Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New York State Museum, Albany, NY, 51868-51869 [2017-24229]
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individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 41 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (15), the
land from which the Native American
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed is the tribal land
of the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet
Indian Reservation of Montana.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet
Indian Reservation of Montana.
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 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
December 8, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Blackfeet Tribe of the
Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana
may proceed.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is
responsible for notifying the Blackfeet
Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana that this notice
has been published.
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Dated: September 14, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
National Park Service
In 1898, the New York State Museum
(hereafter ‘‘Museum’’) acquired three
wooden medicine masks from Harriet
Maxwell Converse of New York City,
NY. Two of the cultural items were
obtained on the Cattaraugus Reservation
(E–37059, E–37623), and one was
acquired at Salamanca, NY (E–37048).
In 1905, Arthur C. Parker, Museum
ethnologist and archeologist, acquired
two wooden medicine masks from the
Cattaraugus Reservation for the
Museum. Parker reported one of the
masks, made of wood and rabbit skin,
was used to expel the causes of venereal
disease (E–36897). The other reportedly
represented Ganuska, the Stone Giant,
and was purchased from Nancy Cook
through Mrs. A. C. Parker (E–36928).
In 1908, Arthur C. Parker obtained
four wooden medicine masks for the
Museum from Delos Kettle of Lawton,
NY. Parker attributed three of the
medicine masks to the I’dos Society (E–
36864, E–36865, E–36866). A fourth
medicine mask was unattributed (E–
37022).
In June of 1909, Arthur C. Parker
commissioned one partially carved
medicine mask for the Museum to be
made on the Cattaraugus Reservation
(E–36917). The face was carved on the
trunk of a basswood tree by a man
named either Jonas or Green, with Delos
Kettle in attendance.
In 1910, Arthur C. Parker acquired
two cornhusk medicine masks on the
Cattaraugus Reservation in New York
for the Museum (E–36922A, E–36922B).
In 1933, Willard A. Gibson of
Salamanca, NY, donated one cultural
item to the Museum. The item is a
cornhusk medicine mask that was given
to him by Louis Plummer at Allegany,
NY (E–37965).
In 1956, the Museum purchased two
cultural items from the Logan Museum
of Anthropology at Beloit College, WI.
The cultural items were part of a larger
collection made by Albert Green Heath.
One of the cultural items is a wooden
medicine mask that Heath purchased
from Wilson Stevens on the Cattaraugus
Reservation (E–50315). The other is a
miniature cornhusk medicine mask that
he obtained from Delos Big Kettle at
Lawtons, NY, in 1912 (E–50312).
Traditional religious leaders of the
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York) have identified these 15 medicine
faces as being needed for the practice of
traditional Native American religions by
present-day adherents. Museum
documentation, supported by oral
evidence presented during consultation
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: New York State Museum,
Albany, NY
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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.
SUMMARY:
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.
DATES:
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:
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with members of the Haudenosaunee
Standing Committee on Burial Rules
and Regulations, indicates that these
medicine faces are culturally affiliated
with the Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation
of New York).
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
National Park Service
Determinations Made by the New York
State Museum
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: New York State Museum,
Albany, NY
In 1850, the New York State Museum
(hereafter ‘‘Museum’’) purchased one
cultural item from Lewis Henry Morgan
of Rochester, NY. The cultural item is a
wooden medicine mask that Morgan
obtained from a member of the
Onondaga Nation at the Six Nations
Reserve in Canada (E–36909).
In 1898, Harriet Maxwell Converse of
New York City, NY, donated five
cultural items to the Museum. The
cultural items are five wooden medicine
masks (E–37015, E–37043, E–37614, E–
37626, E–94). Museum records indicate
one of the masks was purchased from
the son of Tadodaho in July 1898.
In 1907, the Museum purchased one
cultural item from Mark R. Harrington
of Covert and Harrington in New York
City, NY. The cultural item is a wood
and cornhusk medicine mask obtained
from Albert Silversmith at the Six
Nations Reserve in Canada (E–37018).
In 1911, Arthur C. Parker, Museum
ethnologist and archeologist, acquired
one cultural item for the Museum. The
cultural item is a wooden medicine
mask obtained (E–37037).
Traditional religious leaders of the
Onondaga Nation have identified these
eight medicine faces as being needed for
the practice of traditional Native
American religions by present-day
adherents. Museum documentation,
supported by oral evidence presented
during consultation with members of
the Haudenosaunee Standing
Committee on Burial Rules and
Regulations, indicates that these
medicine faces are culturally affiliated
with the Onondaga Nation.
Officials of the New York State
Museum have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the 15 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).
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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) 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.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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.
SUMMARY:
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.
DATES:
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:
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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 8 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
Onondaga Nation.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0024163; 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, the New York State Museum (hereafter ``Museum'') acquired
three wooden medicine masks from Harriet Maxwell Converse of New York
City, NY. Two of the cultural items were obtained on the Cattaraugus
Reservation (E-37059, E-37623), and one was acquired at Salamanca, NY
(E-37048).
In 1905, Arthur C. Parker, Museum ethnologist and archeologist,
acquired two wooden medicine masks from the Cattaraugus Reservation for
the Museum. Parker reported one of the masks, made of wood and rabbit
skin, was used to expel the causes of venereal disease (E-36897). The
other reportedly represented Ganuska, the Stone Giant, and was
purchased from Nancy Cook through Mrs. A. C. Parker (E-36928).
In 1908, Arthur C. Parker obtained four wooden medicine masks for
the Museum from Delos Kettle of Lawton, NY. Parker attributed three of
the medicine masks to the I'dos Society (E-36864, E-36865, E-36866). A
fourth medicine mask was unattributed (E-37022).
In June of 1909, Arthur C. Parker commissioned one partially carved
medicine mask for the Museum to be made on the Cattaraugus Reservation
(E-36917). The face was carved on the trunk of a basswood tree by a man
named either Jonas or Green, with Delos Kettle in attendance.
In 1910, Arthur C. Parker acquired two cornhusk medicine masks on
the Cattaraugus Reservation in New York for the Museum (E-36922A, E-
36922B).
In 1933, Willard A. Gibson of Salamanca, NY, donated one cultural
item to the Museum. The item is a cornhusk medicine mask that was given
to him by Louis Plummer at Allegany, NY (E-37965).
In 1956, the Museum purchased two cultural items from the Logan
Museum of Anthropology at Beloit College, WI. The cultural items were
part of a larger collection made by Albert Green Heath. One of the
cultural items is a wooden medicine mask that Heath purchased from
Wilson Stevens on the Cattaraugus Reservation (E-50315). The other is a
miniature cornhusk medicine mask that he obtained from Delos Big Kettle
at Lawtons, NY, in 1912 (E-50312).
Traditional religious leaders of the Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York) have identified
these 15 medicine faces as being needed for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by present-day adherents. Museum
documentation, supported by oral evidence presented during consultation
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with members of the Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on Burial Rules
and Regulations, indicates that these medicine faces are culturally
affiliated with the Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the
Seneca Nation 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 15 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).
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) 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.
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