Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New York State Museum, Albany, NY, 51865-51866 [2017-24228]
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identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred objects and the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York).
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 lisa.anderson@
nysed.gov, by December 8, 2017. After
that date, if no additional claimants
have come forward, transfer of control
of the sacred objects to the Tonawanda
Band of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York) may proceed.
The New York State Museum is
responsible for notifying the Cayuga
Nation; Oneida Nation (previously
listed as the Oneida Tribe of Indians of
Wisconsin); Oneida Nation of New
York; 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 Nation
(previously listed as the 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: September 15, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024162;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: New York State Museum,
Albany, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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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. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
SUMMARY:
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Lisa Anderson, New York
State Museum, 3049 Cultural Education
Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone
(518) 486–2020, email lisa.anderson@
nysed.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 cultural
items under the control of the New York
State Museum, Albany, NY, that meet
the definition of sacred objects under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
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
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ACTION:
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 December 8,
2017.
In 1898, Harriet Maxwell Converse of
New York City, NY, donated 18 cultural
items to the New York State Museum
(hereafter ‘‘Museum’’). The 18 cultural
items are wooden medicine masks
(E–36730, E–36914, E–37016, E–37017,
E–37033, E–37038, E–37053, E–37054,
E–37057, E–37598, E–37601, E–37604,
E–37608, E–37616, E–52, E–59).
Museum records identify the masks as
Seneca.
In the late 19th or early 20th century,
the Museum acquired two cultural
items. The two cultural items are
wooden medicine masks (E–37023, E–
37605) identified in Museum records as
Seneca.
In 1905, Arthur C. Parker, Museum
ethnologist and archeologist, acquired
one cultural item (E–37031). The
cultural item is a wooden medicine
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mask identified in Museum records as
Seneca.
In 1909, Arthur C. Parker acquired
one cultural item, a wooden medicine
mask (E–37042) for the Museum. The
mask is identified in Museum records as
Seneca.
In 1909, John M. Clarke, Museum
Director, acquired one cultural item, a
wooden medicine mask (E–36867) for
the Museum. Museum records identify
the mask as probably Seneca.
In 1910, Arthur C. Parker acquired
one cultural item, a cornhusk medicine
mask (E–36925) for the Museum.
Museum records indicate the mask is
Seneca.
In 1913, Arthur C. Parker acquired
two cultural items for the Museum. The
two cultural items are cornhusk
medicine masks (E–36924A, E–36924B).
Museum records indicate the masks are
Seneca.
In 1916, Arthur C. Parker acquired
one cultural item, a cornhusk medicine
mask (E–37570F) for the Museum. The
mask was used in an exhibit, and may
have been commissioned from Sophia
Jones of Lawton, NY.
In 1956, the Museum purchased two
cultural items from the Logan Museum
of Anthropology, Beloit College, WI.
The cultural items were part of a larger
collection made by Albert Green Heath.
One cultural item is a wooden medicine
mask (E–50316), and the other is a turtle
shell medicine mask purchased from an
individual identified only as P.W. (E–
50318).
In 1957, Archibald T. Shorey of
Albany, NY, donated three cultural
items to the Museum. The cultural items
are wooden medicine masks (E–50400,
E–50401, E–50402). Museum records
identify the three cultural items as
Seneca.
In 1958, the Museum acquired one
cultural item from Sam Grey Wolf (E–
50415). The cultural item is a wooden
medicine mask. A notation written on
the inside of the mask indicates it was
made by Jessie Cornplanter.
In 2008, the Schenectady Historical
Society, Schenectady, NY, transferred
one cultural item. The cultural item is
a miniature cornhusk medicine mask
(E2008.5.41). Museum records identify
the mask as Seneca.
Traditional religious leaders of the
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York) and the Tonawanda Band of
Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York) have identified these 32
medicine masks as being needed for the
practice of traditional Native American
religions by present-day adherents.
Museum documentation, supported by
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oral evidence presented during
consultation with members of the
Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on
Burial Rules and Regulations, indicates
that these medicine masks are culturally
affiliated with the Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca
Nation of New York) and the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York).
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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 32 cultural items described above
are specific ceremonial objects needed
by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred objects and the
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York) and the Tonawanda Band of
Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York).
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 lisa.anderson@
nysed.gov, by December 8, 2017. After
that date, if no additional claimants
have come forward, transfer of control
of the sacred objects to the Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as
the Seneca Nation of New York) and the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York) may proceed.
The New York State Museum is
responsible for notifying the Cayuga
Nation; Oneida Nation (previously
listed as the Oneida Tribe of Indians of
Wisconsin); Oneida Nation of New
York; 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 Nation
(previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma); Tonawanda Band
of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
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New York); and the Tuscarora Nation
that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 15, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017–24228 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Tuzigoot National
Monument, Clarkdale, AZ; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Tuzigoot
National Monument, has corrected an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, published
in a Notice of Inventory Completion in
the Federal Register on July 28, 2014.
This notice corrects the minimum
number of individuals and number of
associated funerary objects. 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 Tuzigoot National Monument.
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.
DATES: 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 Tuzigoot National Monument
at the address in this notice by
December 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dorothy FireCloud,
Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde,
AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567–5276,
email dorothy_firecloud@nps.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 correction of an inventory
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of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Tuzigoot
National Monument, Clarkdale, AZ. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from multiple
locations in Coconino and Yavapai
Counties, AZ.
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 Superintendent, Tuzigoot National
Monument.
This notice corrects the minimum
number of individuals and number of
associated funerary objects published in
a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (79 FR 43774, July 28,
2014). The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
inadvertently omitted from the
published notice. Transfer of control of
the additional items in this correction
notice has not occurred.
Correction
In the Federal Register (79 FR 43775,
July 28, 2014), column 2, paragraph 3,
sentence 1, under the heading ‘‘History
and Description of the Remains,’’ is
corrected by substituting the following
sentence:
At unknown dates, human remains
representing, at minimum, 20 individuals
were removed from unknown locations in
Yavapai County, AZ.
In the Federal Register (79 FR 43775,
July 28, 2014), column 2, paragraph 5,
under the heading ‘‘History and
Description of the Remains,’’ is
corrected by substituting the following
paragraph:
At unknown dates, human remains
representing, at minimum, 19 individuals
were removed from unknown locations in
Yavapai County, AZ. The remains were
found in Tuzigoot National Monument
collections at the National Park Service’s
Western Archeological and Conservation
Center and so were likely removed from the
area of the monument. No known individuals
were identified. The one associated funerary
object is a soil sample.
In the Federal Register (79 FR 43775,
July 28, 2014), column 2, under the
heading ‘‘History and Description of the
Remains,’’ is corrected by adding the
following paragraph after paragraph 7:
In 1954, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from the Will Steele property in Coconino
County, AZ by Tapco workmen working on
the property. No known individuals were
identified. The one associated funerary object
is a bead.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0024162; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
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. 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 December 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 Cultural
Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486-2020, email
lisa.anderson@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 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
In 1898, Harriet Maxwell Converse of New York City, NY, donated 18
cultural items to the New York State Museum (hereafter ``Museum''). The
18 cultural items are wooden medicine masks (E-36730, E-36914, E-37016,
E-37017, E-37033, E-37038, E-37053, E-37054, E-37057, E-37598, E-37601,
E-37604, E-37608, E-37616, E-52, E-59). Museum records identify the
masks as Seneca.
In the late 19th or early 20th century, the Museum acquired two
cultural items. The two cultural items are wooden medicine masks (E-
37023, E-37605) identified in Museum records as Seneca.
In 1905, Arthur C. Parker, Museum ethnologist and archeologist,
acquired one cultural item (E-37031). The cultural item is a wooden
medicine mask identified in Museum records as Seneca.
In 1909, Arthur C. Parker acquired one cultural item, a wooden
medicine mask (E-37042) for the Museum. The mask is identified in
Museum records as Seneca.
In 1909, John M. Clarke, Museum Director, acquired one cultural
item, a wooden medicine mask (E-36867) for the Museum. Museum records
identify the mask as probably Seneca.
In 1910, Arthur C. Parker acquired one cultural item, a cornhusk
medicine mask (E-36925) for the Museum. Museum records indicate the
mask is Seneca.
In 1913, Arthur C. Parker acquired two cultural items for the
Museum. The two cultural items are cornhusk medicine masks (E-36924A,
E-36924B). Museum records indicate the masks are Seneca.
In 1916, Arthur C. Parker acquired one cultural item, a cornhusk
medicine mask (E-37570F) for the Museum. The mask was used in an
exhibit, and may have been commissioned from Sophia Jones of Lawton,
NY.
In 1956, the Museum purchased two cultural items from the Logan
Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, WI. The cultural items were
part of a larger collection made by Albert Green Heath. One cultural
item is a wooden medicine mask (E-50316), and the other is a turtle
shell medicine mask purchased from an individual identified only as
P.W. (E-50318).
In 1957, Archibald T. Shorey of Albany, NY, donated three cultural
items to the Museum. The cultural items are wooden medicine masks (E-
50400, E-50401, E-50402). Museum records identify the three cultural
items as Seneca.
In 1958, the Museum acquired one cultural item from Sam Grey Wolf
(E-50415). The cultural item is a wooden medicine mask. A notation
written on the inside of the mask indicates it was made by Jessie
Cornplanter.
In 2008, the Schenectady Historical Society, Schenectady, NY,
transferred one cultural item. The cultural item is a miniature
cornhusk medicine mask (E2008.5.41). Museum records identify the mask
as Seneca.
Traditional religious leaders of the Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York) and the Tonawanda
Band of Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York) have identified these 32 medicine masks as being
needed for the practice of traditional Native American religions by
present-day adherents. Museum documentation, supported by
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oral evidence presented during consultation with members of the
Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on Burial Rules and Regulations,
indicates that these medicine masks are culturally affiliated with the
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York) and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York).
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 32 cultural items
described above are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred
objects and the Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the
Seneca Nation of New York) and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York).
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 lisa.anderson@nysed.gov, by December 8, 2017. After that date, if
no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the
sacred objects to the Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as
the Seneca Nation of New York) and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
(previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York)
may proceed.
The New York State Museum is responsible for notifying the Cayuga
Nation; Oneida Nation (previously listed as the Oneida Tribe of Indians
of Wisconsin); Oneida Nation of New York; 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 Nation (previously listed as the
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York); and the
Tuscarora Nation that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 15, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-24228 Filed 11-7-17; 8:45 am]
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