Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO, 5839-5840 [2012-2528]
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unidentified archeological site in the
Coconino National Forest near the
Winona Village complex [AZ 1:15:1
(ASM)] in Coconino County, AZ. These
items were removed during
archeological excavations conducted by
Dr. Byron Cummings of the University
of Arizona and curated at ASM. The
three unassociated funerary objects are
ceramic bowls.
Based on the ceramic items from the
site and its association with the Winona
Village complex (pithouse villages), the
site has been identified as Northern
Sinagua. Ceramic seriation suggests the
site was occupied in the late 11th and/
or early 12th centuries. The records at
ASM indicate that the three cultural
items were removed from a burial
context and that the human remains
were either left in the ground or are not
locatable at the present time.
In the early 1930s, one unassociated
funerary object, a ceramic bowl, was
removed from the Coconino National
Forest near San Francisco Mt:15:4(GP)
in Coconino County, AZ, during
archeological excavations conducted by
the Gila Pueblo Foundation. Since the
early 1950s, the object has been in the
physical custody of ASM.
Based on the ceramic collection, San
Francisco Mt: 15:4(GP) has been
identified as a small Northern Sinagua
residential site. The ceramic seriation
suggest the site was occupied in the
11th and/or 12th centuries. Records at
ASM indicate that the one cultural item
was removed from a burial context and
that the human remains were either left
in the ground or are not locatable at the
present time.
Based on archeological evidence and
material culture, the sites listed above
have been identified as Northern
Sinagua sites. Continuities of
ethnographic materials indicate the
affiliation of Northern Sinagua sites in
the Flagstaff area of north central
Arizona with the Hopi Tribe, Arizona.
Oral traditions presented by
representatives of the Hopi Tribe
support their claims of cultural
affiliation with Northern Sinagua sites
in this portion of north central Arizona.
Determinations Made by the USDA
Forest Service, Southwestern Region
Officials of the USDA Forest Service,
Southwestern Region and the Coconino
National Forest have determined that
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 1,739 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
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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 unassociated funerary
objects and the Hopi Tribe, Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the unassociated funerary
objects should contact Dr. Frank E.
Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Southwestern Region, USDA Forest
Service, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE.,
Albuquerque, NM 87102, telephone
(505) 842–3238 before March 7, 2012.
Repatriation of the unassociated
funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe,
Arizona may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Coconino National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe,
Arizona 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: University of Denver
Department of Anthropology and
Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Denver
Department of Anthropology and
Museum of Anthropology, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes, has determined that a
cultural item meets the definition of
sacred object and repatriation to the
Indian tribes stated below may occur if
no additional claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the item may contact the
University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology.
SUMMARY:
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural item should
contact the University of Denver
Department of Anthropology and
Museum of Anthropology at the address
below by March 7, 2012.
DATES:
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Anne Coats Amati,
NAGPRA Coordinator/Registrar,
University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology, 2000 E Asbury, Sturm
146, Denver, CO 80208, telephone (303)
871–2687.
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
University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology (DUMA), that meets the
definition of sacred 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.
ADDRESSES:
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
Between 1951 and 1952, a lidded
basket from the collection of Mrs.
Charles S. Sprague was accessioned into
DUMA. The finely woven, coiled lidded
basket (1641 A–B) features a red-brown
design on both the bowl and the lid. The
Pine Tree design identifies the item as
a ceremonial basket used in the ‘‘Spring
Ceremony’’. Baskets such as this one
were used for the storage of sacred
items, shell money, beads and other
treasured items. Ceremonial baskets
were sometimes left at gravesites with
special offerings for the deceased
individual’s safe passage into the Spirit
World.
In consultation with representatives
from the Santa Rosa Indian Community
of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California
(Tachi Yokut Tribe) and the Ione Band
of Miwok Indians of California, this
basket is determined to be a sacred
object.
Determinations Made by the University
of Denver Department of Anthropology
and Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the DUMA have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the cultural item described above is a
specific ceremonial object needed by
traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
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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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Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada that
this notice has been published.
Dated: January 31, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012–2528 Filed 2–3–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: University of
Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver,
CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum
of Anthropology, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes,
has determined that a cultural item meets the definition of sacred
object and repatriation to the Indian tribes stated below may occur if
no additional claimants come forward. Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the item
may contact the University of Denver Department of Anthropology and
Museum of Anthropology.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural item should contact the
University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology at the address below by March 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Anne Coats Amati, NAGPRA Coordinator/Registrar, University
of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E
Asbury, Sturm 146, Denver, CO 80208, telephone (303) 871-2687.
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 University of Denver Department of Anthropology and
Museum of Anthropology (DUMA), that meets the definition of sacred
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
Between 1951 and 1952, a lidded basket from the collection of Mrs.
Charles S. Sprague was accessioned into DUMA. The finely woven, coiled
lidded basket (1641 A-B) features a red-brown design on both the bowl
and the lid. The Pine Tree design identifies the item as a ceremonial
basket used in the ``Spring Ceremony''. Baskets such as this one were
used for the storage of sacred items, shell money, beads and other
treasured items. Ceremonial baskets were sometimes left at gravesites
with special offerings for the deceased individual's safe passage into
the Spirit World.
In consultation with representatives from the Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut Tribe)
and the Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California, this basket is
determined to be a sacred object.
Determinations Made by the University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the DUMA have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the cultural item
described above is a specific ceremonial object needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group
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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;
Shoshone-Paiute 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 Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony &
Campbell Ranch, Nevada that this notice has been published.
Dated: January 31, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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