Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Kingman Museum, Inc., Battle Creek, MI, 5836 [2012-2517]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate a
Cultural Item: Kingman Museum, Inc.,
Battle Creek, MI
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Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Kingman Museum, Inc.,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribe, has determined that the
cultural item meets the definition of
unassociated funerary object and
repatriation to the Indian tribe stated
below may occur if no additional
claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the cultural item may contact the
Kingman Museum, Inc.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural item should
contact the Kingman Museum, Inc. at
the address below by March 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Beth Yahne, Kingman
Museum, Inc., Battle Creek, MI 49037,
telephone (269) 965–5117.
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
Kingman Museum, Inc., Battle Creek, MI
that meets the definition of an
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 Native
American cultural item. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
In 1997, a pair of wampum beads was
donated to the Kingman Museum, Inc.
from the family of Clifford Birkholz after
his death. At an unknown date, Birkholz
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had found the beads in an apparent
grave in Sacramento County, CA. The
two beads are small and disc-shaped
with a hole in the middle, held together
by a piece of string threaded through
each hole. The beads appear to be made
out of wood or soapstone and were
painted white.
Based upon research done by
Kingman Museum, Inc., it was believed
that the beads were of Miwok, Pomo, or
Wintun origin. Further research and
consultation with tribes from the
Sacramento County area found that the
beads are mostly likely to be of Miwok
origin as there are many Miwok burial
sites in and around Sacramento County,
CA.
Determinations made by the Kingman
Museum, Inc.:
Officials of the Kingman Museum,
Inc. 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 are
believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the wampum beads and the
Ione Band of Miwok Indians of
California.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the wampum beads
should contact Beth Yahne, Kingman
Museum, Inc., Battle Creek, MI 49037,
telephone (269) 965–5117, before March
7, 2012. Repatriation of the wampum
beads to the Ione Band of Miwok
Indians of California may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Kingman Museum, Inc. is
responsible for notifying the Ione Band
of Miwok Indians of California that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 31, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Kingman Museum,
Inc., Battle Creek, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Kingman Museum, Inc., in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribe, has determined that the cultural item meets the
definition of unassociated funerary object and repatriation to the
Indian tribe stated below may occur if no additional claimants come
forward. Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the cultural item may contact the Kingman
Museum, Inc.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural item should contact the Kingman
Museum, Inc. at the address below by March 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Beth Yahne, Kingman Museum, Inc., Battle Creek, MI 49037,
telephone (269) 965-5117.
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 Kingman Museum, Inc., Battle Creek, MI that meets the
definition of an 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 Native
American cultural item. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
In 1997, a pair of wampum beads was donated to the Kingman Museum,
Inc. from the family of Clifford Birkholz after his death. At an
unknown date, Birkholz had found the beads in an apparent grave in
Sacramento County, CA. The two beads are small and disc-shaped with a
hole in the middle, held together by a piece of string threaded through
each hole. The beads appear to be made out of wood or soapstone and
were painted white.
Based upon research done by Kingman Museum, Inc., it was believed
that the beads were of Miwok, Pomo, or Wintun origin. Further research
and consultation with tribes from the Sacramento County area found that
the beads are mostly likely to be of Miwok origin as there are many
Miwok burial sites in and around Sacramento County, CA.
Determinations made by the Kingman Museum, Inc.:
Officials of the Kingman Museum, Inc. 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 are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native
American individual.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the wampum
beads and the Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the wampum beads should contact Beth
Yahne, Kingman Museum, Inc., Battle Creek, MI 49037, telephone (269)
965-5117, before March 7, 2012. Repatriation of the wampum beads to the
Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Kingman Museum, Inc. is responsible for notifying the Ione Band
of Miwok Indians of California that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 31, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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