Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Item: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY, 50108-50109 [2013-19996]
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Natural History. Mr. Clark acquired this
item on an unknown date from an
unknown individual. The sacred object
and object of cultural patrimony is a
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Hochxo ıjı Jish (Evilway Medicine
Bundle) (catalog # 1979.5.1–24), which
consists of 10 small pouches contained
in a bag with a hole that allows the jish
to be placed over a saddle horn for
transport.
On December 9, 1983, Harris
‘‘Tommy’’ and Lee Thompson donated
one cultural item to the University of
Colorado Museum of Natural History.
The donors acquired this item at an
unknown date from an unknown
individual. The sacred object and object
of cultural patrimony is a Keet’aan
Yalti’i (Twin Fetish Gods) with pouch
(catalog # 1983.47.1 A–B (34509 A–B)).
The twin fetish is comprised of two
stones, one white and one striated gray
with feather headdresses and facial
features of small inlaid turquoise.
Identical animal forms are bound to the
front and back of each with
multicolored yarn wrappings. Also tied
to them with yarn is a small buckskin
infant-like figure. Below the yarn
wrapping is a beaded buckskin kilt with
buckskin ties and fringe of colored yarn.
Their overall dimensions are 15.5cm x
4.5cm.
In September of 1984, H. Jackson
Clark, Sr., owner of the Toh-Atin
Gallery, Durango, CO, donated one
cultural item to the University of
Colorado Museum of Natural History.
Mr. Clark acquired this item on an
unknown date from an unknown
individual on the Navajo Reservation.
The sacred object and object of cultural
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patrimony is a Hochxo ıjı Jish (Evilway
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Medicine Bundle) and Dine Bi Nilchi ji
Jish (Navajo Windway Medicine
Bundle) (catalog # 1984.9.2).
During consultation, representatives
of the Navajo Nation provided evidence
in support of cultural affiliation as well
as the determination that the items are
both sacred objects and objects of
cultural patrimony. The anthropological
literature, including the work of Leland
C. Wyman, also supports cultural
affiliation. During consultation, the
Navajo representatives described and
demonstrated the purpose and use of
many of items. They also related how
wide the use of the items is today and
how Navajo people today are being
trained in their use. They also explained
that the items are alive and must be
cared for in specific ways and treated
with respect.
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Determinations Made by the University
of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Officials of the University of Colorado
Museum of Natural History 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(3)(D),
the six 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 Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Jen Shannon, Curator of Cultural
Anthropology, University of Colorado
Museum of Natural History, 218 UCB,
Boulder, CO 80309–0218, telephone
(303) 492–6276, email
jshannon@colorado.edu, by September
16, 2013. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the sacred
objects and objects of cultural
patrimony to the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah may
proceed.
The University of Colorado Museum
of Natural History is responsible for
notifying the Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 31, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Item: Rochester Museum & Science
Center, Rochester, NY
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
The Rochester Museum &
Science Center, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural item listed in this
notice meets the definition of a sacred
object and an object of cultural
patrimony. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim this cultural item should submit
a written request to the Rochester
Museum & Science Center. If no
additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural item to
the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim this cultural item should submit
a written request with information in
support of the claim to the Rochester
Museum & Science Center at the address
in this notice by September 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: George McIntosh, Rochester
Museum & Science Center, 657 East
Ave., Rochester, NY 14607, telephone
(585) 271–4552 x 306, email
george_mcintosh@rmsc.org.
SUMMARY:
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 under the control of the
Rochester Museum & Science Center,
Rochester, NY, that meets the definition
of a sacred object and an object 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:
History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
The one sacred object and object of
cultural patrimony is a Chilkat blanket
(27.92.1/AE 580). Rochester Museum &
Science Center catalog records show
that on January 1, 1927, the Rochester
Museum & Science Center (then
Rochester Museum of Arts and
Sciences) purchased the Chilkat blanket
from John G. Worth of New York City,
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NY. The records indicate that the
Chilkat blanket is from Alaska but
contain no additional provenience
information.
Based on consultation with the
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
Indian Tribes, the Rochester Museum &
Science Center reasonably believes this
cultural item is culturally affiliated with
the Tlingit. Furthermore, the museum
was also informed during consultation
that the object is considered to be both
a sacred object and an object of cultural
patrimony.
Determinations Made by the Rochester
Museum & Science Center
Officials of the Rochester Museum &
Science Center 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(3)(D),
the one cultural item described above
has 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 object/object of
cultural patrimony and the Central
Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
Tribes.
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Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
George McIntosh, Rochester Museum &
Science Center, 657 East Ave.,
Rochester, NY 14607, telephone (585)
271–4552 x 306, email
george_mcintosh@rmsc.org, by
September 16, 2013. After that date, if
no additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the sacred
object/object of cultural patrimony to
the Central Council of the Tlingit &
Haida Indian Tribes may proceed.
The Rochester Museum & Science
Center is responsible for notifying the
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
Indian Tribes that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: July 29, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013–19996 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum, University
of Washington, Seattle, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum, University
of Washington (Burke Museum), in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the
cultural items listed in this notice meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
objects. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to the Burke
Museum. If no additional claimants
come forward, transfer of control of the
cultural items to the lineal descendants,
Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Burke Museum at the address in this
notice by September 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Peter Lape, Burke Museum,
University of Washington, Box 35101,
Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206)
685–3849, email plape@uw.edu.
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 cultural
items under the control of the Burke
Museum, Seattle, WA, that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary
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
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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
In 1919, two unassociated funerary
objects were removed from the W.T.
Good Farm, south of Mt. Vernon, in
Skagit County, WA. Human remains and
funerary objects were removed by A.R.
Hilen and donated to the Burke
Museum in 1919 (Burke Accn. #1613).
The whereabouts of the human remains
are unknown. The two unassociated
funerary objects are copper bracelets.
The cemetery site from which the
objects were removed was identified as
an ‘‘Indian cemetery.’’ The Rygg and
Lisk families occupied the property. The
Lisk family was of Kikiallus heritage.
The site described in this notice is
located on the South Fork of the Skagit
River. The two copper bracelets are
consistent in style with Native
American Coast Salish historic material
culture.
Linguistically, Native American
speakers of the Northern dialect of the
Lushootseed language claim cultural
heritage to the Skagit River delta area.
Historical and anthropological sources
(Amoss 1978, Mooney 1896, Spier 1936,
Swanton 1952) indicate that the
Kikiallus, Swinomish, Lower Skagit,
and Upper Skagit people occupied and
had village sites within the Skagit River
delta area. Oral history provided by the
Stillaguamish and legal testimony
during the Indian Claims Commission
decisions also indicates that the
Stillaguamish utilized the Skagit River
delta and Skagit Bay area for hunting,
fishing, and clamming (Grady 2012:3).
Today, descendants of Kikiallus are
members of the Stillaguamish Tribe of
Indians of Washington (previously
listed as Stillaguamish Tribe of
Washington); the Swinomish Indians of
the Swinomish Reservation of
Washington; and the Tulalip Tribes of
Washington (previously listed as the
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington). Today, the
Lower Skagit are represented by the
Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation of Washington. The Upper
Skagit are represented by the Upper
Skagit Indian Tribe.
Determinations Made by the Burke
Museum
Officials of the Burke Museum have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the two cultural items described above
are reasonably believed to have been
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-13658; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Item: Rochester Museum &
Science Center, Rochester, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rochester Museum & Science Center, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural item listed in this notice meets the
definition of a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony.
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
this cultural item should submit a written request to the Rochester
Museum & Science Center. If no additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural item to the lineal descendants,
Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice
may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
claim this cultural item should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the Rochester Museum & Science
Center at the address in this notice by September 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: George McIntosh, Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East
Ave., Rochester, NY 14607, telephone (585) 271-4552 x 306, email
george_mcintosh@rmsc.org.
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 under the
control of the Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY, that
meets the definition of a sacred object and an object 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 Item(s)
The one sacred object and object of cultural patrimony is a Chilkat
blanket (27.92.1/AE 580). Rochester Museum & Science Center catalog
records show that on January 1, 1927, the Rochester Museum & Science
Center (then Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences) purchased the
Chilkat blanket from John G. Worth of New York City,
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NY. The records indicate that the Chilkat blanket is from Alaska but
contain no additional provenience information.
Based on consultation with the Central Council of the Tlingit &
Haida Indian Tribes, the Rochester Museum & Science Center reasonably
believes this cultural item is culturally affiliated with the Tlingit.
Furthermore, the museum was also informed during consultation that the
object is considered to be both a sacred object and an object of
cultural patrimony.
Determinations Made by the Rochester Museum & Science Center
Officials of the Rochester Museum & Science Center 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(3)(D), the one cultural item
described above has 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
object/object of cultural patrimony and the Central Council of the
Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
these cultural items should submit a written request with information
in support of the claim to George McIntosh, Rochester Museum & Science
Center, 657 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607, telephone (585) 271-4552 x
306, email george_mcintosh@rmsc.org, by September 16, 2013. After that
date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control
of the sacred object/object of cultural patrimony to the Central
Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes may proceed.
The Rochester Museum & Science Center is responsible for notifying
the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 29, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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