Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 35431-35432 [2020-12555]
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claim this cultural item should submit
a written request with information in
support of the claim to the FBI at the
address in this notice by July 10, 2020.
Federal Bureau of
Investigation, FBI Headquarters, Attn:
Supervisory Special Agent Timothy
Carpenter, Art Theft Program, 935
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20535, telephone (954) 931–3670,
email artifacts@ic.fbi.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 Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Washington,
DC, 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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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
‘‘From time immemorial, the
Nihookaa’ Dine’e Bila’ Ashdla’ii has
been tied to the aboriginal landscape’’
through their oral ceremonial histories
(Navajo Nation Heritage and Historic
Preservation Department, 2019). Today,
the Navajo Nation covers some 27,000
square miles extending from Utah into
Arizona and New Mexico. At an
unknown date, 11 sacred objects were
acquired in the Southwest and
transported to the East Coast, where
they remained part of a private
collection of Native American
antiquities, art and cultural heritage. In
the spring of 2018, these items were
seized by the FBI as part of a criminal
investigation. Regional archeologists
from museums and universities helped
identify the American Southwest origin
of the items. Subsequent face-to-face
consultation conducted in Albuquerque,
New Mexico on April 13, 2019, with the
Navajo Nation’s Tribal Historic
Preservation Officer/Department
Manager and other representatives of
the Navajo Nation’s Heritage and
Historic Preservation Department
showed the items to be culturally
affiliated with the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah, and their
identity as specific ceremonial objects
that had been erroneously identified by
the collector as masks.
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Determinations Made by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation
Officials of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the 11 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
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah.
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
Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special
Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art Theft
Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20535, telephone (954)
931–3670, email artifacts@ic.fbi.gov, by
July 10, 2020. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the sacred
items to the Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah may proceed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is
responsible for notifying the Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 15, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, Dallas, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University 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
SUMMARY:
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and any present-day Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian 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 should submit a written
request to the Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University at the address in this notice
by July 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: B. Sunday Eiselt,
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, 3225 Daniel
Avenue, Heroy Hall #450, Dallas, TX
75205, telephone (214) 768–2915, email
seiselt@smu.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 under the control of
the Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University, Dallas,
TX. The human remains were removed
from site X41CU12, Culberson County,
TX.
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. 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 Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Comanche
Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Still Apache
Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco
& Tawakonie) (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’).
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History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown time, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site
X41CU12 in Culberson County, TX. The
only provenience information provided
for these long bone fragments is
Culberson County, TX . As Southern
Methodist University (SMU) worked on
the Sulfur Draw project in Culberson,
these human remains are believed to be
related to this project. SMU also
excavated at sites X41CU1 through
X41CU11, where no human remains
were identified. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
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Determinations Made by the
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University
Officials of the Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
geographical location of the human
remains.
• 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(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian Tribe.
• According to final judgements of
the Indian Claims Commission or the
Court of Federal Claims, the land from
which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of The Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to B. Sunday Eiselt,
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, 3225 Daniel
Avenue, Heroy Hall #450, Dallas, TX
75205, telephone (214) 768–2915, email
seiselt@smu.edu, by July 10, 2020. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
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Dated: May 15, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
National Park Service
Consultation
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A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Field Museum
of Natural History professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
following Indian Tribes belonging to the
Wabanaki Confederacy: the Aroostook
Band of Micmacs (previously listed as
Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians);
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians;
Passamaquoddy Tribe; and the
Penobscot Nation (previously listed as
Penobscot Tribe of Maine)(hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Field
Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Field Museum of Natural
History has completed an inventory of
human remains, 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 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 should submit
a written request to the Field Museum
of Natural History. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Field Museum of
Natural History at the address in this
notice by July 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Field
Museum of Natural History, 1400 S Lake
Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605,
telephone (312) 665–7317, email
hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org.
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 under the control of
the Field Museum of Natural History,
Chicago, IL. The human remains were
removed from Tappan’s Island, Lincoln
County, ME, and Whaleback Midden,
Lincoln County, ME.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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History and Description of the Remains
Sometime in the 1880s or 1890s,
human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from shell heaps near the
Damariscotta River in Lincoln County,
ME, by Fellows Knowlton. Knowlton’s
collection of archeological material from
shell middens was sent to the Field
Museum of Natural History by his son,
James E Knowlton, in February of 1894.
Neither set of remains was identified as
human due to their fragmentary nature
until 2008. Both individuals were
grouped by Knowlton with faunal
remains from the sites, and they were
subsequently cataloged as faunal when
they were accessioned. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
One individual, represented by Field
Museum catalog #49781, was removed
from Tatman’s Island (alternate
spellings include Tappan’s, Datman’s,
Tattan’s, and Tatmares). Objects from
the same assemblage suggest that the
human remains most likely date to the
post-contact period. The human remains
are culturally affiliated to the Penobscot
Nation based on historical sources and
oral traditional information.
The second individual, represented
by Field Museum catalog #49961, was
removed from Whaleback Midden.
Objects from the same assemblage
suggest that the human remains most
likely date to the post-contact period.
The human remains are culturally
affiliated to the Penobscot Nation based
on historical sources and oral traditional
information.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030353; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology,
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University
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. 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 should submit a written
request to the Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist University at the address in this
notice by July 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: B. Sunday Eiselt, Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University, 3225 Daniel Avenue, Heroy Hall #450, Dallas, TX
75205, telephone (214) 768-2915, 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 under
the control of the Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, TX. The human remains were removed from site
X41CU12, Culberson County, TX.
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. 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
Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University professional
staff in consultation with representatives of the Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Still Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie) (hereafter
referred to as ``The Tribes'').
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History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from site X41CU12 in Culberson County, TX. The
only provenience information provided for these long bone fragments is
Culberson County, TX . As Southern Methodist University (SMU) worked on
the Sulfur Draw project in Culberson, these human remains are believed
to be related to this project. SMU also excavated at sites X41CU1
through X41CU11, where no human remains were identified. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Department of Anthropology, Southern
Methodist University
Officials of the Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist
University have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the geographical location
of the human remains.
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(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
According to final judgements of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
The Tribes.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains 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 should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to B. Sunday Eiselt, Department of
Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, 3225 Daniel Avenue, Heroy
Hall #450, Dallas, TX 75205, telephone (214) 768-2915, email
[email protected], by July 10, 2020. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
to The Tribes may proceed.
The Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University 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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