Notice of Inventory Completion: Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle Creek, MI; Correction, 5840-5841 [2012-2522]
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identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred object and the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut
Tribe) 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 sacred object should
contact Anne Coats Amati, University of
Denver Department of Anthropology
and Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E
Asbury Ave, Sturm 146, Denver, CO
80208, telephone (303) 871–2687, before
March 7, 2012. Repatriation of the
sacred object to the Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut
Tribe) and the Ione Band of Miwok
Indians of California may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The University of Denver Department
of Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying the Berry Creek Rancheria of
Maidu Indians of California; Buena
Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
California; California Valley Miwok
Tribe, California; Cedarville Rancheria,
California; Cher-Ae Heights Indian
Community of the Trinidad Rancheria,
California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of
Me-Wuk Indians of California;
Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians
of California; Federated Indians of
Graton Rancheria, California; Fort
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes
of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon;
Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians
of California; Ione Band of Miwok
Indians of California; Jackson Rancheria
of Me-Wuk Indians of California;
Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico
Rancheria, California; Mooretown
Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
California; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the
Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada;
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada;
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada;
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians,
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (Tachi
Yokut Tribe); Shingle Springs Rancheria
(Verona Tract), California; ShoshonePaiute Tribes of the Duck Valley
Reservation, Nevada; Susanville Indian
Rancheria, California; Tuolumne Band
of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne
Rancheria of California; United Auburn
Indian Community of the Auburn
Rancheria of California; Walker River
Paiute Tribe of the Walker River
Reservation, Nevada; Winnemucca
Indian Colony of Nevada; and the
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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
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Kingman Museum, Incorporated, Battle
Creek, MI; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice corrects the
cultural affiliation of the human
remains of two individuals described in
a Notice of Inventory Completion
previously published in the Federal
Register (73 FR 20941–20942, Thursday,
April 17, 2008), and also corrects the
identity of the category of cultural item
for a scalp, from human remains to
associated funerary object.
DATES: Representatives of any other
Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human
remains and associated funerary objects
should contact the Kingman Museum,
Incorporated at the address below by
March 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Beth Yahne, Kingman
Museum, Inc., 175 Limit Street, 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.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects in the possession of
Kingman Museum, Incorporated
(Kingman Museum), Battle Creek, MI.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from a
cave on an island near Metlakatla, AK.
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.
SUMMARY:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Kingman
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Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives from
the Metlakatla Indian Community and
the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska.
In the Federal Register notice (73 FR
20941–20942, Thursday, April 17,
2008), paragraph number 5 is corrected
by substituting the following paragraph:
Sometime before 1904, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a
mountain cave on an island near
Metlakatla, AK. According to museum
documentation, the human remains,
consisting of a mummified head, were
found by two Native American boys and
subsequently collected by Esther
Gibson, an Alaskan missionary. The
mummified head was in a burial box
containing a cedar bark basket used for
cremation ashes, a buckskin pouch, and
the scalp of a Caucasian man. Esther
Gibson delivered the human remains
and funerary objects to Dr. John Harvey
Kellogg, who donated them to the
Kingman Museum of Natural History in
1904. No known individuals were
identified. The four associated funerary
objects are one burial box, one basket for
cremation ashes, one buckskin pouch,
and the scalp of a Caucasian man.
Paragraph number 6 is corrected by
substituting the following paragraph:
The human remains have been
identified as Native American based on
the museum’s documentation,
geographic information, and
consultation evidence. The location of
the burial is within the historically
documented territory of the Tlingit
Indians. Based on burial practices and
the styles of associated funerary objects,
the human remains are post-contact,
and likely date to the mid 19th century.
Information provided at the time of
consultation indicates that the human
remains and associated funerary objects
are likely to be affiliated to the members
of the Central Council of Tlingit and
Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
Paragraph number 9 is corrected by
substituting the following paragraph:
Officials of Kingman Museum have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10),
the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of a
minimum of two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A),
the four objects listed 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 ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2),
there is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
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between the mummified head and
associated funerary objects, and the
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Robert Paynter, Repatriation
Committee Chair, telephone (413) 545–
2221, or Rae Gould, Repatriation
Coordinator, telephone (413) 545–2702,
University of Massachusetts,
Department of Anthropology, 201
Machmer Hall, 240 Hicks Way,
Amherst, MA 01003.
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 University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology.
The human remains were purchased by
Harris Hawthorn Wilder of Smith
College. They were later transferred to
the University of Massachusetts
Amherst for permanent curation in the
1970s.
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.
National Park Service
Consultation
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A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk
Indians of California; California Valley
Miwok Tribe (Sheep Ranch Rancheria of
Me-Wuk Indians), California; Chicken
Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians,
California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo
Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria,
California; Federated Indians of Graton
Rancheria (Federated Coast Miwok),
California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians
of California; Jackson Rancheria of MeWuk Indians, California; Middletown
Rancheria (Lake Miwok), California;
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi
Indians, California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California; Shingle Springs
Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
Table Mountain Rancheria, California;
and the United Auburn Indian
Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
California (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’). Representatives of the
University of Massachusetts Amherst,
Department of Anthropology also
contacted the Tuolumne Band of MeWuk Indians of the Tuolumne
Rancheria of California; Wilton
ADDRESSES:
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Beth Yahne, Kingman Museum,
Incorporated, 175 Limit Street, Battle
Creek, MI 49037 telephone (269) 965–
5117, before March 7, 2012. Repatriation
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Central Council
of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of
Alaska may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Kingman Museum, Incorporated
is responsible for notifying the Central
Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian
Tribes of Alaska that this notice has
been published.
Dated: January 31, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of Anthropology,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology 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 University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Indian tribes stated below may occur
if no additional claimants come
forward.
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SUMMARY:
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the human remains
should contact the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology at the address below by
March 7, 2012.
DATES:
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Rancheria, California; and the Tule
River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California.
History and Description of the Remains
In the early 1900s, two crania were
purchased by Harris Hawthorn Wilder
of Smith College, Northampton, MA,
from Ward’s Natural Science
Establishment of Rochester, NY, and
became part of the Wilder Collection at
Smith College. They were transferred to
the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Department of Anthropology
in the 1970s for permanent curation.
Both crania are represented by a
complete skull and mandible. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Ward’s Natural Science
Establishment, which is still in
operation today, could not provide
further information about these two
individuals. The Rush Rhees library,
which holds the older collection of
Ward’s materials and catalogs, did not
provide any further information either.
Harris Hawthorn Wilder recorded in his
accession books that both skulls were of
the ‘‘Malkelkos’’ Indians of California.
Multiple lines of evidence, guided by
tribal consultations, including
geographic and linguistic sources, maps
and oral tradition, verified that the
Malkelkos (also known as Mokelko,
Moquelemnes, Moguelemnes,
Muquelues, Machalumbry and Magnele
in historical and ethnographic
literature) were Plains Miwok and/or
Yokut-speaking people with multiple
villages concentrated along the
Mokelumne River and Dry Creek, east of
the Suisun Bay, in California.
Determinations Made by the University
of Massachusetts Amherst, Department
of Anthropology
Officials of the University of
Massachusetts Amherst, Department of
Anthropology 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 and The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Robert Paynter,
Repatriation Committee Chair,
telephone (413) 545–2221, or Rae
Gould, Repatriation Coordinator,
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5840-5841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2522]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Kingman Museum, Incorporated,
Battle Creek, MI; Correction
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: This notice corrects the cultural affiliation of the human
remains of two individuals described in a Notice of Inventory
Completion previously published in the Federal Register (73 FR 20941-
20942, Thursday, April 17, 2008), and also corrects the identity of the
category of cultural item for a scalp, from human remains to associated
funerary object.
DATES: Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact the Kingman Museum, Incorporated at the address
below by March 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Beth Yahne, Kingman Museum, Inc., 175 Limit Street, 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. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects in the possession of Kingman Museum,
Incorporated (Kingman Museum), Battle Creek, MI. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from a cave on an island near
Metlakatla, AK.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Kingman
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives from the
Metlakatla Indian Community and the Central Council of Tlingit and
Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
In the Federal Register notice (73 FR 20941-20942, Thursday, April
17, 2008), paragraph number 5 is corrected by substituting the
following paragraph:
Sometime before 1904, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a mountain cave on an island near
Metlakatla, AK. According to museum documentation, the human remains,
consisting of a mummified head, were found by two Native American boys
and subsequently collected by Esther Gibson, an Alaskan missionary. The
mummified head was in a burial box containing a cedar bark basket used
for cremation ashes, a buckskin pouch, and the scalp of a Caucasian
man. Esther Gibson delivered the human remains and funerary objects to
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, who donated them to the Kingman Museum of
Natural History in 1904. No known individuals were identified. The four
associated funerary objects are one burial box, one basket for
cremation ashes, one buckskin pouch, and the scalp of a Caucasian man.
Paragraph number 6 is corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
The human remains have been identified as Native American based on
the museum's documentation, geographic information, and consultation
evidence. The location of the burial is within the historically
documented territory of the Tlingit Indians. Based on burial practices
and the styles of associated funerary objects, the human remains are
post-contact, and likely date to the mid 19th century. Information
provided at the time of consultation indicates that the human remains
and associated funerary objects are likely to be affiliated to the
members of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of
Alaska.
Paragraph number 9 is corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
Officials of Kingman Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of a minimum of two
individuals of Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the four objects listed
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 ceremony.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced
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between the mummified head and associated funerary objects, and the
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Beth Yahne, Kingman Museum, Incorporated, 175
Limit Street, Battle Creek, MI 49037 telephone (269) 965-5117, before
March 7, 2012. Repatriation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian
Tribes of Alaska may proceed after that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Kingman Museum, Incorporated is responsible for notifying the
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska that this
notice has been published.
Dated: January 31, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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