Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Honolulu, HI, 12574-12575 [2020-04326]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: State of Hawaii Department of
Transportation, Honolulu, HI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The State of Hawaii
Department of Transportation, in
consultation with the appropriate
Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural items listed
in this notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects and
sacred objects. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
State of Hawaii Department of
Transportation. If no additional
claimants come forward, transfer of
control of the cultural items to the lineal
descendants or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to submit a claim for these
cultural items should submit a written
request with information in support of
the claim to the State of Hawaii
Department of Transportation at the
address in this notice by April 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Jade T. Butay, Director,
State of Hawaii Department of
Transportation, 869 Punchbowl Street,
Honolulu, HI 96813, telephone (808)
587–2150, email Jade.Butay@
hawaii.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 State of
Hawaii Department of Transportation,
Honolulu, HI, that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects and
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.
SUMMARY:
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
From 1989 to 1992, 13 cultural items
were removed from Hawai‘i State
Inventory of Historic Places (SIHP) site
#s 50–80–09–2134, 50–80–09–2136, 50–
80–09–2137, and 50–80–09–2010 in
Aiea, HI. The items were discovered and
collected in Halawa Valley during
archeological work for the construction
of the Interstate Route H–3 Freeway,
and have since been housed at the
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behalf of the State of Hawaii Department
of Transportation. The 11 unassociated
funerary objects are three unidentified
bones, one dog bone, one bag of soil,
one bag of basalt lithic, one bag of wood
charcoal, one milled wood, one lithic,
one shell, and one bowl/cup. The two
sacred objects are one zoomorphic bowl
and one basalt cup. The unassociated
funerary objects were catalogued under
Project #379 and placed in bags
numbering: 370, 367, 420, 421, 422,
2470, 0024C, and in catalog numbering
B1–85–107 and B1–85–260. During a
review of the artifact database, these
items were discovered by Office of
Hawaiian Affairs staff. The evidence of
cultural affiliation was recorded in the
artifacts database as ‘‘Possible
Association with Individual #1,’’ and
listed as ‘‘burial fill’’ intended for
reburial.
In consultation with the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs and lineal descendant
Ella Paguyo, and ahupua‘a-affiliated
descendant Clara Matthews, it is
believed that these artifacts are
unassociated funerary objects and were
to be part of the repatriation that took
place on September 13, 1992, for the
individuals identified and disinterred
during archeological investigations
preceding construction of the Interstate
H–3 in Halawa Valley. It is further
believed that the sacred objects are for
ceremonial purposes. In the October 17,
1992, Halawa Valley Reinterment
Report, Ella Paguyo, Clara and Boots
Matthews, and Vivian Hong were listed
as lineal and ahupua’a-affiliated
descendants.
Determinations Made by the State of
Hawaii Department of Transportation
Officials of the State of Hawaii
Department of Transportation have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 11 cultural items described above
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 and
are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native Hawaiian
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the two 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 43 CFR 10.14(b), Ella
Paguyo, Clara and Boots Matthews, and
Vivian Hong are lineal and Ahupua’aaffiliated descendants of the individual
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with whom the 13 cultural items
described above were placed.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
submit a claim for these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Jade T. Butay, Director, State of Hawaii
Department of Transportation, 869
Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813,
telephone (808) 587–2150, email
Jade.Butay@hawaii.gov, by April 2,
2020. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary
objects and sacred objects to the lineal
descendants listed in this notice may
proceed.
The State of Hawaii Department of
Transportation is responsible for
notifying the Native Hawaiian
organizations and lineal descendants
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Auburn University 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
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to Auburn University. 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.
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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 Auburn University at the
address in this notice by April 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Savannah Newell, Auburn
University, 7030 Haley Center, Auburn,
AL 36849, telephone (334) 844–5008,
email sgn0010@auburn.edu.
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
Auburn University, Auburn, AL. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from the
Abercrombie Site, Russell County, AL.
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:
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Auburn
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
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’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime during the early 1960s,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from the Abercrombie Site in Russell
County, AL. This individual,
represented by a mandible, is estimated
to be around 5 years old based on dental
development. While specifics regarding
the excavation of the cultural items
listed in this notice are not fully known,
the items likely derive from an
excavation conducted during the 1960s
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by the Alabama Archaeological Society,
and were transferred to Dr. John Cottier
at Auburn University. No known
individuals were identified. The three
associated funerary objects are three
vessels.
Abercrombie (1-Ru-61), originally
recorded by Wesley Hurt, is a large site
along the Chattahoochee River and
likely around the location of Coweta.
The three vessels in this notice were
listed as Ru°1, the original number
given by Wesley Hurt to the mound at
Abercrombie. Included with them is a
picture of a burial showing the human
remains of a child. As best as can be
determined, based on age assessments,
this burial yielded the isolated mandible
listed in this notice. Abercrombie
chronology includes a Bull Creek Phase
(representing a late Mississippian
period) and an Abercrombie Phase (ca.
A.D. 1550–1650), as well as 17th
century occupation (based on European
goods present at the site). Historically,
this area was occupied by Hitchiti
speakers and Lower Creek during the
17th century. These groups are ancestral
to the present-day Creek and Seminole
Indian Tribes.
Determinations Made by Auburn
University
Officials of Auburn University 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 three 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 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 objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Savannah Newell, Auburn
University, 7030 Haley Center, Auburn,
AL 36849, telephone (334) 844–5008,
email sgn0010@auburn.edu, by April 2,
2020. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to The
Tribes may proceed.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: State of Hawaii
Department of Transportation, Honolulu, HI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, in
consultation with the appropriate Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the
definition of unassociated funerary objects and sacred objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the State of Hawaii Department of
Transportation. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of
control of the cultural items to the lineal descendants or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to submit a claim
for these cultural items should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the State of Hawaii Department
of Transportation at the address in this notice by April 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Jade T. Butay, Director, State of Hawaii Department of
Transportation, 869 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, telephone
(808) 587-2150, 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 the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Honolulu,
HI, that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and
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
From 1989 to 1992, 13 cultural items were removed from Hawai`i
State Inventory of Historic Places (SIHP) site #s 50-80-09-2134, 50-80-
09-2136, 50-80-09-2137, and 50-80-09-2010 in Aiea, HI. The items were
discovered and collected in Halawa Valley during archeological work for
the construction of the Interstate Route H-3 Freeway, and have since
been housed at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum on behalf of the State
of Hawaii Department of Transportation. The 11 unassociated funerary
objects are three unidentified bones, one dog bone, one bag of soil,
one bag of basalt lithic, one bag of wood charcoal, one milled wood,
one lithic, one shell, and one bowl/cup. The two sacred objects are one
zoomorphic bowl and one basalt cup. The unassociated funerary objects
were catalogued under Project #379 and placed in bags numbering: 370,
367, 420, 421, 422, 2470, 0024C, and in catalog numbering B1-85-107 and
B1-85-260. During a review of the artifact database, these items were
discovered by Office of Hawaiian Affairs staff. The evidence of
cultural affiliation was recorded in the artifacts database as
``Possible Association with Individual #1,'' and listed as ``burial
fill'' intended for reburial.
In consultation with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and lineal
descendant Ella Paguyo, and ahupua`a-affiliated descendant Clara
Matthews, it is believed that these artifacts are unassociated funerary
objects and were to be part of the repatriation that took place on
September 13, 1992, for the individuals identified and disinterred
during archeological investigations preceding construction of the
Interstate H-3 in Halawa Valley. It is further believed that the sacred
objects are for ceremonial purposes. In the October 17, 1992, Halawa
Valley Reinterment Report, Ella Paguyo, Clara and Boots Matthews, and
Vivian Hong were listed as lineal and ahupua'a-affiliated descendants.
Determinations Made by the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
Officials of the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 11 cultural items
described above 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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native
Hawaiian individual.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the two 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 43 CFR 10.14(b), Ella Paguyo, Clara and Boots
Matthews, and Vivian Hong are lineal and Ahupua'a-affiliated
descendants of the individual
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with whom the 13 cultural items described above were placed.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to submit a claim
for these cultural items should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to Jade T. Butay, Director, State
of Hawaii Department of Transportation, 869 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu,
HI 96813, telephone (808) 587-2150, email [email protected], by
April 2, 2020. After that date, if no additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the unassociated funerary objects and
sacred objects to the lineal descendants listed in this notice may
proceed.
The State of Hawaii Department of Transportation is responsible for
notifying the Native Hawaiian organizations and lineal descendants that
this notice has been published.
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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