Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 77005-77007 [2015-31305]
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removed from a site three miles
northwest of Byron, Burns Township,
Shiawassee County, MI. The human
remains were removed by Arthur W.
Carpenter as part of a Peabody Museum
expedition to investigate the historic
Ojibwe Reservation of
Keetchewaundaugnink. Mr. Carpenter
donated these human remains—one of
an adult male and the other of a child
of indeterminate sex—to the Peabody
Museum in 1915. No known individuals
were identified. The three associated
funerary objects are a porcupine skull
and mandible, a faunal remain, and a
wood fragment.
Peabody Museum records describe the
site three miles northwest of Byron, MI,
as ‘‘Mound 1’’ and ‘‘Ojibwa Historic
Burial Site, Keetchewaundaugnink
Reservation.’’ The reservation
encompasses a village site of the same
name that was established circa 1810.
The reservation itself was established by
the Treaty of Saginaw in September
1819, and ceded in 1837 after a small
pox epidemic. The presence of mounds
and graves near the
Keetchewaundaugnink village site are
known from historic accounts. An early
written history of Shiawassee County
indicates that a large cemetery was
known to be associated with the
Keetchewaundaugnink village.
Consultation with representatives of the
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan indicates that the
Keetchewaundaugnink Reservation was
an early reservation of the Saginaw
Chippewa in the historic period.
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs
Officials of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the three objects described in this notice
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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
of Michigan.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
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organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Anna Pardo, Museum
Program Manager/NAGPRA
Coordinator, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 12220
Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084,
Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390–
6343, email Anna.Pardo@bia.gov, by
January 11, 2016. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible
for notifying the Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan that this notice
has been published.
Dated: November 12, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: San Francisco State University,
San Francisco, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
San Francisco State
University, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, has
determined that the cultural items in
this notice meet the definition of sacred
objects and objects of cultural
patrimony and repatriation to the Indian
tribes stated below may occur if no
additional claimants come forward.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that
believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the cultural items may contact San
Francisco State University.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural items
should contact San Francisco State
University at the address below by
January 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San
Francisco State University NAGPRA
Program, c/o Department of
Anthropology, San Francisco, CA
94132, telephone (415) 338–3075.
SUMMARY:
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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 in the possession of San Francisco
State University (SFSU) 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
On an unknown date, a basket (item
1–2–6/20; 1–3–24/72; 1–3-(38)/5; I–III–
15) was donated to the San Francisco
State University (SFSU) Treganza
Anthropology Museum. There are no
records at the Treganza Anthropology
Museum concerning the acquisition of
this item. The three-rod, closed coiled
basket has a globular bowl, measures 13
cm in height and 23 cm in diameter, is
made of willow, sedge, bulrush root,
and bracken fern, and is decorated with
feathers, trade beads, and clam shell
disk beads. The use of trade beads to
ornament a three-rod coiled basket was
characteristic of Dry Creek Pomo
weavers. Based on consultation with the
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians, California (previously listed as
the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California) and other
ethnographic research, the basket is an
object of cultural patrimony, identified
as a gift basket created for an important
occasion, and is an item of cultural
patrimony.
On an unknown date, a basket (item
1–3–/80; (A73)) was donated to the
SFSU Treganza Anthropology Museum.
There are no records at the Treganza
Anthropology Museum concerning the
acquisition of this item. The closed
twined basket has a globular bowl,
measures 25 cm in height and 34 cm in
diameter, and is made of willow, sedge,
conifer root, and bracken fern root. The
specific design techniques and elements
used in this basket were characteristic of
Dry Creek Pomo weavers. Based on
consultation with the Dry Creek
Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians,
California (previously listed as the Dry
Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California), and other ethnographic
research, the object is a cooking basket
used with the traditional stone boiling
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technique to cook food for the entire
tribe, and is an object of cultural
patrimony.
On an unknown date, a basket (item
1–3–24/16; I–III–48; 1–3 (38)/16) was
donated to the SFSU Treganza
Anthropology Museum. There are no
records at the Treganza Anthropology
Museum concerning the acquisition of
this item. The closed twined, bowl
shaped basket, measures 30 cm in
height and 43 cm in diameter, and was
made of willow, sedge, conifer root and
redbud. The specific design techniques
and elements used in this basket were
characteristic of Dry Creek Pomo
weavers. Based on consultation with the
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians, California (previously listed as
the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California), and other
ethnographic research, the object is a
cooking basket used with the traditional
stone boiling technique to cook food for
the entire tribe, and is an object of
cultural patrimony.
On an unknown date, a basket (item
1–3–24/5; I–III–16; I–III (38)/5) was
donated to the SFSU Treganza
Anthropology Museum. There are no
records at the Treganza Anthropology
Museum concerning the acquisition of
this item. The three-rod, closed coiled
basket has a flared bowl, measures 14
cm in height and 29 cm in diameter,
made with willow, sedge, and bulrush,
and is decorated with woodpecker
feathers, clam shell disk beads, and
white glass trade beads. The use of trade
beads to ornament a three-rod coiled
basket and the flat-bottomed, flared
shape of the basket were characteristic
of Dry Creek Pomo weavers. Based on
consultation with the Dry Creek
Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians,
California (previously listed as the Dry
Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California), and other ethnographic
research, the object is a washing basin
used in a ceremony welcoming an
newborn child into the world, and is a
sacred object and an object of cultural
patrimony.
In 1970, Margaret Hindes Molarsky
donated a basket (item 1–3–24/18; 1–3–
25/18; 70–1–2) to the SFSU Treganza
Anthropology Museum. The single-rod,
closed coiled beaded basket has a
globular bowl, measures 5 cm in height
and 15 cm in diameter, is made of
willow and sedge, and is decorated with
glass beads. The specific design
techniques and elements used in this
basket were characteristic of Dry Creek
Pomo weavers. Based on consultation
with the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of
Pomo Indians, California (previously
listed as the Dry Creek Rancheria of
Pomo Indians of California), and other
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ethnographic research, the object is a
gift basket created for an important
occasion and is an item of cultural
patrimony.
On an unknown date, a basket (item
1–3–24/64; I–III–6; I–III–3) was donated
to the SFSU Treganza Anthropology
Museum. There are no records at the
Treganza Anthropology Museum
concerning the acquisition of this item.
The open-lattice, twined basket is bowl
shaped, measures 16 cm in height and
25.5 cm in diameter, and is made with
willow, sedge, and redbud. The latticetwining with redbud design elements
was characteristic of Dry Creek Pomo
weavers. Based on consultation with the
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians, California (previously listed as
the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California), and other
ethnographic research, the object is a
storage basket made to store acorns or
other dried foods for the entire
community, and is an item of cultural
patrimony.
On an unknown date, a basket (item
1–3–24/L; 1–53629) was donated to the
SFSU Treganza Anthropology Museum.
There are no records at the Treganza
Anthropology Museum concerning
acquisition of this item. The three-rod,
closed coiled feathered basket is bowl
shaped, measures 6 cm in height and
15.5 cm in diameter, is made with
willow, sedge, bulrush, and dogbane,
and is decorated with white feathers,
clam shell disk beads, and abalone
pendants. The Dry Creek Rancheria
Band of Pomo Indians believed the
basket was the work of a Dry Creek
Pomo traditional healer and visionary
named Wala-Wala. Based on
consultation with the Dry Creek
Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians,
California (previously listed as the Dry
Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California), and other ethnographic
research, the basket was used during
healing ceremonies and is a sacred
object and an object of cultural
patrimony.
In 1976, Margaret Hindes Molarsky
donated a basket (item 76–07–1) to the
SFSU Treganza Anthropology Museum.
The unusual multi-technique twined
basket has a flared bowl shape,
measures 34.5 cm in height and 43 cm
in diameter, and is made with a willow
and redbud. The design techniques and
elements used in this basket were
characteristic of Dry Creek Pomo
weavers. Based on consultation with the
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians, California (previously listed as
the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California) and other
ethnographic research, the object is a
burden basket created to carry food for
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the entire tribe, and is an object of
cultural patrimony.
Determinations Made by the San
Francisco State University
Officials of the San Francisco State
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the two sacred objects and objects of
cultural patrimony 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 these
cultural items are also objects of cultural
patrimony that 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(3)(D),
the six objects of cultural patrimony
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 eight baskets and the Dry
Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects and the
objects of cultural patrimony should
contact Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San
Francisco State University NAGPRA
Program, c/o Department of
Anthropology, San Francisco, CA
94132, telephone (415) 338–3075 before
January 11, 2016. Repatriation of the
sacred objects and the objects of cultural
patrimony to the Dry Creek Rancheria
Band of Pomo Indians may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The San Francisco State University is
responsible for notifying the Big Valley
Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley
Rancheria, California; Cloverdale
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California;
Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of
California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo
Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria,
CA; Federated Indians of Graton
Rancheria, California; Guidiville
Rancheria of California; Habematolel
Pomo of Upper Lake, California;
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians,
California (formerly Hopland Band of
Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria,
California); Cahto Tribe of Laytonville
Rancheria, California; Kashia Band of
Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point
Rancheria, California; Koi Nation of
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Northern California (previously listed as
the Lower Lake Rancheria, California);
Lytton Rancheria of California;
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the
Manchester Rancheria, California
(previously listed as the Manchester
Band of Pomo Indians of the
Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria,
California); Middletown Rancheria of
Pomo Indians of California; Pinoleville
Pomo Nation, California (previously
listed as the Pinoleville Rancheria of
Pomo Indians of California); Potter
Valley Tribe, California; Redwood
Valley or Little River Band of Pomo
Indians of the Redwood Valley
Rancheria California (previously listed
as the Redwood Valley Rancheria of
Pomo Indians of California); Robinson
Rancheria (previously listed as the
Robinson Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians, California and the Robinson
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California); Round Valley Indian Tribes,
Round Valley Reservation, California
(previously listed as the Round Valley
Indian Tribes of the Round Valley
Reservation, California); Scotts Valley
Band of Pomo Indians of California; and
the Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California that this notice has
been published.
Dated: November 6, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Hudson Museum, University of Maine,
Orono, ME
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Hudson Museum,
University of Maine has completed an
inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. 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 Hudson
Museum, University of Maine. If no
additional requestors come forward,
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transfer of control of the human remains
to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: 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 Hudson Museum,
University of Maine at the address in
this notice by January 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Gretchen Faulkner, Hudson
Museum, University of Maine, 5746
Collins Center for the Arts, Orono, ME
04469–5747, telephone (207) 581–1904,
email gretchen_faulkner@
umit.maine.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Hudson Museum, Orono, ME. The
human remains were removed from
present-day Kiowa County, CO.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Marcella Sorg,
Ph.D., D–ABGFA Forensic
Anthropologist and Hudson Museum
professional staff, in consultation with
representatives of the Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
of Oklahoma).
History and Description of the Remains
In the 1860s, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed by Colonel
Henry Inman from the Smoky Hill
Reservation, in what was then Kansas.
Based on additional research
undertaken by the Hudson Museum, it
would appear that the human remains
were probably removed from the site of
the Sand Creek Massacre in present day
Kiowa County, CO. The human remains
represent one individual and consist of
a partial cranium of a male age 25–40.
The human remains came to the Hudson
Museum as a transfer from the former
Portland Museum of Natural History in
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1970. They were given catalog number
AMUa27640. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Hudson
Museum, University of Maine
Officials of the Hudson Museum,
University of Maine have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on an
analysis by a forensic anthropologist.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
were removed is the aboriginal land of
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma)
and the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma)
and the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remain may be
to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma)
and the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Gretchen Faulkner,
Hudson Museum, University of Maine,
5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono,
ME 04469–5746, telephone (207) 581–
1904, email gretchen_faulkner@
umit.maine.edu, by January 11, 2016.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19757; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: San Francisco
State University, San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: San Francisco State University, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes, has determined that the cultural items in
this notice meet the definition of sacred objects and objects of
cultural patrimony and repatriation to the Indian tribes stated below
may occur if no additional claimants come forward. Representatives of
any Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with
the cultural items may contact San Francisco State University.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural items should contact San
Francisco State University at the address below by January 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San Francisco State University
NAGPRA Program, c/o Department of Anthropology, San Francisco, CA
94132, telephone (415) 338-3075.
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 in the
possession of San Francisco State University (SFSU) 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
On an unknown date, a basket (item 1-2-6/20; 1-3-24/72; 1-3-(38)/5;
I-III-15) was donated to the San Francisco State University (SFSU)
Treganza Anthropology Museum. There are no records at the Treganza
Anthropology Museum concerning the acquisition of this item. The three-
rod, closed coiled basket has a globular bowl, measures 13 cm in height
and 23 cm in diameter, is made of willow, sedge, bulrush root, and
bracken fern, and is decorated with feathers, trade beads, and clam
shell disk beads. The use of trade beads to ornament a three-rod coiled
basket was characteristic of Dry Creek Pomo weavers. Based on
consultation with the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians,
California (previously listed as the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California) and other ethnographic research, the basket is
an object of cultural patrimony, identified as a gift basket created
for an important occasion, and is an item of cultural patrimony.
On an unknown date, a basket (item 1-3-/80; (A73)) was donated to
the SFSU Treganza Anthropology Museum. There are no records at the
Treganza Anthropology Museum concerning the acquisition of this item.
The closed twined basket has a globular bowl, measures 25 cm in height
and 34 cm in diameter, and is made of willow, sedge, conifer root, and
bracken fern root. The specific design techniques and elements used in
this basket were characteristic of Dry Creek Pomo weavers. Based on
consultation with the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians,
California (previously listed as the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California), and other ethnographic research, the object is
a cooking basket used with the traditional stone boiling
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technique to cook food for the entire tribe, and is an object of
cultural patrimony.
On an unknown date, a basket (item 1-3-24/16; I-III-48; 1-3 (38)/
16) was donated to the SFSU Treganza Anthropology Museum. There are no
records at the Treganza Anthropology Museum concerning the acquisition
of this item. The closed twined, bowl shaped basket, measures 30 cm in
height and 43 cm in diameter, and was made of willow, sedge, conifer
root and redbud. The specific design techniques and elements used in
this basket were characteristic of Dry Creek Pomo weavers. Based on
consultation with the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians,
California (previously listed as the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California), and other ethnographic research, the object is
a cooking basket used with the traditional stone boiling technique to
cook food for the entire tribe, and is an object of cultural patrimony.
On an unknown date, a basket (item 1-3-24/5; I-III-16; I-III (38)/
5) was donated to the SFSU Treganza Anthropology Museum. There are no
records at the Treganza Anthropology Museum concerning the acquisition
of this item. The three-rod, closed coiled basket has a flared bowl,
measures 14 cm in height and 29 cm in diameter, made with willow,
sedge, and bulrush, and is decorated with woodpecker feathers, clam
shell disk beads, and white glass trade beads. The use of trade beads
to ornament a three-rod coiled basket and the flat-bottomed, flared
shape of the basket were characteristic of Dry Creek Pomo weavers.
Based on consultation with the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians, California (previously listed as the Dry Creek Rancheria of
Pomo Indians of California), and other ethnographic research, the
object is a washing basin used in a ceremony welcoming an newborn child
into the world, and is a sacred object and an object of cultural
patrimony.
In 1970, Margaret Hindes Molarsky donated a basket (item 1-3-24/18;
1-3-25/18; 70-1-2) to the SFSU Treganza Anthropology Museum. The
single-rod, closed coiled beaded basket has a globular bowl, measures 5
cm in height and 15 cm in diameter, is made of willow and sedge, and is
decorated with glass beads. The specific design techniques and elements
used in this basket were characteristic of Dry Creek Pomo weavers.
Based on consultation with the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians, California (previously listed as the Dry Creek Rancheria of
Pomo Indians of California), and other ethnographic research, the
object is a gift basket created for an important occasion and is an
item of cultural patrimony.
On an unknown date, a basket (item 1-3-24/64; I-III-6; I-III-3) was
donated to the SFSU Treganza Anthropology Museum. There are no records
at the Treganza Anthropology Museum concerning the acquisition of this
item. The open-lattice, twined basket is bowl shaped, measures 16 cm in
height and 25.5 cm in diameter, and is made with willow, sedge, and
redbud. The lattice-twining with redbud design elements was
characteristic of Dry Creek Pomo weavers. Based on consultation with
the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California (previously
listed as the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California), and
other ethnographic research, the object is a storage basket made to
store acorns or other dried foods for the entire community, and is an
item of cultural patrimony.
On an unknown date, a basket (item 1-3-24/L; 1-53629) was donated
to the SFSU Treganza Anthropology Museum. There are no records at the
Treganza Anthropology Museum concerning acquisition of this item. The
three-rod, closed coiled feathered basket is bowl shaped, measures 6 cm
in height and 15.5 cm in diameter, is made with willow, sedge, bulrush,
and dogbane, and is decorated with white feathers, clam shell disk
beads, and abalone pendants. The Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians believed the basket was the work of a Dry Creek Pomo
traditional healer and visionary named Wala-Wala. Based on consultation
with the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California
(previously listed as the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California), and other ethnographic research, the basket was used
during healing ceremonies and is a sacred object and an object of
cultural patrimony.
In 1976, Margaret Hindes Molarsky donated a basket (item 76-07-1)
to the SFSU Treganza Anthropology Museum. The unusual multi-technique
twined basket has a flared bowl shape, measures 34.5 cm in height and
43 cm in diameter, and is made with a willow and redbud. The design
techniques and elements used in this basket were characteristic of Dry
Creek Pomo weavers. Based on consultation with the Dry Creek Rancheria
Band of Pomo Indians, California (previously listed as the Dry Creek
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California) and other ethnographic
research, the object is a burden basket created to carry food for the
entire tribe, and is an object of cultural patrimony.
Determinations Made by the San Francisco State University
Officials of the San Francisco State University have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the two sacred objects
and objects of cultural patrimony 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 these cultural items are also objects
of cultural patrimony that 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(3)(D), the six objects of
cultural patrimony 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 eight
baskets and the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred objects and the objects of
cultural patrimony should contact Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San
Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, c/o Department of
Anthropology, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 338-3075 before
January 11, 2016. Repatriation of the sacred objects and the objects of
cultural patrimony to the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians may
proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The San Francisco State University is responsible for notifying the
Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria,
California; Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Coyote
Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California; Elem Indian Colony of Pomo
Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, CA; Federated Indians of Graton
Rancheria, California; Guidiville Rancheria of California; Habematolel
Pomo of Upper Lake, California; Hopland Band of Pomo Indians,
California (formerly Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland
Rancheria, California); Cahto Tribe of Laytonville Rancheria,
California; Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point
Rancheria, California; Koi Nation of
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Northern California (previously listed as the Lower Lake Rancheria,
California); Lytton Rancheria of California; Manchester Band of Pomo
Indians of the Manchester Rancheria, California (previously listed as
the Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena
Rancheria, California); Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California; Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California (previously listed as
the Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California); Potter Valley
Tribe, California; Redwood Valley or Little River Band of Pomo Indians
of the Redwood Valley Rancheria California (previously listed as the
Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California); Robinson
Rancheria (previously listed as the Robinson Rancheria Band of Pomo
Indians, California and the Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of
California); Round Valley Indian Tribes, Round Valley Reservation,
California (previously listed as the Round Valley Indian Tribes of the
Round Valley Reservation, California); Scotts Valley Band of Pomo
Indians of California; and the Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo
Indians of California that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 6, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-31305 Filed 12-10-15; 8:45 am]
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