Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, 13604-13605 [2015-05979]
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suppression actions for wildlife would
be implemented, but research would be
conducted to investigate future disease
suppression tools for cattle and wildlife.
• Alternative 4 (Suppress Brucellosis
Transmission) would prioritize the
prevention of brucellosis transmission
between bison and livestock through a
variety of tools, including disease
suppression techniques, as practicable.
Suppression tools may include
capturing bison at facilities inside or
outside Yellowstone National Park,
culling of likely infectious bison,
vaccination of bison at capture facilities,
sterilization of bison before shipment to
terminal pastures and adjusting land use
by cattle. The population guideline for
Yellowstone-area bison under this
alternative would be 3,000 animals and
would include specific tolerance
thresholds north and west of the park in
the State of Montana. Bison outside of
the park on adjacent lands in Montana
would be managed within an
established boundary to minimize
disease transmission, while also
considering private property and public
safety concerns. Public and treaty
hunting would occur outside of the
park.
• Alternative 5 (Tolerance in
Montana Linked to Overall Bison
Abundance) would seek to expand
bison tolerance north and west of the
park year-round within specific
geographic boundaries (e.g. within the
Gardiner Basin and up to the Taylor
Fork drainage). The current interagency
bison population management guideline
of 3,000 bison would be maintained.
Tolerance thresholds for bison outside
of the park in the State of Montana
would depend on the overall number of
bison in the population, with tolerance
for bison in Montana increasing as the
population approaches the population
guideline. There would be no haze-back
dates, but the agencies would adhere to
all other existing procedures in the 2000
IBMP, as adjusted. Other wildlife
management tools, such as those used to
manage other wildlife species (e.g.,
habitat enhancement), could be
implemented. Public and treaty hunting
would occur outside of the park. No
brucellosis disease suppression actions
for wildlife would be implemented, but
research would be conducted to
investigate future disease suppression
tools for cattle and wildlife.
• Alternative 6 (Balance Bison
Conservation and Brucellosis
Transmission Risk) would allow for the
total bison population to vary over time
within a defined range (Objective =
2,500–4,500 bison) and would also
establish specific tolerance thresholds
north and west of the park in the State
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of Montana. Habitat enhancement,
longer tolerance in spring, or year-round
tolerance for some bison in Montana
could be implemented under this
alternative. Tools such as hazing, public
and treaty hunting and culling near the
park boundary would be used to
regulate population size and
distribution, minimize brucellosis
transmission from bison to cattle and
protect property and human safety. No
brucellosis disease suppression actions
for wildlife would be implemented, but
research would be conducted to
investigate future disease suppression
tools for cattle and wildlife.
Under any proposed action
alternative, the following would be
implemented: (1) Yellowstone bison
would be managed as wildlife in the
park and within defined management
areas in Montana, (2) public and treaty
hunting of bison would occur outside of
the park in Montana, (3) bison
management actions would be
implemented to protect private property
and human safety, (4) a public
engagement program would be
implemented to facilitate the exchange
of information between bison managers,
scientists, and the public.
If you wish to comment during the 90day public comment period, you may
use any one of several methods. The
preferred method for submitting
comments to the NPS and State of
Montana is on the NPS PEPC Web site
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
YellBisonPlan. You may also mail or
hand-deliver your comments to the
Superintendent, Yellowstone National
Park, Bison Management Plan, P.O. Box
168, Yellowstone National Park,
Wyoming 82190. Comments will also be
accepted during public meetings.
Comments will not be accepted by fax,
email, or any other way than those
specified above. Bulk comments in any
format (hard copy or electronic)
submitted on behalf of others will not be
accepted. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al
Nash, Chief of Public Affairs,
Yellowstone National Park, Bison
Management Plan, P.O. Box 168,
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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Dated: January 22, 2015.
Sue E. Masica,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region,
National Park Service.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Minnesota Historical Society, St.
Paul, MN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Minnesota Historical
Society, 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 the
Minnesota Historical Society. 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 Minnesota Historical Society at the
address in this notice by April 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Leah Bowe, Minnesota
Historical Society, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd.,
St. Paul, MN 55102, telephone (651)
259–3255, email leah.bowe@mnhs.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 cultural
items under the control of the
Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul,
MN, 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
SUMMARY:
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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.
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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
In 1926, 57 cultural items, identified
as a set of Midewiwin medicines, were
removed from a cave at Crane Lake in
St. Louis County, MN. The objects were
discovered and removed by a group of
men canoeing on the lake who took
shelter in the cave during a storm. The
objects (called the Crane Lake Cache by
the Minnesota Historical Society) were
transferred to the Minnesota Historical
Society in 1927.
In the near 90 years since their
accession, some parts of the Crane Lake
Cache have gone missing, and the
current number of objects in the
collection is 54. The 54 sacred objects
still extant that comprise the Crane Lake
Cache are: 4 birch bark scrolls; 3 birch
bark disks; 1 wooden disk; 1 birch bark
container for medicine; 1 can rattle; 8
invitation bird quills; 1 shooting
diagram; 1 snakeskin bundle; the
fragments of 1 water drum; 15
individual packages of medicines; 1
bear claw; 6 shells; 2 quartz crystals; 1
nut; 1 ceramic object; 1 otolith; 5 glass
beads; and 1 wooden container for
medicines. The missing items are 1
sucking tube and 2 packages of
medicine.
Consultation with the Bois Forte Band
(Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota, confirmed both that
these materials fit the definition of
sacred objects under NAGPRA, and that
Crane Lake was within the boundaries
of the traditional property of the Bois
Forte Band.
In 1987, the Minnesota Historical
Society purchased the Nett Lake War
Charm Necklace at Sotheby’s Auctions.
This object was identified as such at
auction by the seller. Further
provenance is unavailable for this
object.
Consultation with Bois Forte Band
(Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota, confirmed both that
this object fit the definition of a sacred
object under NAGPRA, and that Nett
Lake was within the boundaries of the
traditional property of the Bois Forte
Band.
Determinations Made by the Minnesota
Historical Society
Officials of the Minnesota Historical
Society have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the 55 cultural items described above
are specific ceremonial objects needed
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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 Bois
Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota.
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
Leah Bowe, Minnesota Historical
Society, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul,
MN 55102, telephone (651) 259–3255,
email leah.bowe@mnhs.org, by April 15,
2015. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred objects to the
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota,
may proceed.
The Minnesota Historical Society is
responsible for notifying the Bois Forte
Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 23, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Applications for Permit
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. With some
exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) prohibits activities with listed
species unless Federal authorization is
acquired that allows such activities.
DATES: We must receive comments or
requests for documents on or before
April 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Division of
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104
(telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax);
DMAFR@fws.gov (email).
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I. Public Comment Procedures
A. How do I request copies of
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which we seek comments in this notice,
and explain the basis for your
comments. Include sufficient
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The comments and recommendations
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influence agency decisions are: (1)
Those supported by quantitative
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We will not consider or include in our
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17723; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Minnesota
Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Minnesota Historical Society, 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 the Minnesota Historical Society. 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 Minnesota Historical Society
at the address in this notice by April 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Leah Bowe, Minnesota Historical Society, 345 W. Kellogg
Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102, telephone (651) 259-3255, email
leah.bowe@mnhs.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 cultural items under the
control of the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, 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
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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 1926, 57 cultural items, identified as a set of Midewiwin
medicines, were removed from a cave at Crane Lake in St. Louis County,
MN. The objects were discovered and removed by a group of men canoeing
on the lake who took shelter in the cave during a storm. The objects
(called the Crane Lake Cache by the Minnesota Historical Society) were
transferred to the Minnesota Historical Society in 1927.
In the near 90 years since their accession, some parts of the Crane
Lake Cache have gone missing, and the current number of objects in the
collection is 54. The 54 sacred objects still extant that comprise the
Crane Lake Cache are: 4 birch bark scrolls; 3 birch bark disks; 1
wooden disk; 1 birch bark container for medicine; 1 can rattle; 8
invitation bird quills; 1 shooting diagram; 1 snakeskin bundle; the
fragments of 1 water drum; 15 individual packages of medicines; 1 bear
claw; 6 shells; 2 quartz crystals; 1 nut; 1 ceramic object; 1 otolith;
5 glass beads; and 1 wooden container for medicines. The missing items
are 1 sucking tube and 2 packages of medicine.
Consultation with the Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, confirmed both that these materials fit the
definition of sacred objects under NAGPRA, and that Crane Lake was
within the boundaries of the traditional property of the Bois Forte
Band.
In 1987, the Minnesota Historical Society purchased the Nett Lake
War Charm Necklace at Sotheby's Auctions. This object was identified as
such at auction by the seller. Further provenance is unavailable for
this object.
Consultation with Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, confirmed both that this object fit the
definition of a sacred object under NAGPRA, and that Nett Lake was
within the boundaries of the traditional property of the Bois Forte
Band.
Determinations Made by the Minnesota Historical Society
Officials of the Minnesota Historical Society have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 55 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 Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota.
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 Leah Bowe, Minnesota Historical Society, 345
W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102, telephone (651) 259-3255, email
leah.bowe@mnhs.org, by April 15, 2015. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the
sacred objects to the Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, may proceed.
The Minnesota Historical Society is responsible for notifying the
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota,
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 23, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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