Notice of Inventory Completion: Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL, 23482-23483 [2018-10783]
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and could not have been alienated or
conveyed by an individual.
In 1910, Grace Nicholson and Carroll
Hartman purchased a woman’s dance
skirt on behalf of Lewis Hobart Farlow,
in whose name it was donated to the
Peabody Museum that same year. Prior
to its purchase by Nicholson and
Hartman, the dance skirt was owned by
Isaac A. Beers, the United States Indian
Agent at Hoopa from 1890–1893. The
circumstance under which Beers
collected the dance skirt is not known.
Peabody Museum records describe the
object as ‘‘Wiegat—Very old fine Dance
Skirt—Beer’s Collection’’ and from the
‘‘Wiyot Indians, California.’’ The
woman’s dance skirt has been identified
as Wiyot and has been determined to be
a sacred object.
This dance skirt is made of soft,
tanned leather, which is fringed at the
bottom hem. A solitary shell object of
modified abalone is fastened to a leather
strand within the fringe. Another leather
strand within the fringe is adorned with
three blue glass beads and one long
black glass bead. The waist of the skirt
is decorated with maidenhair fern and
beargrass wraps, as well as iris twine.
Dangling from the edge of the twinewrapped waist are thin twine-wrapped
strands adorned with two small bivalve
shells and finished with metal thimbles;
some strands also contain blue glass
beads.
Consultation evidence suggests this
skirt was most likely made as regalia for
an adolescent girl’s Coming of Age
Ceremony, also known as the Flower
Ceremony, due to its size and
decoration. Families spent years
gathering the materials for a girl’s ‘‘First
Dress,’’ which was worn initially at her
Coming of Age Ceremony. Based on the
size of this skirt, and the effort invested
in its ornamentation, as well as the
location of decoration at the waist, it
was likely made as a ceremonial dance
skirt for a girl’s puberty rites. As abalone
is associated with women’s blood, the
single cut and polished abalone shell
bead fastened within the fringe at the
skirt’s bottom hem further supports the
attribution of this skirt to the Coming of
Age Ceremony. Museum documentation
of the item as a ‘‘Very old fine Dance
Skirt’’ supports the categorization of this
skirt as a specific ceremonial item.
According to consultation evidence and
other supporting evidence this dance
skirt would be used for multiple
religious ceremonies, possibly including
the Flower Ceremony, Jump Dance, and
Brush Dance.
This cultural item meets the
definition of a sacred object because it
is a specific ceremonial object required
by the Wiyot for the practice of
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traditional religious ceremonies and
dances, such as the Flower Ceremony,
the World Renewal Ceremony, and the
Brush Dance, by present-day adherents.
Wiyot women and girls wore dance
skirts for multiple ceremonies because
the skirts were imbued with spiritual
power and were potent enough to
ritually purify ceremonial dance
grounds.
Determinations Made by the Peabody
Museum
Officials of the Peabody Museum have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the four 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(3)(D),
the three cultural items 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 sacred objects and objects
of cultural patrimony and the Bear River
Band of Rohnerville Rancheria,
California; Blue Lake Rancheria,
California; and Wiyot Tribe, California
(previously listed as the Table Bluff
Reservation—Wiyot Tribe).
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
Patricia Capone, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, email pcapone@
fas.harvard.edu, by June 20, 2018. After
that date, if no additional claimants
have come forward, transfer of control
of the sacred objects and objects of
cultural patrimony to the Bear River
Band of Rohnerville Rancheria,
California; Blue Lake Rancheria,
California; and Wiyot Tribe, California
(previously listed as the Table Bluff
Reservation—Wiyot Tribe) may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology is responsible for
notifying the Bear River Band of
Rohnerville Rancheria, California; Blue
Lake Rancheria, California; and Wiyot
Tribe, California (previously listed as
the Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot
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Tribe) that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 30, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Florida Department of State, Division
of Historical Resources, Tallahassee,
FL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Florida Department of
State, Division of Historical Resources,
has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
object 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 object should submit a written
request to the Florida Department of
State, Division of Historical Resources.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
object 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
object should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Florida Department of
State, Division of Historical Resources at
the address in this notice by June 20,
2018.
SUMMARY:
Kathryn Miyar, Florida
Department of State, Mission San Luis
Collections, 2100 West Tennessee
Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, telephone
(850) 245–6301, email kathryn.miyar@
dos.myflorida.com.
ADDRESSES:
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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 under the control of the
Florida Department of State, Division of
Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL.
The human remains and associated
funerary object were removed from the
FCI Borrow site, Jackson County, FL.
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 object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Florida
Department of State, Division of
Historical Resources professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Kialegee Tribal
Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town. The Florida Tribe of
Eastern Creek Indians and Original
Miccosukee Simanolee Nation of
Aboriginal People, non-federally
recognized Indian groups, were also
consulted.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1974, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the FCI Borrow site in
Jackson County, FL. The human remains
of an infant (approx. one year of age)
were encountered during a fill mining
excavation at the county-owned FCI
Borrow pit. A Jackson County Sheriff’s
officer was called, and he removed the
human remains and one associated
funerary object (a shell pendant) from
the site prior to notifying the
Department of State. Turquoise green
glass beads were also noted as being
present in the infant burial, but they
crumbled when an attempt was made to
remove them, and were, therefore, left
in situ and not collected. Archaeologist
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B. Calvin Jones was sent by the
Department of State to investigate the
site. During his investigation, he
collected a small amount of additional
material from the site’s surface
including the human remains belonging
to an adult (aged as approx. 20+ years
of age). Jones transferred the skeletal
remains of these two individuals and
the associated funerary object to the
Florida Department of State collections
in 1974, but they were not formally
cataloged until 1993. No known
individuals were identified. The
associated funerary object recovered
from the infant burial is a single shell
pendant (Accession #93.163.01.01).
The site has been identified by
Archaeologist B. Calvin Jones as the
location of a Native American
reservation designated by the 1823
Treaty of Moultrie Creek. The political
situation at the time of the treaty was
unsettled, and Tribes present during the
treaty meetings were described in
historic accounts as Apalachicola,
northern division of the Seminole,
Miccosukee, and Lower Creek. Some of
the tribal leaders recorded as present
during these meetings included
Neamathla, Tuskihadjo, Emathlochee,
Econchatomico, Yellow Hair, Mulatto
King, and John Blount. Descendants of
these groups now are members of
several Indian Tribes, including the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe
of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch
Band of Creeks (previously listed as the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town, (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’).
Determinations Made by the Florida
Department of State, Division of
Historical Resources
Officials of the Florida Department of
State, Division of Historical Resources
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 one object described in this notice
is 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.
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• 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 the associated funerary object
and The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 object should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Kathryn Miyar, Florida
Department of State, Mission San Luis
Collections, 2100 West Tennessee
Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, telephone
(850) 245–6301, email kathryn.miyar@
dos.myflorida.com, by June 20, 2018.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary object to The Tribes
may proceed.
The Florida Department of State,
Division of Historical Resources is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: April 30, 2018.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Bess
Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County,
Libertyville, IL (Previously Known as
the Lake County Discovery Museum,
Wauconda, IL)
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Bess Bower Dunn
Museum of Lake County (previously
known as the Lake County Discovery
Museum) has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and 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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0025515; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Florida Department of State,
Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Florida Department of State, Division of Historical
Resources, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
object 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 object should submit a written request to the Florida
Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and
associated funerary object 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 object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the Florida Department of State, Division of
Historical Resources at the address in this notice by June 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Kathryn Miyar, Florida Department of State, Mission San Luis
Collections, 2100 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304,
telephone (850) 245-6301, email [email protected].
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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 under the control of the Florida Department
of State, Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL. The human
remains and associated funerary object were removed from the FCI Borrow
site, Jackson County, FL.
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 object. 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 Florida
Department of State, Division of Historical Resources professional
staff in consultation with representatives of the Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town. The Florida Tribe of Eastern Creek Indians and Original
Miccosukee Simanolee Nation of Aboriginal People, non-federally
recognized Indian groups, were also consulted.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals
were removed from the FCI Borrow site in Jackson County, FL. The human
remains of an infant (approx. one year of age) were encountered during
a fill mining excavation at the county-owned FCI Borrow pit. A Jackson
County Sheriff's officer was called, and he removed the human remains
and one associated funerary object (a shell pendant) from the site
prior to notifying the Department of State. Turquoise green glass beads
were also noted as being present in the infant burial, but they
crumbled when an attempt was made to remove them, and were, therefore,
left in situ and not collected. Archaeologist B. Calvin Jones was sent
by the Department of State to investigate the site. During his
investigation, he collected a small amount of additional material from
the site's surface including the human remains belonging to an adult
(aged as approx. 20+ years of age). Jones transferred the skeletal
remains of these two individuals and the associated funerary object to
the Florida Department of State collections in 1974, but they were not
formally cataloged until 1993. No known individuals were identified.
The associated funerary object recovered from the infant burial is a
single shell pendant (Accession #93.163.01.01).
The site has been identified by Archaeologist B. Calvin Jones as
the location of a Native American reservation designated by the 1823
Treaty of Moultrie Creek. The political situation at the time of the
treaty was unsettled, and Tribes present during the treaty meetings
were described in historic accounts as Apalachicola, northern division
of the Seminole, Miccosukee, and Lower Creek. Some of the tribal
leaders recorded as present during these meetings included Neamathla,
Tuskihadjo, Emathlochee, Econchatomico, Yellow Hair, Mulatto King, and
John Blount. Descendants of these groups now are members of several
Indian Tribes, including the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal
Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously
listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole Tribe
of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania,
Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town, (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
Determinations Made by the Florida Department of State, Division of
Historical Resources
Officials of the Florida Department of State, Division of
Historical Resources 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 one object described
in this notice is 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 the associated funerary object and The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Kathryn Miyar, Florida Department of State,
Mission San Luis Collections, 2100 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee,
FL 32304, telephone (850) 245-6301, email
[email protected], by June 20, 2018. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary object to The Tribes may proceed.
The Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources
is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 30, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-10783 Filed 5-18-18; 8:45 am]
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