Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 15799-15800 [2012-6326]
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Francisco State University (SFSU) that
meet the definition of sacred objects
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 items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
At an unknown date, a basket (item 1–
3–42/86) was donated to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket
with a bundle warp in a round,
shouldered, small necked shape
measures 14 cm in height and 10.5 cm
in diameter and is made of deer grass,
sedge, redbud and bracken fern root.
There are no records at the Treganza
Museum concerning acquisition of this
item.
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research,
the basket has been identified as a stairstep coming of age basket. This type of
basket was given to either a boy or girl
by a female relative after completion of
the coming of age ceremony. This type
of basket often held special personal
religious items such as crystals, beads,
feathers or tobacco.
In 1976, Margaret Molarsky donated a
basket (item 1–3–42/104) to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The donor records
state it was originally in the collection
of Frank Latta. The coiled basket with
a bundle warp in a flared bowl shape
measures 22 cm in height with a
maximum diameter of 44 cm and is
made of deer grass, saw grass, redbud
and bracken fern root. A tag attached to
the basket was labeled ‘‘Wahnomkot,
Yokuts, c. 1925.’’
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research,
the basket has been identified as a
ceremonial cooking basket for the Yokut
Spring Ceremony. The name on the
basket tag, Wahnomkot, also known as
Aida Icho, has been identified as a
Wukchumne Yokut basket weaver. This
type of basket uses a design with
multiple bands of rattlesnakes and was
used to prepare special foods and carry
religious items.
At an unknown date, a basket (item 1–
3–42/75) was donated to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket,
closed stitched, with a three-stick warp
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in a round, shouldered, bottle-neck
shape measures 20 cm in height with a
maximum diameter of 18 cm and is
made of deer grass, sedge, redbud and
bracken fern root. A row on the
shoulder was decorated with dyed red
wool and quail top-knot feathers. There
are no records at the Treganza Museum
concerning acquisition of this item.
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research,
the basket has been identified as a
rattlesnake treasure basket. This type of
basket held special items such as
abalone pendants and anklets that
protected the dancers during the
Rattlesnake Spring Ceremony.
At an unknown date, a basket (item
73–5–5) was donated to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket,
gap stitched, with a bundle warp in a
flared bowl shape measures 16.5 cm in
height with a maximum diameter of
31.6 cm and is made of deer grass and
redbud. There are no records at the
Treganza Museum concerning
acquisition of this cultural item.
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research,
the basket has been identified as an
offering basket that was filled with food
offerings to be left at sacred sites and
burial grounds.
In 1977, Margaret Molarsky donated a
basket (item 77–01–2) to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket,
gap stitched, with a bundle warp in a
flared bowl shape measures 15.8 cm in
height with a maximum diameter of
30.5 cm and is made of deer grass,
sedge, redbud and bracken fern.
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Ranc heria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and ethnographic research,
the basket has been identified as an
offering basket that was filled with food
offerings to be left at sacred sites and
burial grounds.
In 1977, Margaret Molarsky donated a
basket (item 77–01–3) to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket,
gap stitched, with a bundle warp in a
large flared bowl shape measures 18 cm
in height with a maximum diameter of
46.5 cm and is made of deer grass, sedge
and redbud.
Based on consultation with the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut
Tribe), and ethnographic research, the
basket has been identified as a
ceremonial cooking basket for the Yokut
Spring Ceremony. This type of basket
was used for preparing or serving
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special foods during ceremonies or
religious rites.
Determinations Made by the San
Francisco State University
Officials of the San Francisco State
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the six 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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the six baskets and the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects should
contact Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San
Francisco State University, Academic
Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA
94132, telephone (415) 338–3075 before
April 16, 2012. Repatriation of the
sacred objects to the Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut
Tribe) may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The San Francisco State University is
responsible for notifying the Picayune
Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut
Tribe); Table Mountain Rancheria of
California; and the Tule River Indian
Reservation of the Tule River
Reservation, California, that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012–6325 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a
Cultural Item: San Francisco State
University, San Francisco, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The San Francisco State
University, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, has
SUMMARY:
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determined that the cultural item meets
the definition of a 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 cultural item may contact the
San Francisco State University
NAGPRA Program.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural item should
contact the San Francisco State
University at the address below by April
16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San
Francisco State University, Academic
Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA
94132, telephone (415) 338–3075.
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
San Francisco State University (SFSU)
that meet the definition of sacred objects
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
Items
At an unknown date, a basket (item
75–6–4) was donated to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket
with a three-stick warp in a round,
shouldered, narrow necked jar shape
measures 8.3 cm in height and 14.2 cm
in diameter and is made of willow,
bracken-fern, redbud, yucca and bird
quills. There are no records at the
Treganza Museum concerning
acquisition of this item.
Based on ethnographic research and
consultation with the Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut
Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of Kern
Valley, a non-Federally recognized
Indian group, the basket has been
identified as a treasure basket or Osa.
This type of basket was used for the
storage of sacred items such as crystals,
abalone ornaments and paint and was
used to hold a rattlesnake for the
rattlesnake dance during both Yokut
and Tubatulabal spring ceremonies.
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Based on consultation, ethnographic
research, and museum records, the
basket is culturally affiliated with the
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of
Kern Valley, a non-Federally recognized
group. The Tubatulabal people are
intermarried with the Yokuts in the
Kern County area of California.
Descendants of these Yokuts and
Tubatulabals are members of the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi
Yokut Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of
Kern Valley, a non-Federally recognized
Indian group.
Determinations Made by the San
Francisco State University
Officials of the San Francisco State
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one 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
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the basket and the Santa Rosa
Indian Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut
Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of Kern
Valley, a non-Federally recognized
Indian group.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred object should
contact Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San
Francisco State University, Academic
Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA
94132, telephone (415) 338–3075 before
April 16, 2012. Repatriation of the
sacred object to the Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut
Tribe) may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The San Francisco State University is
responsible for notifying the Picayune
Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut
Tribe); Table Mountain Rancheria of
California; Tule River Indian
Reservation of the Tule River
Reservation, California; and the
Tubatulabals of Kern Valley, a nonFederally recognized Indian group, that
this notice has been published.
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Dated: March 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012–6326 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest
Regional Office, Albuquerque, NM
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In furtherance of notices sent
to Federally-recognized tribes in 1995,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 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 a present-day Indian tribe.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Southwest Regional Office. 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 U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Southwest Regional
Office, at the address below by April 16,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Benjamin J. Tuggle,
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW.,
P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
Procedural questions may be addressed
to David Siegel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, telephone (505) 248–7396.
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 under the control of
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and
in the possession of the Maxwell
Museum, Albuquerque, NM. The human
remains were removed from the
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge,
Socorro County, NM.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: San Francisco
State University, San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The San Francisco State University, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, has
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determined that the cultural item meets the definition of a 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
cultural item may contact the San Francisco State University NAGPRA
Program.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural item should contact the San
Francisco State University at the address below by April 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San Francisco State University,
Academic Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 338-
3075.
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 San Francisco State University (SFSU) that meet the
definition of sacred objects 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
At an unknown date, a basket (item 75-6-4) was donated to the SFSU
Treganza Museum. The coiled basket with a three-stick warp in a round,
shouldered, narrow necked jar shape measures 8.3 cm in height and 14.2
cm in diameter and is made of willow, bracken-fern, redbud, yucca and
bird quills. There are no records at the Treganza Museum concerning
acquisition of this item.
Based on ethnographic research and consultation with the Santa Rosa
Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut
Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of Kern Valley, a non-Federally recognized
Indian group, the basket has been identified as a treasure basket or
Osa. This type of basket was used for the storage of sacred items such
as crystals, abalone ornaments and paint and was used to hold a
rattlesnake for the rattlesnake dance during both Yokut and Tubatulabal
spring ceremonies.
Based on consultation, ethnographic research, and museum records,
the basket is culturally affiliated with the Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut Tribe)
and the Tubatulabals of Kern Valley, a non-Federally recognized group.
The Tubatulabal people are intermarried with the Yokuts in the Kern
County area of California. Descendants of these Yokuts and Tubatulabals
are members of the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of Kern
Valley, a non-Federally recognized Indian group.
Determinations Made by the San Francisco State University
Officials of the San Francisco State University have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one 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 identity that can be reasonably traced between the basket
and the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria,
California, (Tachi Yokut Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of Kern Valley, a
non-Federally recognized Indian group.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred object should contact Jeffrey
Boland Fentress, San Francisco State University, Academic Affairs-ADM
447, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 338-3075 before April 16,
2012. Repatriation of the sacred object to the Santa Rosa Indian
Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut Tribe)
may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The San Francisco State University is responsible for notifying the
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa
Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut
Tribe); Table Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule River Indian
Reservation of the Tule River Reservation, California; and the
Tubatulabals of Kern Valley, a non-Federally recognized Indian group,
that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-6326 Filed 3-15-12; 8:45 am]
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