Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA, 23593-23594 [2015-09921]
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this site with the Luiseno people.
Through consultation, the SBCM has
determined that all of the items in this
collection meet the definition of cultural
items under 25 U.S.C. 3001 and include
unassociated funerary objects, sacred
objects, and/or objects of cultural
patrimony. Pechanga Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pechanga
Reservation, California, has made a
request for repatriation of all of these
cultural items.
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Determinations Made by the San
Bernardino County Museum
Officials of the SBCM have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3), the
items described above meet the
definition of cultural items and include
unassociated funerary objects, sacred
objects, and/or objects of cultural
patrimony.
• 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, sacred objects, and/or objects of
cultural patrimony and the La Jolla
Band of Luiseno Indians, California
(previously listed as the La Jolla Band
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La
Jolla Reservation); Pala Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation,
California; Pauma Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima
Reservation, California; Pechanga Band
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pechanga Reservation, California;
Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Rincon Reservation,
California; and the Soboba Band of
Luiseno Indians, California.
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
Leonard X. Hernandez, Interim Director,
San Bernardino County Museum, 2024
Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374,
telephone (909) 387–2220, email
leonard.hernandez@lib.sbcounty.gov, by
May 28, 2015. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the
cultural items to the La Jolla Band of
Luiseno Indians, California (previously
listed as the La Jolla Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the La Jolla
Reservation); Pala Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation,
California; Pauma Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima
Reservation, California; Pechanga Band
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
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Pechanga Reservation, California;
Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Rincon Reservation,
California; or the Soboba Band of
Luiseno Indians, California may
proceed.
The San Bernardino County Museum
is responsible for notifying the La Jolla
Band of Luiseno Indians, California
(previously listed as the La Jolla Band
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La
Jolla Reservation); Pala Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation,
California; Pauma Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima
Reservation, California; Pechanga Band
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pechanga Reservation, California;
Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Rincon Reservation,
California; and the Soboba Band of
Luiseno Indians, California, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: March 10, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate a
Cultural Item: State Historical Society
of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
The State Historical Society of
Iowa, 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 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 the cultural item
should submit a written request to the
State Historical Society of Iowa. 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 the cultural item should submit a
written request with information in
support of the claim to the State
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Historical Society of Iowa at the address
in this notice by May 28, 2015.
Jerome Thompson, State
Curator or NAGPRA Point of Contact,
600 East Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319,
telephone (515) 281–4221, email
jerome.thompson@iowa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des
Moines, IA, that meets the definition of
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)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ACTION:
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At some time after April 13, 1931, the
State Historical Society of Iowa
purchased a grizzly bear claw necklace
from Sam Slick, a member of the
Meskwaki Tribe (Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa). Correspondence
related to the purchase between curator
Edgar R. Harlan and Sam Slick describe
the necklace and its origin. The
necklace was cataloged a B1729 and has
been in control of the museum since
1931. The necklace is made of otter fur
with thirty-one grizzly bear claws
separated by glass beads. The otter fur
is decorated with two heart-shaped and
one square beaded applique.
During consultation, Johnathan
Buffalo, Director of Historic
Preservation, for the Sac & Fox Tribe of
the Mississippi in Iowa, explained that
several bear claw necklaces belonging to
different clans were sold or otherwise
left the tribe during the time period
between 1920 and 1940. The necklaces
were passed down in the families of the
different clans and each clan held a
position on the traditional tribal
council. The tribe provided evidence
that the necklace is an object of cultural
patrimony having ongoing historical,
traditional, or cultural importance to the
tribe. The necklace is part of a group of
necklaces that symbolizes tribal
governance and is inalienable. Tribal
member, Sam Slick, as an individual,
did not have the right to sell the
necklace.
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Determinations Made by the State
Historical Society of Iowa
Officials of the State Historical
Society of Iowa have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
the single 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 object of cultural patrimony
and the Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa.
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
Jerome Thompson, State Curator or
NAGPRA Point of Contact, 600 East
Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319,
telephone (515) 281–4221, email
jerome.thompson@iowa.gov, by May 28,
2015. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the object of cultural
patrimony to the Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa may proceed
The State Historical Society of Iowa is
responsible for notifying the Sac & Fox
Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa that this
notice has been published.
Dated: April 2, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn,
NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
The Brooklyn 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 sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
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organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn Museum at the address in
this notice by May 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Susan Kennedy Zeller,
Associate Curator of Native American
Art, Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern
Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238–6052,
telephone (718) 501–6282, email
susan.zeller@brooklynmuseum.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 Brooklyn
Museum, Brooklyn, NY, 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
Between 1903 and 1910, 24 cultural
items were removed from the Pueblo of
Laguna in Cibola, Valencia, Bernalillo,
and Sandoval Counties, NM. Through
research of museum records and
archives, every indication is that these
Laguna items were collected by Lorenzo
Wurth, former clerk in Bebo’s Store
located near Laguna Pueblo, and
purchased from him by the Brooklyn
Museum’s curator Stewart Culin in
1910. A letter from Wurth to Culin
(April 19, 1908) offers items for sale,
and a Wurth inventory of some 160
items dated October 3, 1909, was also
sent to Culin. The inventory list
provides general descriptions such as
‘‘dance Mask,’’ and ‘‘sacred mask’’ and
‘‘prayer sticks.’’ A museum accession
number ‘‘11478’’ was assigned to this
entire collection in October 1910 in the
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museum’s accession ledger. In
subsequent years, 11 items have been
found in the collection with tags bearing
numbers matching the Wurth inventory
list. Given the small number of Laguna
items in the collection, it is logical to
assume that items matching this list’s
description belong to this 1910 group.
Culin’s expedition reports also
document his visit to Laguna Pueblo in
1903, his meeting there with clerk
Lorenzo Wurth, and the fact that Wurth
had a collection of masks and sacred
items that interested Culin. The 24
sacred objects and objects of cultural
patrimony proposed for repatriation are:
One mask piece, five Katsina Friends,
11 prayer sticks tied in pairs of two
each, and seven single prayer sticks.
The review of available
documentation, in addition to physical
inspections by two Pueblo of Laguna
delegations, has resulted in
confirmation from the Pueblo of Laguna
religious leaders that the cultural items
are of Pueblo of Laguna origin. The
Pueblo of Laguna asserts that a
relationship of shared group identity
exists between the Pueblo of Laguna in
1910, and the present-day Pueblo of
Laguna. The Katsina Friends were
created within the Pueblo of Laguna
religious system with construction
techniques still in use today. In addition
to the positive identification by the
Laguna Pueblo religious leaders that the
cultural items are of Laguna Pueblo
origin, cultural affiliation with the
Pueblo of Laguna is evident by these
diagnostic features.
Determinations Made by the Brooklyn
Museum
Officials of the Brooklyn Museum
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the 24 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 24 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 Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: State Historical
Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The State Historical Society of Iowa, 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 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 the cultural item should
submit a written request to the State Historical Society of Iowa. 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 the cultural item should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the State Historical Society of
Iowa at the address in this notice by May 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Jerome Thompson, State Curator or NAGPRA Point of Contact,
600 East Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319, telephone (515) 281-4221, email
jerome.thompson@iowa.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 a cultural item under the
control of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA, that
meets the definition of 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)
At some time after April 13, 1931, the State Historical Society of
Iowa purchased a grizzly bear claw necklace from Sam Slick, a member of
the Meskwaki Tribe (Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa).
Correspondence related to the purchase between curator Edgar R. Harlan
and Sam Slick describe the necklace and its origin. The necklace was
cataloged a B1729 and has been in control of the museum since 1931. The
necklace is made of otter fur with thirty-one grizzly bear claws
separated by glass beads. The otter fur is decorated with two heart-
shaped and one square beaded applique.
During consultation, Johnathan Buffalo, Director of Historic
Preservation, for the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa,
explained that several bear claw necklaces belonging to different clans
were sold or otherwise left the tribe during the time period between
1920 and 1940. The necklaces were passed down in the families of the
different clans and each clan held a position on the traditional tribal
council. The tribe provided evidence that the necklace is an object of
cultural patrimony having ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural
importance to the tribe. The necklace is part of a group of necklaces
that symbolizes tribal governance and is inalienable. Tribal member,
Sam Slick, as an individual, did not have the right to sell the
necklace.
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Determinations Made by the State Historical Society of Iowa
Officials of the State Historical Society of Iowa have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the single 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 object
of cultural patrimony and the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in
Iowa.
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 Jerome Thompson, State Curator or NAGPRA
Point of Contact, 600 East Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319, telephone
(515) 281-4221, email jerome.thompson@iowa.gov, by May 28, 2015. After
that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of
control of the object of cultural patrimony to the Sac & Fox Tribe of
the Mississippi in Iowa may proceed
The State Historical Society of Iowa is responsible for notifying
the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa that this notice has
been published.
Dated: April 2, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-09921 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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