Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New York State Museum, Albany, NY, 52493-52494 [2015-21499]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 168 / Monday, August 31, 2015 / Notices 52493 Dated: July 31, 2015. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015–21492 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA– 18954;PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New York State Museum, Albany, NY National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The New York State 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 organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the New York State 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 New York State Museum at the address in this notice by September 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486–2020, email landers6@ mail.nysed.gov. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:19 Aug 28, 2015 Jkt 235001 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 New York State Museum, Albany, 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. Museum records identify the affiliation of the 65 objects described in this notice as ‘‘Iroquois.’’ According to oral evidence presented during consultation with the Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on Burial Rules and Regulations, the Onondaga Nation is the keeper of the central fire of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. As the keeper of the central fire, the Onondaga Nation has the responsibility to care for and return to the appropriate Nation Haudenosaunee cultural objects that are not specifically affiliated with any one Haudenosaunee Nation. Therefore, it is the understanding of all the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Nations that any medicine masks affiliated generally as ‘‘Iroquois’’ are affiliated with the Onondaga Nation. History and Description of the Cultural Item(s) Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. The ARC–TAMU is responsible for notifying the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma, that this notice has been published. Determinations Made by the New York State Museum Officials of the New York State Museum have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 65 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, and have an 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 Onondaga Nation on behalf of Haudenosaunee Confederacy Nations. In 1898, Harriet Maxwell Converse of New York City, NY, donated 34 cultural items to the New York State Museum. The cultural items are 31 wooden medicine masks (E–36868, E–35, E– 36919, E–37013, E–37014, E–37020, E– 37021, E–37026, E–37028, E–37032, E– 37035, E–37036, E–37040, E–37041, E– 37044, E–37046, E–37058, E–37060, E– 37060A, E–37597, E–37606, E–37607, E–37610, E–37611, E–37612, E–37617, E–37619, E–37620, E–37622, E–37625, E–42) and 3 cornhusk medicine masks (E–36747, E–36926, E–36927). In the late 19th century, Adelbert G. Richmond of Canajoharie, NY, acquired two cultural items. The cultural items are two wooden medicine masks (E– 37025, E–37055). In 1956, three cultural items were purchased from the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, WI. The cultural items were part of a larger collection made by Albert Green Heath. The three cultural items are one large wooden medicine mask (E–50317) and two miniature wooden medicine masks (E–50313, E–50314). In 1961, one cultural item was acquired from Judith Drumm, a former museum educator. The cultural item is a cornhusk medicine mask (E–50465). In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 25 cultural items identified as Iroquois were acquired from unknown individuals. The 25 cultural items are 17 wooden medicine masks (E–36910, E–36913, E–37019, E–37034, E–37049, E–37051, E–37052, E–37599, E–37600, E–37602, E–37609, E–37615, E–37624, E–37627, E–39325, E–5, E-no#79), five cornhusk medicine masks (E–13A, E– 13B, E–36748, E–36923, E–36926), and three miniature cornhusk masks (E– 36632, E–51025A, E–51025B). PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486–2020, email landers6@ mail.nysed.gov, by September 30, 2015. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony to the Onondaga Nation may proceed. The New York State Museum is responsible for notifying the Cayuga Nation; Oneida Nation of New York; Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; Onondaga Nation; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously listed as the St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York); E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1 52494 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 168 / Monday, August 31, 2015 / Notices Dated: July 31, 2015. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015–21499 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18959; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest, Sonora, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest, 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 Stanislaus National Forest. 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 Stanislaus National Forest at the address in this notice by September 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: Jeanie Higgins, Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest, 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370, telephone (209) 536–3671, email jmhiggins@fs.fed.us. 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 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:19 Aug 28, 2015 Jkt 235001 items under the control of the Stanislaus National Forest, Sonora, CA, 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. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 45 cultural items 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. 3005(a)(5)(A), Rose Russell is the direct lineal descendant of the individual associated with the cultural items. History and Description of the Cultural Items Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma; Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York); and Tuscarora Nation that this notice has been published. 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 Jeanie Higgins, Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest, 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370, telephone (209) 536–3671, email jmhiggins@fs.fed.us, by September 30, 2015. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the unassociated funerary objects to Rose Russell may proceed. The Stanislaus National Forest is responsible for notifying the California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; and Tuolumne Band of MeWuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California that this notice has been published. In 1979 and 1981, 45 cultural items were removed from site CA–TUO–0979 in Calaveras County, CA. The site was used as a burial ground for certain groups of the Central Sierra Miwok as late as the early twentieth century. During monitoring between October 1979 and December 1981, evidence of site looting was documented by Stanislaus National Forest Heritage Program personnel. At that time, a number of cultural items were collected from the ‘‘backdirt’’ left over from looting activities. Human remains were noted in direct association with these cultural items, although no human remains were collected. The 45 unassociated funerary objects are 1 whole abalone shell, 6 abalone pendants, 14 whole Olivella shells (5 are drilled), 9 Olivella spire-lopped shell beads, 5 clam shell disk beads, 9 glass trade beads (4 simple white beads, 2 compound white beads, and 3 red-onblack Cornaline d’Allepo beads), and 1 metal button with a glass acorn decoration. After consultation with the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California and Calaveras Band of Miwuk Indians, a non-federally recognized Indian group, a lineal descendant of the individual buried at the site, Dora Mata, was identified. Ms. Mata was no longer living and attempts to contact her son were unsuccessful. Rose Russell, a granddaughter of Dora Mata, contacted the Stanislaus National Forest and made a request for repatriation of the unassociated funerary objects. The Stanislaus National Forest determined Rose Russell is a lineal descendant of the individual buried at the site from which the unassociated funerary objects were removed. Determinations Made by the Stanislaus National Forest Officials of the Stanislaus National Forest have determined that: PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: July 31, 2015. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015–21501 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18962; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Anthropology at Indiana University 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52493-52494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21499]


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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New York State 
Museum, Albany, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The New York State 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 
organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these 
cultural items should submit a written request to the New York State 
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 New York State Museum at the 
address in this notice by September 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 Cultural 
Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486-2020, email 
landers6@mail.nysed.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 New York State Museum, Albany, 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 Item(s)

    In 1898, Harriet Maxwell Converse of New York City, NY, donated 34 
cultural items to the New York State Museum. The cultural items are 31 
wooden medicine masks (E-36868, E-35, E-36919, E-37013, E-37014, E-
37020, E-37021, E-37026, E-37028, E-37032, E-37035, E-37036, E-37040, 
E-37041, E-37044, E-37046, E-37058, E-37060, E-37060A, E-37597, E-
37606, E-37607, E-37610, E-37611, E-37612, E-37617, E-37619, E-37620, 
E-37622, E-37625, E-42) and 3 cornhusk medicine masks (E-36747, E-
36926, E-36927).
    In the late 19th century, Adelbert G. Richmond of Canajoharie, NY, 
acquired two cultural items. The cultural items are two wooden medicine 
masks (E-37025, E-37055).
    In 1956, three cultural items were purchased from the Logan Museum 
of Anthropology, Beloit College, WI. The cultural items were part of a 
larger collection made by Albert Green Heath. The three cultural items 
are one large wooden medicine mask (E-50317) and two miniature wooden 
medicine masks (E-50313, E-50314).
    In 1961, one cultural item was acquired from Judith Drumm, a former 
museum educator. The cultural item is a cornhusk medicine mask (E-
50465).
    In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 25 cultural items 
identified as Iroquois were acquired from unknown individuals. The 25 
cultural items are 17 wooden medicine masks (E-36910, E-36913, E-37019, 
E-37034, E-37049, E-37051, E-37052, E-37599, E-37600, E-37602, E-37609, 
E-37615, E-37624, E-37627, E-39325, E-5, E-no#79), five cornhusk 
medicine masks (E-13A, E-13B, E-36748, E-36923, E-36926), and three 
miniature cornhusk masks (E-36632, E-51025A, E-51025B).
    Museum records identify the affiliation of the 65 objects described 
in this notice as ``Iroquois.'' According to oral evidence presented 
during consultation with the Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on Burial 
Rules and Regulations, the Onondaga Nation is the keeper of the central 
fire of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. As the keeper of the central 
fire, the Onondaga Nation has the responsibility to care for and return 
to the appropriate Nation Haudenosaunee cultural objects that are not 
specifically affiliated with any one Haudenosaunee Nation. Therefore, 
it is the understanding of all the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Nations 
that any medicine masks affiliated generally as ``Iroquois'' are 
affiliated with the Onondaga Nation.

Determinations Made by the New York State Museum

    Officials of the New York State Museum have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 65 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, and have an 
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 Onondaga Nation on 
behalf of Haudenosaunee Confederacy Nations.

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 Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 
Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486-2020, 
email landers6@mail.nysed.gov, by September 30, 2015. After that date, 
if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of 
the sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony to the Onondaga 
Nation may proceed.
    The New York State Museum is responsible for notifying the Cayuga 
Nation; Oneida Nation of New York; Oneida Tribe of Indians of 
Wisconsin; Onondaga Nation; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously listed 
as the St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York);

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Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New 
York); Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma; Tonawanda Band of Seneca 
(previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New 
York); and Tuscarora Nation that this notice has been published.

    Dated: July 31, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-21499 Filed 8-28-15; 8:45 am]
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