Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK, 71093-71094 [2020-24684]
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Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of Tennessee Valley
Authority have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American, based on their
presence in prehistoric archeological
sites and osteological analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 26
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 13 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 or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
and 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 Treaty of September 20, 1816,
indicates that the land from which the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of The
Chickasaw Nation.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii),
TVA must offer to transfer control of the
human remains to the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation and
the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
have declined to accept transfer of
control of the human remains. The
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma has not responded.
Accordingly, TVA has decided to
transfer control of the human remains to
The Chickasaw Nation.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4),
TVA has decided to transfer control of
the funerary objects associated with the
culturally unidentifiable human
remains 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
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human remains and 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
December 7, 2020. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and 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: October 22, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020–24681 Filed 11–5–20; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Gilcrease 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 Gilcrease
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 Gilcrease Museum at the address in
this notice by December 7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Laura Bryant, Gilcrease
Museum, 1400 North Gilcrease Museum
Road, Tulsa, OK 74127, telephone (918)
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596–2747, email laura-bryant@
utulsa.edu.
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 Gilcrease
Museum, Tulsa, OK, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s)
Likely in the late 19th or early 20th
century, two cultural items were
removed from an unknown location.
Thomas Gilcrease likely acquired these
items as part of a larger collection in the
mid-1900s, though the exact details are
unknown. Thomas Gilcrease transferred
his collection to the City of Tulsa in
1955 and 1964. The two unassociated
funerary objects are pipe bags (accession
numbers 84.507 and 84.521).
Both pipe bags were identified as
Cheyenne in the Gilcrease Museum’s
records, and that affiliation was
confirmed during consultation with the
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma. Both pipe bags are covered
in dirt and show signs of having been
buried. Pipe bags are known to have
been buried with individuals.
In the late 19th or early 20th century,
one cultural item was removed from an
unknown location and acquired by
Joseph H. Sharp, an American artist. In
the mid-20th century, the Thomas
Gilcrease Foundation purchased part of
Sharp’s collection. Thomas Gilcrease
transferred his collection to the City of
Tulsa in 1955 and 1964. The one
unassociated funerary object is a pipe
bag (accession number 84.524).
The pipe bag was identified as
Cheyenne in the Gilcrease Museum’s
records, and that affiliation was
confirmed during consultation with the
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma. The pipe bag is covered in
dirt and shows signs of having been
buried. Pipe bags are known to have
been buried with individuals.
In the late 19th or early 20th century,
two cultural items were removed from
an unknown location. Likely in the
early 20th century, Emil Lenders, a
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European artist who immigrated to the
United States in the 1890s and traveled
throughout the Midwest, acquired these
two items. The Thomas Gilcrease
Foundation purchased Lenders’
collection on June 7, 1950. Thomas
Gilcrease transferred his collection to
the City of Tulsa in 1955 and 1964. The
unassociated funerary objects are two
pairs of moccasins (accession numbers
84.425a–b and 84.426a–b).
The moccasins were identified as
Cheyenne in Gilcrease Museum’s
records, and that affiliation was
confirmed during consultation with the
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma. Both pairs of moccasins are
covered in dirt and show signs of having
been buried. Moccasins are regularly
buried with individuals.
Determinations Made by the Gilcrease
Museum
Officials of the Gilcrease Museum
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the five 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 Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma).
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
Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 1400
North Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa,
OK 74127, telephone (918) 596–2747,
email laura-bryant@utulsa.edu, by
December 7, 2020. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma)
may proceed.
The Gilcrease Museum is responsible
for notifying the Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma)
that this notice has been published.
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Dated: October 22, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020–24684 Filed 11–5–20; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Historic
Preservation and Archaeology,
Indianapolis, IN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Indiana Department of
Natural Resources, Division of Historic
Preservation and Archaeology, through
the agency of Ball State University,
Department of Anthropology 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
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 Indiana Department of
Natural Resources, Division of Historic
Preservation and Archaeology through
Ball State University. 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 Indiana Department of
Natural Resources, Division of Historic
Preservation and Archaeology through
Ball State University at the address in
this notice by December 7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Kevin C. Nolan, Applied
Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State
University, 2000 W University Ave.,
Muncie, IN 47306, telephone (765) 285–
5325, email kcnolan@bsu.edu.
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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
Indiana Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Historic
Preservation and Archaeology,
Indianapolis, IN. The human remains
were removed from site 12–M–623, in
Madison County, IN.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
As agents of the Indiana Department
of Natural Resources, Division of
Historic Preservation and Archaeology,
a detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Ball State
University, Department of Anthropology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Hannahville Indian Community,
Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma;
and Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
Indians, Michigan and Indiana
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’).
The following Tribes were invited to
consult, but did not participate:
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake
Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin;
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
Cherokee Nation; Chippewa Cree
Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,
Montana (previously listed as
Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky
Boy’s Reservation, Montana); Delaware
Tribe of Indians; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Forest County
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin;
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Kaw
Nation, Oklahoma; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo
Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo
Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe
of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0031086; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Gilcrease Museum,
Tulsa, OK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Gilcrease 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 Gilcrease 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 Gilcrease Museum at the
address in this notice by December 7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 North Gilcrease Museum
Road, Tulsa, OK 74127, telephone (918) 596-2747, 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 Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK, 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)
Likely in the late 19th or early 20th century, two cultural items
were removed from an unknown location. Thomas Gilcrease likely acquired
these items as part of a larger collection in the mid-1900s, though the
exact details are unknown. Thomas Gilcrease transferred his collection
to the City of Tulsa in 1955 and 1964. The two unassociated funerary
objects are pipe bags (accession numbers 84.507 and 84.521).
Both pipe bags were identified as Cheyenne in the Gilcrease
Museum's records, and that affiliation was confirmed during
consultation with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma. Both pipe
bags are covered in dirt and show signs of having been buried. Pipe
bags are known to have been buried with individuals.
In the late 19th or early 20th century, one cultural item was
removed from an unknown location and acquired by Joseph H. Sharp, an
American artist. In the mid-20th century, the Thomas Gilcrease
Foundation purchased part of Sharp's collection. Thomas Gilcrease
transferred his collection to the City of Tulsa in 1955 and 1964. The
one unassociated funerary object is a pipe bag (accession number
84.524).
The pipe bag was identified as Cheyenne in the Gilcrease Museum's
records, and that affiliation was confirmed during consultation with
the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma. The pipe bag is covered in
dirt and shows signs of having been buried. Pipe bags are known to have
been buried with individuals.
In the late 19th or early 20th century, two cultural items were
removed from an unknown location. Likely in the early 20th century,
Emil Lenders, a
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European artist who immigrated to the United States in the 1890s and
traveled throughout the Midwest, acquired these two items. The Thomas
Gilcrease Foundation purchased Lenders' collection on June 7, 1950.
Thomas Gilcrease transferred his collection to the City of Tulsa in
1955 and 1964. The unassociated funerary objects are two pairs of
moccasins (accession numbers 84.425a-b and 84.426a-b).
The moccasins were identified as Cheyenne in Gilcrease Museum's
records, and that affiliation was confirmed during consultation with
the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma. Both pairs of moccasins are
covered in dirt and show signs of having been buried. Moccasins are
regularly buried with individuals.
Determinations Made by the Gilcrease Museum
Officials of the Gilcrease Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the five 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 Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma).
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 Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 North
Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa, OK 74127, telephone (918) 596-2747, email
[email protected], by December 7, 2020. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma) may
proceed.
The Gilcrease Museum is responsible for notifying the Cheyenne and
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
of Oklahoma) that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 22, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-24684 Filed 11-5-20; 8:45 am]
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