Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Grand Teton National Park, Moose, WY, 50093-50094 [2013-20063]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 159 / Friday, August 16, 2013 / Notices 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. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:06 Aug 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 Dated: July 24, 2013. Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2013–20044 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–13614: PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50093 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@ E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 50094 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 159 / Friday, August 16, 2013 / Notices nps.gov, by September 16, 2013. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the sacred objects to the Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York) may proceed. Grand Teton National Park is responsible for notifying the Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma; and Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York) that this notice has been published. Dated: July 23, 2013. Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2013–20063 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–13637; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL; Correction National Park Service, Interior. Notice; correction. AGENCY: ACTION: The Field Museum of Natural History has corrected a Notice of Intent to Repatriate published in the Federal Register on March 7, 2003. This notice removes the language surrounding right of possession and compromise of claim provisions that the Museum previously asserted were necessary for this repatriation to occur. 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 Field Museum of Natural History. 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 Field Museum of Natural History at the address in this notice by September 16, 2013. ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Repatriation Director, Field Museum of Natural emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:06 Aug 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 History, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665– 7317, email hrobbins@fieldmuseum.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 Field Museum of Natural History 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 items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. This notice removes the language surrounding right of possession and compromise of claim provisions published in a Notice of Intent to Repatriate in the Federal Register (68 FR 11136, March 7, 2003). The Museum no longer asserts that these provisions are necessary for the repatriation to occur and is removing them from the notice. Transfer of control of the items in this correction notice has not occurred. Correction In the Federal Register (68 FR 11136, March 7, 2003), paragraph eight is corrected by removing the entire paragraph from the notice. 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 Helen Robbins, Repatriation Director, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665–7317, email hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org, by September 16, 2013. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the sacred object to the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin may proceed. The Field Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying the HoChunk Nation of Wisconsin and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska that this notice has been published. Dated: July 25, 2013. David Tarler, Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2013–19994 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–13514; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Maxey Museum, Walla Walla, WA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Maxey Museum has completed an inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the Maxey Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 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 request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Maxey Museum at the address in this notice by September 16, 2013. ADDRESSES: Gary Rollefson, Maxey Museum, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362, telephone (509) 527–4938, email rollefgo@whitman.edu. SUMMARY: 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 Maxey Museum, Walla Walla, WA. The human remains were removed from the Whitman College Biology Department, Walla Walla County, WA. 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. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-13614: PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service, Grand Teton National Park, Moose, 
WY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 
nps.gov">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 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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nps.gov, by September 16, 2013. After that date, if no additional 
claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the sacred objects 
to the Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation 
of New York) may proceed.
    Grand Teton National Park is responsible for notifying the Seneca 
Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); 
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma; and Tonawanda Band of Seneca 
(previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York) 
that this notice has been published.

    Dated: July 23, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-20063 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
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