Notice of Inventory Completion: The Florida Department of State/Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL, 35439-35440 [2020-12553]
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History and Description of the Cultural
Item
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030254;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Minnesota Museum of American
Art, St. Paul, MN
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
The Minnesota Museum of
American Art, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the one cultural item listed in this
notice meets the definition of a sacred
object and an object of cultural
patrimony. 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 the Minnesota
Museum of American Art. If no
additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural item 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 this cultural item should submit
a written request with information in
support of the claim to the Minnesota
Museum of American Art at the address
in this notice by July 10, 2020.
DATES:
Kristin Makholm, Executive
Director, Minnesota Museum of
American Art, 350 Robert Street N, St.
Paul, MN 55101, telephone (651) 492–
0309, email kmakholm@mmaa.org.
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 a
cultural item under the control of the
Minnesota Museum of American Art, St.
Paul, MN, that meets the definition of a
sacred object and an object of cultural
patrimony 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.
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Sometime between 1926 and 1936,
while he was superintendent of schools
in Wrangell, AK, Axel Rasmussen
collected a killer whale shirt. After his
death in 1945, his collection of
Northwest Coast objects was dispersed.
The collection was reassembled by Earl
Stendahl, and part of it, including the
killer whale shirt, was sold to the
Portland Art Museum in Portland, OR.
In 1957, the Minnesota Museum of
American Art, formerly the Saint Paul
Gallery, purchased the killer whale shirt
from the Portland Art Museum. The
killer whale shirt is both a sacred object
and an object of cultural patrimony.
Documentation provided by the
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
Indian Tribes, acting on behalf of itself
and the Wrangell Cooperative
Association—specifically the Tlingit
clan Naanya.aayı´—confirms the Tlingit
identity of this cultural item and the
clan’s rightful custodianship of it. The
Central Council described how the clan
came to own the name and crest killer
whale Sheiyksh, and demonstrated the
traditional uncle-to-nephew hereditary
transfer of the item going back to the
first Chief Shakes. The shirt itself has
Tahltan style beadwork on the collar,
signifying that it is from the Stikine and
Wrangell area. The Central Council also
provided video evidence of Chief
Shakes VII wearing the killer whale
shirt in a potlach on June 3–4, 1940. The
shirt has ongoing historical, traditional,
or cultural importance for the Tlingit
people, and under the Tlingit system of
communal property ownership, it could
not be alienated, appropriated, or
conveyed by any individual. The killer
whale shirt bonds the Tlingit people to
their ancestors, symbolizing the
people’s relationship to the being
depicted on it. Incorporating the crest
design, it provides a physical form in
which spiritual beings manifest their
presence. In addition, the shirt is
needed for current and ongoing cultural
and religious practices.
Determinations Made by the Minnesota
Museum of American Art
Officials of the Minnesota Museum of
American Art have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one cultural item described above is
a specific ceremonial object 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 one cultural item described above
has ongoing historical, traditional, or
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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 object and object of
cultural patrimony and the Central
Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
Tribes and the Wrangell Cooperative
Association.
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
Kristin Makholm, Executive Director,
Minnesota Museum of American Art,
350 Robert Street N, St. Paul, MN 55101,
telephone (651) 492–0309, email
kmakholm@mmaa.org, by July 10, 2020.
After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred object and object
of cultural patrimony to the Central
Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
Tribes and the Wrangell Cooperative
Association may proceed.
The Minnesota Museum of American
Art is responsible for notifying Central
Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
Tribes and the Wrangell Cooperative
Association that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 28, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030350;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The
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 no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects and any present-day
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
SUMMARY:
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organizations. 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 Florida Department of
State, Division of Historical Resources.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 Florida Department of
State, Division of Historical Resources at
the address in this notice by July 10,
2020.
ADDRESSES: 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.
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 objects were removed from the
Manasota Key Offshore site, Sarasota
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) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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.
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 Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations); and
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The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
From 2016 to 2018, human remains
representing, at minimum, 11
individuals were removed from the
Manasota Key Offshore site in Sarasota
County, FL. In June 2016, the Florida
Division of Historical Resources (DHR)
Bureau of Archaeological Research
(BAR) staff were notified of prehistoric
human remains that had washed ashore
on Manasota Key in Sarasota County.
Underwater archeological staff
investigated the incident and discovered
the human remains were from an
Archaic burial site (7,000 B.P.) now
inundated offshore under the Gulf of
Mexico. This site is legally protected
under Chapter 267 and Section 872.05,
Florida Statutes, requiring state
archeologists to preserve and protect the
site from both human and natural
impacts. Underwater archeological
excavations were conducted by BAR
from 2017 to 2018, in order to develop
a protection plan for the underwater
cemetery. These excavations resulted in
the recovery of in situ remains
representing 11 individuals, including
seven adults, two infants, and two
prenates. No known individuals were
identified. The 49 associated funerary
objects include 10 fiber cordage
fragments, one modified conch shell,
two modified oyster drills, one shell
pendant, and 35 wooden stake
fragments.
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
are Native American based on
contextual information and osteological
analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 11
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 49 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.
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• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission in 1978, the
land from which the Native American
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed is the aboriginal
land of The Tribes.
• The Treaty with the Florida Tribes
of Indians in 1823 (Cession 118) and the
Treaty with the Seminoles in 1832
(Cession 173) indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
The Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
The Tribes.
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 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 July 10, 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.
The Florida Department of State,
Division of Historical Resources is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: May 15, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Bureau of Ocean Energy
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030350; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The 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 no
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
objects and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
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organizations. 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 Florida Department of
State, Division of Historical Resources. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 Florida Department of State, Division of Historical
Resources at the address in this notice by July 10, 2020.
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].
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 objects were removed from the Manasota
Key Offshore site, Sarasota 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) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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.
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 Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole
Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
Reservations); and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (hereafter referred
to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
From 2016 to 2018, human remains representing, at minimum, 11
individuals were removed from the Manasota Key Offshore site in
Sarasota County, FL. In June 2016, the Florida Division of Historical
Resources (DHR) Bureau of Archaeological Research (BAR) staff were
notified of prehistoric human remains that had washed ashore on
Manasota Key in Sarasota County. Underwater archeological staff
investigated the incident and discovered the human remains were from an
Archaic burial site (7,000 B.P.) now inundated offshore under the Gulf
of Mexico. This site is legally protected under Chapter 267 and Section
872.05, Florida Statutes, requiring state archeologists to preserve and
protect the site from both human and natural impacts. Underwater
archeological excavations were conducted by BAR from 2017 to 2018, in
order to develop a protection plan for the underwater cemetery. These
excavations resulted in the recovery of in situ remains representing 11
individuals, including seven adults, two infants, and two prenates. No
known individuals were identified. The 49 associated funerary objects
include 10 fiber cordage fragments, one modified conch shell, two
modified oyster drills, one shell pendant, and 35 wooden stake
fragments.
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 are Native American based on contextual information and
osteological analysis.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 11 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 49 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.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission in 1978, the land from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal
land of The Tribes.
The Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians in 1823
(Cession 118) and the Treaty with the Seminoles in 1832 (Cession 173)
indicate that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of The
Tribes.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Tribes.
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 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 July 10, 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.
The Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources
is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 15, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-12553 Filed 6-9-20; 8:45 am]
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