Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, 4645-4646 [2016-01591]
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Exhibit 3. Authorities
1. Many commenters asked that we
list each treaty in which the United
States and tribes have recognized
reserved rights to natural resources.
Some commenters noted that we
mention treaties quite a bit, without
recognizing that many tribes do not
have treaties. Some commenters asked
that we include particular statutes
through which Congress has stated the
United States’ legal relationship with
tribes. Response: We are unable to add
references to all the treaties and statutes
that refer to individual tribes. They are
too numerous to list in this document.
Many tribes have several treaties or
statutes, or both, with some overturning
or modifying earlier citations.
Individual treaties and statutes are more
appropriately addressed through
training at the local level.
2. Several commenters recommended
we include the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.)
to the authorities section. Response: We
have added the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act.
3. The authorities section should
include the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) among the U.S.
Department of Defense, U.S. Department
of the Interior, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Department of Energy,
and the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation Regarding Interagency
Coordination and Collaboration for the
Protection of Indian Sacred Sites,
December 6, 2012. Response: We have
added this MOU to the exhibit.
Alaska-Specific Concerns
1. We received several comments that
focused on concerns specific to Alaska.
Many commenters stated that while
ANCs are not tribal governments and are
not treated as sovereigns, the United
States has a responsibility to consult
with ANCs on the same basis as Indian
tribes under Executive Order 13175.
They recommended that we include the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2004 (Pub. L. 108–199) in the
authorities section. In addition, several
commenters noted that, while the
Service has stated that it will adopt an
Alaska regional policy, the national
policy must also address the Service’s
relationship with ANCs. Commenters
pointed out that many national level
proposals and plans have a substantial
and direct impact on ANCs and other
Alaska Native entities, so ANCs should
be considered on the national level.
Response: We have adopted these
comments. We have added authorities
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about consultation with ANCs to the
authorities exhibit. We have included
the requirement to consult with ANCs
in sections 1 and 3 of the policy. In
addition, the Alaska Region (Region 7)
is in the process of drafting an Alaskaspecific policy. Also in response to
these comments, we have added a
definition of Alaska Native Corporation
to the definitions exhibit.
2. Commenters from Alaska voiced
concern that because the term ‘‘intertribal organization’’ is undefined, this
provision might be interpreted as a limit
on the agency’s ability to consult with
any group that is not a tribe or
authorized by a tribe to consult on its
behalf. Response: We have broadened
the scope of ‘‘Alaska Native
Organization (ANO)’’ to include a broad
array of organizations that represent
Alaska Natives, including, but not
limited to, ANOs under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act.
3. Commenters asked that the training
and professional development
opportunities anticipated by the Service
for tribal governments should be
extended to ANCs. Some stated that
ANCs are valuable sources of traditional
knowledge, have significant interests in
receiving technical information, and
asked that these policy provisions be
expanded to include them. Response:
We will consult with ANCs on the same
basis as we consult with tribes, and we
will also work with ANCs in all areas
permissible by law.
4. Some commenters believe that
under ISDEAA, ANCs have the same
status as tribes for the provision of many
contract services. Response: ANCs are
entitled to contract under title I of the
ISDEAA. With respect to title IV selfgovernance funding agreements, 25
U.S.C. 458bb establishes that tribes are
eligible to participate in the
Department’s Tribal Self-Governance
Program. The regulations for the
Program also allow consortia, defined as
‘‘an organization of Indian tribes that is
authorized by those tribes to participate
in self-governance.’’
Dated: January 20, 2016.
Daniel M. Ashe,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20039;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate a
Cultural Item: Binghamton University,
State University of New York,
Binghamton, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Binghamton University, 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 a sacred object. 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
Binghamton University. 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: Representatives of any Indian
tribe that believes it has a cultural
affiliation with the cultural item should
contact Binghamton University at the
address below by February 26, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Nina M. Versaggi, Public
Archaeology Facility, Binghamton
University, Binghamton, NY 13902–
6000, telephone (607) 777–4786.
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 in the possession of
Binghamton University 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 item. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
During the middle to late 1960s, the
Anthropology Department at
Binghamton University acquired a False
Face mask made by an artist from the
Six Nations, in Ontario, Canada. A
typed index card accompanying the
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mask reads: ‘‘Broken Nose, Seneca
Nation, Snapping Turtle Clan, Six
Nations Reservation—Ontario.’’ The
mask is carved wood with a black face
with a red mouth, with a hole on one
side (right side, facing out), and a
pointed chin. The mask face has holes
in the nose and metal eye inlays
surrounding center eyeholes. The face is
framed with yellow hair, and there are
carved lines on the face.
On March 11, 2003, Binghamton
University hosted a consultation
meeting for federally recognized tribes
to review NAGPRA summaries as part of
the process of determining cultural
affiliation. A group of traditional
representatives from the Cayuga Nation;
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously
listed as the St. Regis Band of Mohawk
Indians of New York); Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca
Nation of New York); Tonawanda Band
of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York); and the Tuscarora Nation,
met privately after the open
consultation. In January of 2013, letters
were sent to Seneca representatives
asking for comments or claims on the
mask. On September 22, 2015, Scott
Abrams, Acting Director of the Seneca
Nation of Indians Tribal Historic
Preservation Officer contacted
Binghamton University and formally
requested repatriation of the Seneca
mask. Binghamton University asked
other Seneca representatives if they
agreed. No comments were received.
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Determinations Made by Binghamton
University
Officials of Binghamton University
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one cultural item described above is
a specific ceremonial object 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 object and the
Seneca Nation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred object should
contact Nina M. Versaggi, Public
Archaeology Facility, Binghamton
University, Binghamton, NY 13902–
6000, telephone (607) 777–4786, before
February 26, 2016. Repatriation of the
sacred object to the Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca
Nation of New York) Tribal Historic
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Preservation Office may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
Binghamton University is responsible
for notifying the Cayuga Nation;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; 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); Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca
Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma; Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin; 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: December 28, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler
Museum at the University of California
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, and
California Department of
Transportation, Sacramento, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Fowler Museum at the
University of California Los Angeles
(UCLA) and the California Department
of Transportation have completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and have determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the California Department of
Transportation. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
SUMMARY:
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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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the California Department of
Transportation at the address in this
notice by February 26, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Tina Biorn, California
Department of Transportation, P.O. Box
942874 MS 27, Sacramento, CA 94271–
0001, telephone (916) 653–0013, email
tina.biorn@dot.ca.gov.
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 and associated
funerary objects in the physical custody
of the Fowler Museum at UCLA and
under the control of the California
Department of Transportation. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Santa
Barbara and Ventura Counties, CA.
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 and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
DATES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Fowler
Museum at UCLA professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California, and the following
nonfederally recognized Indian groups:
Barbareno Chumash Council;
Barbareno/Ventureno Band of Mission
Indians; Coastal Band of the Chumash
˜
Nation; Fernandeno Tataviam Band of
Mission Indians; Gabrielino/Tongva
Indians of California Tribe; Gabrielino/
Tongva Nation; Gabrieleno/Tongva
Tribal Council; Northern Chumash
Tribe; San Gabriel Band of Mission
Indians; Ti’at Society; and the
Traditional Council of Pimu.
History and Description of the Human
Remains and Associated Funerary
Objects
In 1966 and 1967, human remains
representing at minimum, 108
individuals were removed from Xucu
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20039; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: Binghamton
University, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Binghamton University, 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 a sacred
object. 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
Binghamton University. 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: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the cultural item should contact Binghamton
University at the address below by February 26, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Nina M. Versaggi, Public Archaeology Facility, Binghamton
University, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, telephone (607) 777-4786.
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 in the
possession of Binghamton University 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 item. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Item(s)
During the middle to late 1960s, the Anthropology Department at
Binghamton University acquired a False Face mask made by an artist from
the Six Nations, in Ontario, Canada. A typed index card accompanying
the
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mask reads: ``Broken Nose, Seneca Nation, Snapping Turtle Clan, Six
Nations Reservation--Ontario.'' The mask is carved wood with a black
face with a red mouth, with a hole on one side (right side, facing
out), and a pointed chin. The mask face has holes in the nose and metal
eye inlays surrounding center eyeholes. The face is framed with yellow
hair, and there are carved lines on the face.
On March 11, 2003, Binghamton University hosted a consultation
meeting for federally recognized tribes to review NAGPRA summaries as
part of the process of determining cultural affiliation. A group of
traditional representatives from the Cayuga Nation; Saint Regis Mohawk
Tribe (previously listed as the St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New
York); Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation
of New York); Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York); and the Tuscarora
Nation, met privately after the open consultation. In January of 2013,
letters were sent to Seneca representatives asking for comments or
claims on the mask. On September 22, 2015, Scott Abrams, Acting
Director of the Seneca Nation of Indians Tribal Historic Preservation
Officer contacted Binghamton University and formally requested
repatriation of the Seneca mask. Binghamton University asked other
Seneca representatives if they agreed. No comments were received.
Determinations Made by Binghamton University
Officials of Binghamton University have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item
described above is a specific ceremonial object 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
object and the Seneca Nation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred object should contact Nina M.
Versaggi, Public Archaeology Facility, Binghamton University,
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, telephone (607) 777-4786, before February
26, 2016. Repatriation of the sacred object to the Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York) Tribal
Historic Preservation Office may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
Binghamton University is responsible for notifying the Cayuga
Nation; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; 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); Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma; Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; 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: December 28, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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