Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Olympia, WA, 50092-50093 [2013-20044]
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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
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 to the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota may
proceed.
The University of Colorado Museum
of Natural History is responsible for
notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 18, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission, Olympia, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Washington State Parks
and Recreation Commission, 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
Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission. 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
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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 Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission at the address
in this notice by September 16, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Alicia Woods, Washington
State Parks and Recreation Commission,
PO Box 42650, Olympia, WA 98504–
2650, telephone (360) 902–0939, email
Alicia.Woods@parks.wa.gov.
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
Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission, Olympia, 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
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.
Between 1950 and 1953, 29 cultural
items were removed from the site 45–
SP–5 in Spokane County, WA, by Louis
R. Caywood with the National Park
Service and under a contract with the
Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission. At the time of removal, the
Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission signed a Memorandum of
Agreement releasing custody and
control over all excavated material from
the site to the Eastern Washington State
Historical Society (EWSHS), now
known as the Northwest Museum of
Arts and Culture. In 1989, the EWSHS
de-accessioned the objects, and
transferred them to the Washington
State Parks and Recreation Commission.
The funerary objects listed in this notice
were identified in 2005, and were
transferred to the Washington State
Parks and Recreation Commission
headquarters in Olympia, WA. The 29
unassociated funerary objects are 7
pieces of stone and shell; 20 whole and
fragmented perforated faunal teeth; 1
perforated seed; and 1 ornamental rifle
side plate.
Between 1962 and 1963, nine cultural
items were removed from site 45–SP–5
in Spokane County, WA, by John D.
Combes with Washington State
University (WSU) and under a contract
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with the Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission. These objects
originate from two identified burials
and were excavated at the same time as
the corresponding human remains,
although the human remains are not
present in the collection. At the time of
removal, the Washington State Parks
and Recreation Commission released
custody and control over all excavated
material to WSU. It is not known when
the Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission took custody of
the unassociated funerary objects from
this site. The funerary objects listed in
this notice were identified in 2006, and
were transferred to the Washington
State Parks and Recreation Commission
headquarters in Olympia, WA. The 9
unassociated funerary objects are 1
hammerstone; 2 modified shells; 2 stone
tools; 2 stone flakes; and 2 shell
fragments.
The site is a burial ground that dates
from before 1812 to approximately 1885.
Based on the material recovered from a
small percentage of the overall number
of burials, it would appear the burials
are associated with the ‘‘immediate precontact, fur trade, or post-fur trade
periods’’ (Luttrell, 2011). These dates
are supported by first-person accounts
of the types and styles of burials during
and following the fur trade era (Cox,
1957; Luttrell, 2011; Williams, 1922).
All 38 unassociated funerary objects
came from the burial ground at site 45–
SP–5 and specifically from graves of
people who were of Native American
ancestry.
The Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission staff has
determined there is a relationship of
shared group identity between the
unassociated funerary objects and the
modern day tribes of the Coeur d’Alene
Tribe (previously listed as the Coeur
d’Alene Tribe of the Coeur d’Alene
Reservation, Idaho); Kalispel Indian
Community of the Kalispel Reservation;
and the Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation. This determination is
based on ethnographic evidence that the
Upper and Middle Spokane people
predominantly resided in the area and
utilized the resources of this site in the
pre- and post-contact period.
Connections between the three groups
included intermarriage between the
Spokane and Kalispel people and the
Spokane and Coeur d’Alene people as
well as shared linguistic heritage,
overlapping trade networks, battle
alliances, shared resource protection,
cooperative hunting parties, and shared
burial practices (especially between the
Spokane and Kalispel peoples) (Fahey,
1986; Luttrell, 2011; Ruby and Brown,
1970 & 1981; Walker, 1998).
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Additionally, during consultation with
the Spokane Tribe, representatives
stated the site is a part of their people’s
traditional territory, and the burial
ground is a sacred place of their people.
Determinations Made by the
Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission
Officials of the Washington State
Parks and Recreation Commission have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 38 unassociated funerary objects
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 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 Coeur d’Alene Tribe
(previously listed as the Coeur d’Alene
Tribe of the Coeur d’Alene Reservation,
Idaho); Kalispel Indian Community of
the Kalispel Reservation; and the
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation.
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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
Alicia Woods, Washington State Parks
and Recreation Commission, PO Box
42650, Olympia, WA 98504–2650,
telephone (360) 902.0939, email
Alicia.Woods@parks.wa.gov, by
September 16, 2013. After that date, if
no additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Coeur d’Alene Tribe (previously listed
as the Coeur d’Alene Tribe of the Coeur
d’Alene Reservation, Idaho); Kalispel
Indian Community of the Kalispel
Reservation; and the Spokane Tribe of
the Spokane Reservation may proceed.
The Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission is responsible
for notifying the Coeur d’Alene Tribe
(previously listed as the Coeur d’Alene
Tribe of the Coeur d’Alene Reservation,
Idaho); Kalispel Indian Community of
the Kalispel Reservation; and the
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane
Reservation that this notice has been
published.
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Dated: July 24, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013–20044 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Grand Teton
National Park, Moose, WY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Grand
Teton National Park, 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
sacred 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 Grand Teton
National Park. 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
Grand Teton National Park at the
address in this notice by September 16,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Mary Gibson Scott,
Superintendent, Grand Teton National
Park, P.O. Drawer 170, Moose, WY
83012, telephone (307) 739–3410, email
mary_gibson_scott@nps.gov.
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 U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Grand Teton National
Park, Moose, WY, 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
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responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the Superintendent, Grand Teton
National Park.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
During the 1920s–1950s, David T.
Vernon purchased, from native people
and collectors, more than 1,400 items of
Native American art and artifacts
representing more than 100 North
American tribes. In 1968, part of his
collection, including the cultural items,
was sold by David T. Vernon to the
Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. On
December 13, 1976, Laurance S.
Rockefeller, President of the Jackson
Hole Preserve, Inc., donated the David
T. Vernon Collection to Grand Teton
National Park. The three sacred objects
are two masks of braided cornhusks
with cornhusk fringes and one
triangular rattle made from a piece of
elm bark.
The three cultural items came from
the Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation
of New York) and the societies to which
they belong are still active in the
Allegany and Cattaraugus communities.
The sacred objects are needed by the
still functioning Husk Face Society
common to the Newtown Longhouse of
the Cattaraugus community and Cold
Spring Longhouse of the Allegany
community.
Determinations Made by Grand Teton
National Park
Officials of Grand Teton National Park
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the three 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 sacred objects and the
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York).
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
Mary Gibson Scott, Superintendent,
Grand Teton National Park, P.O. Drawer
170, Moose, WY 83012, telephone (307)
739–3410, email mary_gibson_scott@
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-13620; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Washington State
Parks and Recreation Commission, Olympia, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, 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 Washington State
Parks and Recreation Commission. 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 Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission at the address in this notice by September 16,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Alicia Woods, Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission, PO Box 42650, Olympia, WA 98504-2650, telephone (360) 902-
0939, email Alicia.Woods@parks.wa.gov.
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 Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission,
Olympia, 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 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
Between 1950 and 1953, 29 cultural items were removed from the site
45-SP-5 in Spokane County, WA, by Louis R. Caywood with the National
Park Service and under a contract with the Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission. At the time of removal, the Washington State
Parks and Recreation Commission signed a Memorandum of Agreement
releasing custody and control over all excavated material from the site
to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (EWSHS), now known
as the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. In 1989, the EWSHS de-
accessioned the objects, and transferred them to the Washington State
Parks and Recreation Commission. The funerary objects listed in this
notice were identified in 2005, and were transferred to the Washington
State Parks and Recreation Commission headquarters in Olympia, WA. The
29 unassociated funerary objects are 7 pieces of stone and shell; 20
whole and fragmented perforated faunal teeth; 1 perforated seed; and 1
ornamental rifle side plate.
Between 1962 and 1963, nine cultural items were removed from site
45-SP-5 in Spokane County, WA, by John D. Combes with Washington State
University (WSU) and under a contract with the Washington State Parks
and Recreation Commission. These objects originate from two identified
burials and were excavated at the same time as the corresponding human
remains, although the human remains are not present in the collection.
At the time of removal, the Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission released custody and control over all excavated material to
WSU. It is not known when the Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission took custody of the unassociated funerary objects from this
site. The funerary objects listed in this notice were identified in
2006, and were transferred to the Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission headquarters in Olympia, WA. The 9 unassociated funerary
objects are 1 hammerstone; 2 modified shells; 2 stone tools; 2 stone
flakes; and 2 shell fragments.
The site is a burial ground that dates from before 1812 to
approximately 1885. Based on the material recovered from a small
percentage of the overall number of burials, it would appear the
burials are associated with the ``immediate pre-contact, fur trade, or
post-fur trade periods'' (Luttrell, 2011). These dates are supported by
first-person accounts of the types and styles of burials during and
following the fur trade era (Cox, 1957; Luttrell, 2011; Williams,
1922). All 38 unassociated funerary objects came from the burial ground
at site 45-SP-5 and specifically from graves of people who were of
Native American ancestry.
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission staff has
determined there is a relationship of shared group identity between the
unassociated funerary objects and the modern day tribes of the Coeur
d'Alene Tribe (previously listed as the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of the
Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho); Kalispel Indian Community of the
Kalispel Reservation; and the Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation.
This determination is based on ethnographic evidence that the Upper and
Middle Spokane people predominantly resided in the area and utilized
the resources of this site in the pre- and post-contact period.
Connections between the three groups included intermarriage between the
Spokane and Kalispel people and the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene people as
well as shared linguistic heritage, overlapping trade networks, battle
alliances, shared resource protection, cooperative hunting parties, and
shared burial practices (especially between the Spokane and Kalispel
peoples) (Fahey, 1986; Luttrell, 2011; Ruby and Brown, 1970 & 1981;
Walker, 1998).
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Additionally, during consultation with the Spokane Tribe,
representatives stated the site is a part of their people's traditional
territory, and the burial ground is a sacred place of their people.
Determinations Made by the Washington State Parks and Recreation
Commission
Officials of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 38 unassociated
funerary objects 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 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 Coeur d'Alene Tribe (previously
listed as the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of the Coeur d'Alene Reservation,
Idaho); Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation; and the
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation.
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 Alicia Woods, Washington State Parks and
Recreation Commission, PO Box 42650, Olympia, WA 98504-2650, telephone
(360) 902.0939, email Alicia.Woods@parks.wa.gov, by September 16, 2013.
After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary objects to the Coeur d'Alene
Tribe (previously listed as the Coeur d'Alene Tribe of the Coeur
d'Alene Reservation, Idaho); Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel
Reservation; and the Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation may
proceed.
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is responsible
for notifying the Coeur d'Alene Tribe (previously listed as the Coeur
d'Alene Tribe of the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho); Kalispel Indian
Community of the Kalispel Reservation; and the Spokane Tribe of the
Spokane Reservation that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 24, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-20044 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
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