Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, 35434-35435 [2020-12556]
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Hopi Tribe of Arizona as well as the
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Determinations Made by the Field
Museum of Natural History
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Officials of the Field Museum of
Natural History have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 303
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 179 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
from the sites of Awatobi, First Mesa,
Burned Corn House, Chukubi,
Shongopovi, Kishuba, Sikyatki,
Mishongovi, Old Mishongovi, and Old
Walpi and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
• 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 object
from the site of Payupki and the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona and the Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico.
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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 Helen Robbins, Field
Museum of Natural History, 1400 S Lake
Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605,
telephone (312) 665–7317, email
hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org, 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 Hopi
Tribe of Arizona and the Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico may proceed.
The Field Museum of Natural History
is responsible for notifying the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona and the Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico that this notice has
been published.
Dated: May 13, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: The Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago, IL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Field Museum of Natural
History (Field Museum), 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
unassociated funerary objects. 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 to the
Field Museum. 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
the Field Museum at the address in this
notice by July 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Director of
Repatriation, The Field Museum, 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.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Field
Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL,
that meet the definition of unassociated
funerary 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
Item(s)
In 1900 and 1901, six cultural items
were removed from the site of Payupki
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in Navajo County, AZ. The items were
removed by Charles Owen over the
course of two field seasons. The
excavations were sponsored by Stanley
McCormick on behalf of the Field
Museum of Natural History. The six
unassociated funerary objects are one
ceramic jar, one ceramic pot, and four
ceramic bowls.
Owen’s field notes and the
corresponding field numbers on the
items show by a preponderance of
evidence that the items were removed
from graves. The items were all removed
from the Hopi Reservation. They are
culturally affiliated with the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona based on academic literature,
oral tradition, and consultation with the
Hopi Tribe.
The site of Payupki was recorded in
Charles Owen’s notes as being founded
in 1680 by people from the ‘‘Rio Grande
district’’ who lived at the site for a few
generations before returning from where
they had come. Based on academic
literature and oral traditional
information, these people were the
ancestors of the Pueblo of Sandia, New
Mexico.
Determinations Made by the Field
Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Field Museum of
Natural History have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the six 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 American
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
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
Helen Robbins, Director of Repatriation,
The Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore
Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone
(312) 665–7317, email hrobbins@
fieldmuseum.org, by July 10, 2020. After
that date, if no additional claimants
have come forward, transfer of control
of the unassociated funerary objects to
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed.
The Field Museum is responsible for
notifying the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and
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the Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico that
this notice has been published.
Dated: May 11, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology, Chapel Hill, NC
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology 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 University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology. 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 University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology at the
address in this notice by July 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. C. Margaret Scarry,
Research Laboratories of Archaeology,
University of North Carolina, Campus
Box 3120, Chapel Hill, NC 27599–3120,
telephone (919) 962–6574, email
scarry@email.unc.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
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of human remains under the control of
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology, Chapel Hill, NC. The
human remains were removed from:
Jaketown Site (22 HU 505), Humphreys
County, MS; and Lake George Site (22
YZ 557), Yazoo County, MS.
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 University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Texas); Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Quapaw Nation (previously listed as
The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); The
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; and The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1963, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Jaketown site (22 HU 505)
in Humphreys County, MS, by
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology archeologists Brian Egloff
and Jeff Reid. The human remains (17
bone fragments collected from the site’s
surface) were transported to the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology for cleaning and storage.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present. These human remains most
likely date to the Mississippian period
(A.D. 1100–1600).
In 1963, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from Lake George site (22 YZ
557) in Yazoo County, MS, by
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology archeologists Brian Egloff
and Jeff Reid. The human remains (18
bone fragments collected from the site’s
surface) were transported to the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
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Hill, Research Laboratories of
Archaeology for cleaning and storage.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
These human remains most likely date
to the Mississippian period (A.D. 1100–
1600).
Determinations Made by the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Research Laboratories of Archaeology
Officials of the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research
Laboratories of Archaeology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
physical association with Native
American cultural materials and
occurrence at Native American
archeological sites.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of three
individuals 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 judgments 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 Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians and The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians and The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians and The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma.
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 Dr. C. Margaret Scarry,
Research Laboratories of Archaeology,
University of North Carolina, Campus
Box 3120, Chapel Hill, NC 27599–3120,
telephone (919) 962–6574, email
scarry@email.unc.edu, by July 10, 2020.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030318; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Field Museum
of Natural History, Chicago, IL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Field Museum of Natural History (Field Museum), 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 unassociated funerary objects. 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 to the Field Museum. 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 the Field Museum at the address
in this notice by July 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Director of Repatriation, The Field Museum,
1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665-7317,
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 Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, that meet
the definition of unassociated funerary 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(s)
In 1900 and 1901, six cultural items were removed from the site of
Payupki in Navajo County, AZ. The items were removed by Charles Owen
over the course of two field seasons. The excavations were sponsored by
Stanley McCormick on behalf of the Field Museum of Natural History. The
six unassociated funerary objects are one ceramic jar, one ceramic pot,
and four ceramic bowls.
Owen's field notes and the corresponding field numbers on the items
show by a preponderance of evidence that the items were removed from
graves. The items were all removed from the Hopi Reservation. They are
culturally affiliated with the Hopi Tribe of Arizona based on academic
literature, oral tradition, and consultation with the Hopi Tribe.
The site of Payupki was recorded in Charles Owen's notes as being
founded in 1680 by people from the ``Rio Grande district'' who lived at
the site for a few generations before returning from where they had
come. Based on academic literature and oral traditional information,
these people were the ancestors of the Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico.
Determinations Made by the Field Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Field Museum of Natural History have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the six 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
American individual.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
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 Helen Robbins, Director of Repatriation, The
Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone
(312) 665-7317, email [email protected], by July 10, 2020. After
that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of
control of the unassociated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona may proceed.
The Field Museum is responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona and
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the Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 11, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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