Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Item: Museum of Riverside, Riverside, CA, 55477-55478 [2020-19702]
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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 associated funerary objects
should submit a written request to the
TVA. If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
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
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
the TVA at the address in this notice by
October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher,
Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, Knoxville,
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
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 associated funerary objects under the
control of the Tennessee Valley
Authority, Knoxville, TN. The
associated funerary objects were
removed from site 1MA48 in Madison
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) 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
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
Consultation
History and Description of the Remains
The site listed in this notice was
excavated as part of TVA’s Wheeler
Reservoir Project by the Alabama
Museum of Natural History (AMNH) at
the University of Alabama, using labor
provided by the Civil Works
Administration, a precursor to the
Works Progress Administration. Details
regarding the excavation of this site may
be found in The Flint River Site, MA48,
a report by William S. Webb and David
L. DeJarnette. The associated funerary
objects excavated from the site listed in
this notice have been in the physical
custody of the AMNH at the University
of Alabama since they were excavated.
Human remains and associated funerary
objects from 1MA48 were the subject of
two previous Notices of Inventory
Completion’s published in the Federal
Register (81 FR 60380–60381,
September 1, 2016 and 84 FR 38055–
38056, August 5, 2019). All the cultural
items listed in those notices have been
transferred to The Chickasaw Nation.
Recently, missing funerary objects
removed from site 1MA48 were
discovered during the improvement of
the curation of TVA’s archeological
collection at AMNH.
From June to December 1938,
excavations took place at the Flint River
site, 1MA48, in Madison County, AL.
Excavation commenced after TVA had
acquired the two parcels of land
encompassing site 1MA48 on November
11, 1935 and July 3, 1936. Excavations
revealed multiple occupations,
including the Late Archaic (4000–1000
B.C.) period, Colbert (300 B.C.–A.D.
100), Flint River (A.D. 500–1000), and
the early Mississippian Langston phase
(A.D. 900–1200). The 61 associated
funerary objects listed in this notice
include 46 shell beads, one bone awl, 12
polished and incised antler fragments,
and two bone tools.
A detailed assessment of the
associated funerary objects was made by
TVA professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Poarch Band of
Creeks (previously listed as Poarch
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); The
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and
the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of the Tennessee Valley
Authority have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 61 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
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
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of Federal Claims, the land from which
the associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and
the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma have declined to
accept transfer of control of these
associated funerary objects.
• The Treaty of September 20, 1816,
indicates that the land from which the
Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of The
Chickasaw Nation.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4), the
Tennessee Valley Authority has agreed
to transfer control of the associated
funerary objects to The Chickasaw
Nation.
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
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Dr. Thomas O. Maher, Tennessee Valley
Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive,
WT11C, Knoxville, TN 37902–1401,
telephone (865) 632–7458, email
tomaher@tva.gov, by October 8, 2020.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the associated funerary
objects to The Chickasaw Nation may
proceed.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 3, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Item: Museum of Riverside, Riverside,
CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Museum of Riverside, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the
SUMMARY:
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cultural item listed in this notice meets
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 the
Museum of Riverside. 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.
DATES: 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 Museum of
Riverside at the address in this notice by
October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D.,
Museum Director, Museum of Riverside,
3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside,
CA 92501, telephone (951) 826–5792,
email rpeterson@riversideca.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 a
cultural item under the control of the
Museum of Riverside, Riverside, CA,
that meets the definition of sacred object
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 an unknown date, one sacred item
was removed from the traditional land
of the Dieguen˜o/Kumeyaay in San Diego
County, CA. A letter dated May 5, 1952,
documents the donor’s bequest of the
sacred object to the Museum. The one
sacred object is a ca. 1900 basketry
feathered shaman’s hat. The cultural
affiliation and identity of the cultural
item were determined in consultation
with Clint Linton, a member of the Iipay
Nation of Santa Ysabel, California
(previously listed as Santa Ysabel Band
of Dieguen˜o Mission Indians of the
Santa Ysabel Reservation) and
Kumeyaay Tribal NAGPRA
representative. The Museum also sent
letters pertaining to this sacred object to
the leader for each of the 13 federally
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recognized Kumeyaay Tribes (Campo
Band of Dieguen˜o Mission Indians of
the Campo Indian Reservation, Capitan
Grande Band of Dieguen˜o Mission
Indians of California: Barona Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
of the Barona Reservation, Ewiiaapaayp
Band of Kumeyaay Indians, Inaja Band
of Dieguen˜o Mission Indians of
California, Jamul Indian Village of
California, La Posta Band of Dieguen˜o
Mission Indians, Lipay Nation of Santa
Ysabel, Manzanita Band of Dieguen˜o
Mission Indians, Mesa Grande Band of
Dieguen˜o Mission Indians, San Pasqual
Band of Dieguen˜o Mission Indians of
California, Sycuan Band of the
Kumeyaay Nation, and Viejas Band of
Kumeyaay Indians).
Determinations Made by the Museum of
Riverside
Officials of the Museum of Riverside
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(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred object and the
Campo Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Campo Indian
Reservation, California; Capitan Grande
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
California (Barona Group of Capitan
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the
Barona Reservation, California; Viejas
(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande
Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas
Reservation, California); Ewiiaapaayp
Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California;
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California
(previously listed as Santa Ysabel Band
of Diegueno Mission Indians of the
Santa Ysabel Reservation); Inaja Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja
and Cosmit Reservation, California;
Jamul Indian Village of California; La
Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
of the La Posta Indian Reservation,
California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Manzanita
Reservation, California; Mesa Grande
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
the Mesa Grande Reservation,
California; San Pasqual Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of California;
and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay
Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes’’).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
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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
Robyn G. Peterson, Ph. D, Museum
Director, Museum of Riverside, 3580
Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA
92501, telephone (951) 826–5792, email
rpeterson@riversideca.gov, by October 8,
2020. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of ownership of the sacred object to The
Tribes may proceed.
The Museum of Riverside is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: August 10, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of an associated funerary
object, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes, and has
determined that a cultural affiliation
between the associated funerary object
and present-day Indian Tribes can
reasonably be traced. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of this associated funerary object should
submit a written request to the TVA. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the associated
funerary object to the Indian Tribes
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of this
associated funerary object should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
the TVA at the address in this notice by
October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher,
Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, Knoxville
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.
SUMMARY:
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Item: Museum of
Riverside, Riverside, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Museum of Riverside, in consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the
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cultural item listed in this notice meets 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 the Museum
of Riverside. 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.
DATES: 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 Museum of Riverside at the
address in this notice by October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Museum Director, Museum of
Riverside, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501, telephone
(951) 826-5792, 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 a cultural item under the
control of the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, CA, that meets the
definition of sacred object 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 an unknown date, one sacred item was removed from the
traditional land of the Diegue[ntilde]o/Kumeyaay in San Diego County,
CA. A letter dated May 5, 1952, documents the donor's bequest of the
sacred object to the Museum. The one sacred object is a ca. 1900
basketry feathered shaman's hat. The cultural affiliation and identity
of the cultural item were determined in consultation with Clint Linton,
a member of the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California (previously
listed as Santa Ysabel Band of Diegue[ntilde]o Mission Indians of the
Santa Ysabel Reservation) and Kumeyaay Tribal NAGPRA representative.
The Museum also sent letters pertaining to this sacred object to the
leader for each of the 13 federally recognized Kumeyaay Tribes (Campo
Band of Diegue[ntilde]o Mission Indians of the Campo Indian
Reservation, Capitan Grande Band of Diegue[ntilde]o Mission Indians of
California: Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of
the Barona Reservation, Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, Inaja
Band of Diegue[ntilde]o Mission Indians of California, Jamul Indian
Village of California, La Posta Band of Diegue[ntilde]o Mission
Indians, Lipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, Manzanita Band of
Diegue[ntilde]o Mission Indians, Mesa Grande Band of Diegue[ntilde]o
Mission Indians, San Pasqual Band of Diegue[ntilde]o Mission Indians of
California, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, and Viejas Band of
Kumeyaay Indians).
Determinations Made by the Museum of Riverside
Officials of the Museum of Riverside 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(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred
object and the Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo
Indian Reservation, California; Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of California (Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission
Indians of the Barona Reservation, California; Viejas (Baron Long)
Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas
Reservation, California); Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians,
California; Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California (previously listed
as Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel
Reservation); Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and
Cosmit Reservation, California; Jamul Indian Village of California; La
Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian
Reservation, California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
the Manzanita Reservation, California; Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California; San Pasqual
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California; and the Sycuan Band of
the Kumeyaay Nation (hereafter referred to as ``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 claim
these cultural items should submit a written request with information
in support of the claim to Robyn G. Peterson, Ph. D, Museum Director,
Museum of Riverside, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501,
telephone (951) 826-5792, email [email protected], by October
8, 2020. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward,
transfer of ownership of the sacred object to The Tribes may proceed.
The Museum of Riverside is responsible for notifying The Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 10, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-19702 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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