Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Nebraska State Historical Society, DBA History Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 17195-17196 [2019-08234]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 79 / Wednesday, April 24, 2019 / Notices also noted, the rock pile was cleared of debris and loose rocks, revealing human remains at the bottom of the pothole. Work was halted and Southeastern Archeological Services contacted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Georgia Department of Natural Resources— Historic Preservation Division, and the Georgia Indian Council. After consultation, excavation with a 1x1 meter unit was conducted to further delineate the burial. The human remains and the associated funerary objects were transferred from Southeastern Archeological Services to the University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology on December 20, 2016. The human remains, which consist of 80 bone fragments, include four teeth of a young adult, 16–22 years of age. No known individuals were identified. The 44 associated funerary objects are 16 sherds (less than 1⁄2 inch), two quartz tertiary flakes, two quartz flake fragments, and 24 sherds of a mended Lamar pottery vessel (9GE2084). The geographical location of the burial within the historically documented territory of The Muscogee (Creek) Nation supports a cultural affiliation with The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. jbell on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Determinations Made by the University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology Officials of the University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology have determined that: • 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(3)(A), the 44 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 Muscogee (Creek) 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 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 Amanda Thompson, University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, 1125 Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 30605, telephone (706) 542– 8737, email arobthom@uga.edu, by May 24, 2019. After that date, if no VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Apr 23, 2019 Jkt 247001 additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The Muscogee (Creek) Nation may proceed. The University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology is responsible for notifying The Muscogee (Creek) Nation that this notice has been published. Dated: April 2, 2019. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2019–08230 Filed 4–23–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027463; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Nebraska State Historical Society, DBA History Nebraska, Lincoln, NE National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: History Nebraska, 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 a sacred object. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim this cultural item should submit a written request to History Nebraska. 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 History Nebraska at the address in this notice by May 24, 2019. ADDRESSES: Trisha Nelson, History Nebraska, 1500 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68508–1651, telephone (402) 471–4760, email trisha.nelson@nebraska.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 History Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, that meet the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17195 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 Item On July 17, 1962, Charles A. Walker, a member of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, donated a trunk containing medicinal bundles to History Nebraska (then known as the Nebraska State Historical Society). In a letter dated July 9, 1962, Mr. Walker asked then-director Marvin Kivett if the Nebraska State Historical Society could preserve the ‘‘Indian relic known as bundle.’’ Mr. Kivett drove to the Omaha reservation in Thurston County, NE, and picked up the trunk on July 17, 1962. The trunk and its contents had been owned by Charles Walker’s grandfather, Alan Walker (mistakenly noted as ELLEN Walker in History Nebraska’s records), who reportedly died in 1907, at the age of 69. The collection was reported to have been previously owned by Alan Walker’s father. On June 21, 2018, Marisa Cummings, a lineal descendant of Charles Walker and Alan Walker, requested the repatriation of the trunk collection as a sacred object. History Nebraska first initiated consultation on this collection by sending a NAGPRA summary to the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska in November of 1993. History Nebraska reinitiated consultation with the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska in June of 2018. On September 26, 2018, the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska requested the repatriation of the trunk collection as an object of cultural patrimony. Determinations Made by History Nebraska Officials of History Nebraska have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item described above contains 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. 3005(a)(5)(A) and 43 CFR 10.2(b)(1), Marissa Cummings is the direct lineal descendant of the individual who owned the sacred object; E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1 17196 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 79 / Wednesday, April 24, 2019 / Notices • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3005(b), the sacred object is not indispensable for any specific scientific study; • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3005(c), History Nebraska does not have right of possession to the sacred object; and • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3005(e), Marissa Cummings is the most appropriate claimant. 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 Trisha Nelson, History Nebraska, 1500 R Street, Lincoln, NE 68508–1651, telephone (402) 471–4760, email trisha.nelson@nebraska.gov, by May 24, 2019. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the sacred objects to Marissa Cummings may proceed. History Nebraska is responsible for notifying Marissa Cummings and the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska that this notice has been published. Dated: March 11, 2019. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2019–08234 Filed 4–23–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027466; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: The State Center Community College District—Fresno City College, Fresno, CA; Correction National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; correction. AGENCY: The State Center Community College District—Fresno City College has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on August 23, 2018. This notice corrects the 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 the State Center Community College District—Fresno City College. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains jbell on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Apr 23, 2019 Jkt 247001 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 the State Center Community College District—Fresno City College at the address in this notice by May 24, 2019. Mary Beth Miller, Interim Dean of Social Sciences, in care of Jill Minar, Ph.D., Fresno City College of The State Center Community College District, 1101 E. University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741, telephone (559) 442– 8210, email jill.minar@ fresnocitycollege.edu. ADDRESSES: 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 of human remains and associated funerary objects under the control of the State Center Community College District—Fresno City College, Fresno, CA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from site CA–MAD–1785, Madera County, 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. This notice corrects the number of associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (83 FR 42681–42682, August 23, 2018). A re-inventory identified fewer associated funerary objects than previously reported. Transfer of control of the items in this correction notice has not occurred. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Correction In the Federal Register (83 FR 42682, August 23, 2018), column 1, paragraph 2, sentence 4 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: The 10 associated funerary objects are one steatite sherd, five steatite beads, three shell beads, and one shell fragment. In the Federal Register (83 FR 42682, August 23, 2018), column 1, paragraph PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5, sentence 2 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 15 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. 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 objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Mary Beth Miller, Interim Dean of Social Sciences, in care of Jill Minar, Ph.D., Fresno City College of The State Center Community College District, 1101 E. University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741, telephone (559) 442– 8210, email jill.minar@ fresnocitycollege.edu, by May 24, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California and the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California may proceed. The State Center Community College District—Fresno City College is responsible for notifying The Consulted and Notified Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: March 11, 2019. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2019–08229 Filed 4–23–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0027460; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology 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. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027463; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Nebraska State 
Historical Society, DBA History Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: History Nebraska, 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 a sacred 
object. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
claim this cultural item should submit a written request to History 
Nebraska. 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 History Nebraska at the address 
in this notice by May 24, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Trisha Nelson, History Nebraska, 1500 R Street, Lincoln, NE 
68508-1651, telephone (402) 471-4760, email [email protected].

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 History Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 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 Item

    On July 17, 1962, Charles A. Walker, a member of the Omaha Tribe of 
Nebraska, donated a trunk containing medicinal bundles to History 
Nebraska (then known as the Nebraska State Historical Society). In a 
letter dated July 9, 1962, Mr. Walker asked then-director Marvin Kivett 
if the Nebraska State Historical Society could preserve the ``Indian 
relic known as bundle.'' Mr. Kivett drove to the Omaha reservation in 
Thurston County, NE, and picked up the trunk on July 17, 1962. The 
trunk and its contents had been owned by Charles Walker's grandfather, 
Alan Walker (mistakenly noted as ELLEN Walker in History Nebraska's 
records), who reportedly died in 1907, at the age of 69. The collection 
was reported to have been previously owned by Alan Walker's father.
    On June 21, 2018, Marisa Cummings, a lineal descendant of Charles 
Walker and Alan Walker, requested the repatriation of the trunk 
collection as a sacred object. History Nebraska first initiated 
consultation on this collection by sending a NAGPRA summary to the 
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska in November of 1993. History Nebraska 
reinitiated consultation with the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska in June of 
2018. On September 26, 2018, the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska requested the 
repatriation of the trunk collection as an object of cultural 
patrimony.

Determinations Made by History Nebraska

    Officials of History Nebraska have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item 
described above contains 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. 3005(a)(5)(A) and 43 CFR 10.2(b)(1), 
Marissa Cummings is the direct lineal descendant of the individual who 
owned the sacred object;

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     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3005(b), the sacred object is not 
indispensable for any specific scientific study;
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3005(c), History Nebraska does not 
have right of possession to the sacred object; and
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3005(e), Marissa Cummings is the 
most appropriate claimant.

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 Trisha Nelson, History Nebraska, 1500 R 
Street, Lincoln, NE 68508-1651, telephone (402) 471-4760, email 
[email protected], by May 24, 2019. After that date, if no 
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the 
sacred objects to Marissa Cummings may proceed.
    History Nebraska is responsible for notifying Marissa Cummings and 
the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska that this notice has been published.

    Dated: March 11, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-08234 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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