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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11793; 2200–1100–
665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: New York State Museum,
Albany, NY
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
The New York State Museum,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribe, has determined that the
cultural items meet the definition of
sacred objects and objects of cultural
patrimony 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 items may contact the
New York State Museum.
SUMMARY:
Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural items
should contact the New York State
Museum at the address below by
January 17, 2013.
DATES:
Lisa Anderson, NAGPRA
Coordinator, New York State Museum,
3122 Cultural Education Center, Albany,
NY 12230, telephone (518) 486–2020.
ADDRESSES:
Notice is
hereby given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items in the possession of the New York
State Museum that meet the definition
of sacred objects and objects 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 items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
The cultural items are eight wampum
belts. Seven of the wampum belts are on
loan to the Seneca National Museum in
Salamanca, NY, and one wampum belt
is housed at the New York State
Museum in Albany, NY.
The Five Nations Alliance Belt, also
known as the Mary Jamison Belt, is
composed of seven rows of dark purple
beads with three open white diamonds.
The belt measures 161⁄4 inches long and
two inches wide. It is a portion of an
original belt that measured two feet long
and contained five diamonds
representing the Five Iroquois Nations.
The New York State Museum acquired
the wampum belt in 1899 from Harriet
Maxwell Converse (E–37424). Museum
records indicate that Mrs. Converse
purchased the Five Nations Alliance
Belt from descendants of Mary Jemison
on the Cattaraugus Reservation in New
York. Mary Jemison was adopted by the
Seneca as a child and chose to live her
life as a Seneca. At the time of
collection, the Five Nations Alliance
Belt was described as a ransom belt but
Mrs. Converse later reported it as a
council belt. Consultation with the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies
the Five Nations Alliance Belt as both
a sacred object and an object of cultural
patrimony as it relates to the civil
functions of a Council.
The Cornplanter Condolence Belt,
also known as the Red Jacket Belt, is
composed of seven rows of purple beads
with five areas of loss that originally
may have contained white beads. It
measures 351⁄2 inches long and 13⁄4
inches wide. The New York State
Museum acquired the wampum belt in
1899 from Harriet Maxwell Converse
(E–37426). In correspondence from the
Cornplanter Reservation in
Pennsylvania, dated June 26, 1899, Mrs.
Converse listed the Cornplanter
Condolence Belt with three other belts
that she had recently purchased. At the
time of collection, Mrs. Converse
reported that the wampum belt was
associated with the Seneca chief, Red
Jacket, but later reported it as
condolence wampum that had belonged
to the Seneca chief Cornplanter.
Consultation with the Tonawanda Band
of Seneca identifies the Cornplanter
Condolence Belt as both a sacred object
and an object of cultural patrimony as
it relates to the condolence of a leader
and installation of a successor.
The Nomination Belt is composed of
nine rows of white beads with six
purple figures joined by extended arms
and a purple square that may represent
a council fire between the two central
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figures. It measures 24 inches long and
three inches wide. The New York State
Museum acquired the wampum belt in
the late nineteenth century from Harriet
Maxwell Converse (E–37427). Museum
records indicate that Mrs. Converse
obtained the belt in either 1882 or 1885
from Martha Hemlock, a Seneca elder
on the Cattaraugus Reservation in New
York. At the time of collection, the
wampum belt was recorded as a
women’s nominating belt used to
announce the naming of a new chief.
Consultation with the Tonawanda Band
of Seneca identifies the belt as both a
sacred object and an object of cultural
patrimony as it relates to the civil
functions of a Council.
The Huron Alliance Belt is composed
of ten rows of white beads with three
diagonal rows of three open purple
squares. It measures 311⁄2 inches long
and 31⁄2 inches wide. The New York
State Museum acquired the wampum
belt in the late nineteenth century from
Harriet Maxwell Converse (E–37430).
Museum records indicate that Mrs.
Converse purchased the wampum belt
in 1885 from Chief John Buck on the
Grand River Reservation in Ontario,
Canada. At the time of collection, Mrs.
Converse reported the belt was
exchanged during the wars between the
Huron and Seneca Nations. According
to Chief Buck it originally belonged to
the Seneca people of New York prior to
the American Revolution. Rev. William
M. Beauchamp questioned the reported
age and attribution of the belt writing,
‘‘The belt, if Huron, may be assigned to
their later days.’’ Consultation with the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies
the Huron Alliance Belt as both a sacred
object and an object of cultural
patrimony as it relates to the civil
functions of a Council.
The Seneca Condolence Belt is
composed of seven rows of purple beads
with two white diamonds and a
horizontal v-shape near one end. It
measures 40 inches long and 21⁄8 inches
wide. The New York State Museum
acquired the wampum belt in 1897 from
Harriet Maxwell Converse (E–37431).
Museum records indicate that Mrs.
Converse obtained the Seneca
Condolence Belt through ‘‘Salamanca
Seneca Indians’’ in New York. At the
time of collection, Mrs. Converse
reported that the belt was a condolence
belt interpreted to her ‘‘by the late Dan’l
Two-Guns, an aged Seneca who had
memorized it during his childhood.’’
The wampum belt was reportedly last
owned by the Seneca chief Governor
Blacksnake of the Allegany Reservation
in New York. Consultation with the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies
the Seneca Condolence Belt as both a
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sacred object and an object of cultural
patrimony as it relates to the condolence
of a leader and installation of a
successor.
The Gyantwaka Treaty Belt is a
fragment of a belt composed of ten rows
of purple beads and measures 71⁄4
inches long and 23⁄4 inches wide. The
New York State Museum acquired the
wampum belt in 1899 from Harriet
Maxwell Converse (E–37432). Museum
records indicate that Mrs. Converse
obtained the wampum belt on the
Cornplanter Reservation in
Pennsylvania. The belt is said to be a
portion of the original which was
divided among Cornplanter’s heirs at
the time of his death. At the time of
collection, it was reported that the
Gyantwaka Treaty Belt was a record of
the treaty affirming the Cornplanter
Reservation. A copy of the signed treaty
was originally attached to the wampum
belt. Consultation with the Tonawanda
Band of Seneca identifies the
Gyantwaka Treaty Belt as both a sacred
object and an object of cultural
patrimony.
The Ely S. Parker Belt, also known as
the Five Fires Belt, or Death Belt, is
composed of seven rows of purple beads
with five white open hexagons,
representing the Five Iroquois Nations,
and three short white stripes at each
end. It measures 371⁄2 inches long and
two inches wide and has traces of red
pigment on some of the beads. The New
York State Museum acquired the
wampum belt in 1899 from Harriet
Maxwell Converse who purchased it
from the widow of her long-time friend
General Ely S. Parker (E–37434). At the
time of collection, Mrs. Converse
reported the Ely S. Parker belt was a war
belt and a national belt of the Seneca
people. The belt was handed down to
Ely S. Parker with the title
Donehogawah or Keeper of the Western
Door. Consultation with the Tonawanda
Band of Seneca identifies the Ely S.
Parker Belt as both a sacred object and
an object of cultural patrimony as it
relates to the civil functions of a
Council.
The Blacksnake Mourning Belt is
composed of nine rows of purple beads
and measures 61⁄4 inches long. The New
York State Museum acquired the
wampum belt in 1933 from Willard A.
Gibson (E–37962). Museum records
indicate that Mr. Gibson purchased the
Blacksnake Mourning Belt with the
assistance of his Seneca friend, Louis
Plummer, from an elder on the Allegany
Reservation in New York. At the time of
collection, Mr. Plummer reported that
the wampum belt was a mourning or
condolence belt formerly in the
possession of the Seneca chief Governor
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Blacksnake. Consultation with the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies
the Blacksnake Mourning Belt as both a
sacred object and an object of cultural
patrimony as it relates to the condolence
of a leader and installation of a
successor.
Determinations Made by the New York
State Museum
Officials of the New York State
Museum have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the eight 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(3)(D),
the eight cultural items described above
have 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 sacred objects and objects
of cultural patrimony and the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony should
contact Lisa Anderson, NAGPRA
Coordinator, New York State Museum,
3122 Cultural Education Center, Albany,
NY 12230, telephone (518) 486–2020
before January 17, 2013. Repatriation of
the sacred objects and objects of cultural
patrimony to the Tonawanda Band of
Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York) may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The New York State Museum is
responsible for notifying the Tonawanda
Band of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York) that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 26, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11793; 2200-1100-665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New York State
Museum, Albany, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The New York State Museum, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribe, has determined that the cultural items meet
the definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony 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
items may contact the New York State Museum.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural items should contact the New
York State Museum at the address below by January 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, NAGPRA Coordinator, New York State Museum,
3122 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486-
2020.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given in accordance with
the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the New York State Museum that meet the definition of
sacred objects and objects 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 items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
The cultural items are eight wampum belts. Seven of the wampum
belts are on loan to the Seneca National Museum in Salamanca, NY, and
one wampum belt is housed at the New York State Museum in Albany, NY.
The Five Nations Alliance Belt, also known as the Mary Jamison
Belt, is composed of seven rows of dark purple beads with three open
white diamonds. The belt measures 16\1/4\ inches long and two inches
wide. It is a portion of an original belt that measured two feet long
and contained five diamonds representing the Five Iroquois Nations. The
New York State Museum acquired the wampum belt in 1899 from Harriet
Maxwell Converse (E-37424). Museum records indicate that Mrs. Converse
purchased the Five Nations Alliance Belt from descendants of Mary
Jemison on the Cattaraugus Reservation in New York. Mary Jemison was
adopted by the Seneca as a child and chose to live her life as a
Seneca. At the time of collection, the Five Nations Alliance Belt was
described as a ransom belt but Mrs. Converse later reported it as a
council belt. Consultation with the Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies
the Five Nations Alliance Belt as both a sacred object and an object of
cultural patrimony as it relates to the civil functions of a Council.
The Cornplanter Condolence Belt, also known as the Red Jacket Belt,
is composed of seven rows of purple beads with five areas of loss that
originally may have contained white beads. It measures 35\1/2\ inches
long and 1\3/4\ inches wide. The New York State Museum acquired the
wampum belt in 1899 from Harriet Maxwell Converse (E-37426). In
correspondence from the Cornplanter Reservation in Pennsylvania, dated
June 26, 1899, Mrs. Converse listed the Cornplanter Condolence Belt
with three other belts that she had recently purchased. At the time of
collection, Mrs. Converse reported that the wampum belt was associated
with the Seneca chief, Red Jacket, but later reported it as condolence
wampum that had belonged to the Seneca chief Cornplanter. Consultation
with the Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies the Cornplanter Condolence
Belt as both a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony as it
relates to the condolence of a leader and installation of a successor.
The Nomination Belt is composed of nine rows of white beads with
six purple figures joined by extended arms and a purple square that may
represent a council fire between the two central
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figures. It measures 24 inches long and three inches wide. The New York
State Museum acquired the wampum belt in the late nineteenth century
from Harriet Maxwell Converse (E-37427). Museum records indicate that
Mrs. Converse obtained the belt in either 1882 or 1885 from Martha
Hemlock, a Seneca elder on the Cattaraugus Reservation in New York. At
the time of collection, the wampum belt was recorded as a women's
nominating belt used to announce the naming of a new chief.
Consultation with the Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies the belt as
both a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony as it relates
to the civil functions of a Council.
The Huron Alliance Belt is composed of ten rows of white beads with
three diagonal rows of three open purple squares. It measures 31\1/2\
inches long and 3\1/2\ inches wide. The New York State Museum acquired
the wampum belt in the late nineteenth century from Harriet Maxwell
Converse (E-37430). Museum records indicate that Mrs. Converse
purchased the wampum belt in 1885 from Chief John Buck on the Grand
River Reservation in Ontario, Canada. At the time of collection, Mrs.
Converse reported the belt was exchanged during the wars between the
Huron and Seneca Nations. According to Chief Buck it originally
belonged to the Seneca people of New York prior to the American
Revolution. Rev. William M. Beauchamp questioned the reported age and
attribution of the belt writing, ``The belt, if Huron, may be assigned
to their later days.'' Consultation with the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
identifies the Huron Alliance Belt as both a sacred object and an
object of cultural patrimony as it relates to the civil functions of a
Council.
The Seneca Condolence Belt is composed of seven rows of purple
beads with two white diamonds and a horizontal v-shape near one end. It
measures 40 inches long and 2\1/8\ inches wide. The New York State
Museum acquired the wampum belt in 1897 from Harriet Maxwell Converse
(E-37431). Museum records indicate that Mrs. Converse obtained the
Seneca Condolence Belt through ``Salamanca Seneca Indians'' in New
York. At the time of collection, Mrs. Converse reported that the belt
was a condolence belt interpreted to her ``by the late Dan'l Two-Guns,
an aged Seneca who had memorized it during his childhood.'' The wampum
belt was reportedly last owned by the Seneca chief Governor Blacksnake
of the Allegany Reservation in New York. Consultation with the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies the Seneca Condolence Belt as both
a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony as it relates to
the condolence of a leader and installation of a successor.
The Gyantwaka Treaty Belt is a fragment of a belt composed of ten
rows of purple beads and measures 7\1/4\ inches long and 2\3/4\ inches
wide. The New York State Museum acquired the wampum belt in 1899 from
Harriet Maxwell Converse (E-37432). Museum records indicate that Mrs.
Converse obtained the wampum belt on the Cornplanter Reservation in
Pennsylvania. The belt is said to be a portion of the original which
was divided among Cornplanter's heirs at the time of his death. At the
time of collection, it was reported that the Gyantwaka Treaty Belt was
a record of the treaty affirming the Cornplanter Reservation. A copy of
the signed treaty was originally attached to the wampum belt.
Consultation with the Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies the Gyantwaka
Treaty Belt as both a sacred object and an object of cultural
patrimony.
The Ely S. Parker Belt, also known as the Five Fires Belt, or Death
Belt, is composed of seven rows of purple beads with five white open
hexagons, representing the Five Iroquois Nations, and three short white
stripes at each end. It measures 37\1/2\ inches long and two inches
wide and has traces of red pigment on some of the beads. The New York
State Museum acquired the wampum belt in 1899 from Harriet Maxwell
Converse who purchased it from the widow of her long-time friend
General Ely S. Parker (E-37434). At the time of collection, Mrs.
Converse reported the Ely S. Parker belt was a war belt and a national
belt of the Seneca people. The belt was handed down to Ely S. Parker
with the title Donehogawah or Keeper of the Western Door. Consultation
with the Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies the Ely S. Parker Belt as
both a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony as it relates
to the civil functions of a Council.
The Blacksnake Mourning Belt is composed of nine rows of purple
beads and measures 6\1/4\ inches long. The New York State Museum
acquired the wampum belt in 1933 from Willard A. Gibson (E-37962).
Museum records indicate that Mr. Gibson purchased the Blacksnake
Mourning Belt with the assistance of his Seneca friend, Louis Plummer,
from an elder on the Allegany Reservation in New York. At the time of
collection, Mr. Plummer reported that the wampum belt was a mourning or
condolence belt formerly in the possession of the Seneca chief Governor
Blacksnake. Consultation with the Tonawanda Band of Seneca identifies
the Blacksnake Mourning Belt as both a sacred object and an object of
cultural patrimony as it relates to the condolence of a leader and
installation of a successor.
Determinations Made by the New York State Museum
Officials of the New York State Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the eight 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(3)(D), the eight cultural items
described above have 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 sacred
objects and objects of cultural patrimony and the Tonawanda Band of
Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects and objects of
cultural patrimony should contact Lisa Anderson, NAGPRA Coordinator,
New York State Museum, 3122 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY
12230, telephone (518) 486-2020 before January 17, 2013. Repatriation
of the sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony to the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of
Seneca Indians of New York) may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The New York State Museum is responsible for notifying the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of
Seneca Indians of New York) that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 26, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-30455 Filed 12-17-12; 8:45 am]
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