Natural History (now
Denver Museum of Nature & Science).
The description of the purchase also
shows that the hat was carved circa
1930, and was purchased from Mr. Jeff
David of Haines, AK, who stated that
the hat was from Hoona [sic], Alaska.
Determinations Made by the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science
Officials of the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
the one cultural item described above
has ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the object of cultural patrimony
and the Hoonah Indian Association.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
Tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the object of cultural
patrimony should contact Dr. Chip
Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Curator of
Anthropology, NAGPRA Officer,
Department of Anthropology, Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, 2001
Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370–6378, before
October 19, 2011. Repatriation of the
object of cultural patrimony to the
Hoonah Indian Association, on behalf of
the Gooch Hit/Wolf House of the
Kaagwaantaan Clan of Hoonah, Alaska,
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Denver Museum of Nature &
Science is responsible for notifying the
Hoonah Indian Association that this
notice has been published.
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Dated: September 14, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum (Burke
Museum), has completed an inventory
of human remains, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and present-day Indian Tribes.
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact
the Burke Museum. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Indian Tribes
stated below may occur if no additional
claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
Tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the Burke Museum at the
address below by October 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Peter Lape, Burke Museum,
University of Washington, Box 353010,
Seattle, WA 98195–3010, telephone
(206) 685–3849.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Burke Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains were removed from the
Congdon site (45–KL–41), in Klickitat
County, WA.
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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Burke
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Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; and the Nez Perce Tribe,
Idaho (hereinafter ‘‘The Tribes’’). The
Burke Museum also consulted with the
Wanapum Band, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group (hereinafter
‘‘The Indian Group’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1955 and 1957, human
remains were removed from the
Congdon site, in Klickitat County, WA,
by a University of Washington field
party led by Mr. Robert B. Butler. The
human remains were transferred to the
Burke Museum and formally
accessioned in 1966 (Burke Accn.#
1966–100). In 1974, the Burke Museum
legally transferred portions of the
human remains to Central Washington
University. In 2007, a Notice of
Inventory Completion (NIC) describing
91 individuals and 1,049 associated
funerary objects removed from the
Congdon site was published in the
Federal Register [72 FR 29177–29178,
May 24, 2007]. The Burke Museum and
Central Washington University have
jointly repatriated all human remains
and funerary objects from the Congdon
site described in the NIC.
In September 2010, human remains
representing at least two individuals
were returned to the Burke Museum
from the Washington State Physical
Anthropologist. These human remains
had been turned over to the New York
State Police by a private citizen who
stated they were among the possessions
of her deceased husband. She believed
they had been removed from a
warehouse in south Seattle sometime
before 2000. The human remains have
been determined to be from the
Congdon site. The remains of one
individual were directly labeled with a
Condgon site number and the second
individual was determined to be from
the Congdon site due to the color and
appearance of the remains. The return of
these remains increases the original
minimum number of individuals from
the site by two individuals. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Published ethnographic
documentation indicates that the
Congdon site is in the aboriginal
territory of the Western Columbia River
Sahaptins, Wasco, Wishram, Yakima,
Walla Walla, Umatilla, Tenino, and Skin
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(Daugherty 1973, Hale 1841, Hunn and
French 1998, Stern 1998, French and
French 1998, Mooney 1896, Murdock
1938, Ray 1936 and 1974, Spier 1936),
whose descendents are represented
today by the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon;
and the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
Furthermore, information provided
during consultation indicates that the
aboriginal ancestors occupying this area
were highly mobile, and traveled widely
across the landscape for gathering
resources as well as trade. Descendents
of these Plateau communities are now
widely dispersed and enrolled in all of
the above mentioned Tribal
communities, as well as the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Nez Perce
Tribe, Idaho, and the Wanapum Band, a
non-Federally recognized Indian group.
Determinations Made by the Burke
Museum
Officials of the Burke Museum have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• 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, The Tribes, and The Indian
Group.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Peter Lape, Burke
Museum, University of Washington, Box
35101, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone
(206) 685–3849, before October 19,
2011. Repatriation of the human
remains to The Tribes and The (joined)
Indian Group may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for
notifying The Tribes and The Indian
Group that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 14, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum (Burke
Museum) has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and
present-day Indian Tribes.
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains and associated
funerary objects may contact the Burke
Museum. Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
to the Indian Tribes stated below may
occur if no additional claimants come
forward.
SUMMARY:
Representatives of any Indian
Tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact the Burke Museum at the
address below by October 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Peter Lape, Burke Museum,
University of Washington, Box 353010,
Seattle, WA 98195–3010, telephone
(206) 685–3849.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 of the
Burke Museum, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Grant County, WA.
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.
DATES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Burke
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington
State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke
Museum), has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation
with the appropriate Indian Tribes, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian
Tribes. Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains may contact the Burke
Museum. Repatriation of the human remains to the Indian Tribes stated
below may occur if no additional claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the Burke
Museum at the address below by October 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Peter Lape, Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box
353010, Seattle, WA 98195-3010, telephone (206) 685-3849.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
The human remains were removed from the Congdon site (45-KL-41), in
Klickitat County, WA.
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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Burke
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Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington; and the
Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho (hereinafter ``The Tribes''). The Burke Museum
also consulted with the Wanapum Band, a non-Federally recognized Indian
group (hereinafter ``The Indian Group'').
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1955 and 1957, human remains were removed from the Congdon
site, in Klickitat County, WA, by a University of Washington field
party led by Mr. Robert B. Butler. The human remains were transferred
to the Burke Museum and formally accessioned in 1966 (Burke
Accn. 1966-100). In 1974, the Burke Museum legally transferred
portions of the human remains to Central Washington University. In
2007, a Notice of Inventory Completion (NIC) describing 91 individuals
and 1,049 associated funerary objects removed from the Congdon site was
published in the Federal Register [72 FR 29177-29178, May 24, 2007].
The Burke Museum and Central Washington University have jointly
repatriated all human remains and funerary objects from the Congdon
site described in the NIC.
In September 2010, human remains representing at least two
individuals were returned to the Burke Museum from the Washington State
Physical Anthropologist. These human remains had been turned over to
the New York State Police by a private citizen who stated they were
among the possessions of her deceased husband. She believed they had
been removed from a warehouse in south Seattle sometime before 2000.
The human remains have been determined to be from the Congdon site. The
remains of one individual were directly labeled with a Condgon site
number and the second individual was determined to be from the Congdon
site due to the color and appearance of the remains. The return of
these remains increases the original minimum number of individuals from
the site by two individuals. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Published ethnographic documentation indicates that the Congdon
site is in the aboriginal territory of the Western Columbia River
Sahaptins, Wasco, Wishram, Yakima, Walla Walla, Umatilla, Tenino, and
Skin (Daugherty 1973, Hale 1841, Hunn and French 1998, Stern 1998,
French and French 1998, Mooney 1896, Murdock 1938, Ray 1936 and 1974,
Spier 1936), whose descendents are represented today by the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon; and the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
Furthermore, information provided during consultation indicates that
the aboriginal ancestors occupying this area were highly mobile, and
traveled widely across the landscape for gathering resources as well as
trade. Descendents of these Plateau communities are now widely
dispersed and enrolled in all of the above mentioned Tribal
communities, as well as the Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho, and the Wanapum Band,
a non-Federally recognized Indian group.
Determinations Made by the Burke Museum
Officials of the Burke Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
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, The Tribes, and The Indian Group.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Peter Lape,
Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 35101, Seattle, WA 98195,
telephone (206) 685-3849, before October 19, 2011. Repatriation of the
human remains to The Tribes and The (joined) Indian Group may proceed
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Burke Museum is responsible for notifying The Tribes and The
Indian Group that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 14, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-23978 Filed 9-16-11; 8:45 am]
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