Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, Bristol, RI, 11091-11092 [2022-04110]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 39 / Monday, February 28, 2022 / Notices ceremonial objects utilized in traditional religious practices. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Joined by the Pueblo Grande Museum [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033437; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, joined by the Pueblo Grande Museum have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 16 of the 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 the specific burial sites of Native American individuals. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 329 of the 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 unassociated funerary objects and sacred objects and The Tribes. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 Lindsey Vogel-Teeter, Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, telephone (602) 534–1572, email lindsey.vogel-teeter@ phoenix.gov, by March 30, 2022. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the unassociated funerary objects and sacred objects to The Tribes may proceed. The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, assisted by the Pueblo Grande Museum, is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: February 16, 2022. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2022–04109 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Feb 25, 2022 Jkt 256001 Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, Bristol, RI National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, 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 objects of cultural patrimony. 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 Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University. 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 Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University at the address in this notice by March 30, 2022. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thierry Gentis, Curator, NAGPRA Coordinator, Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, 300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02889, telephone (401) 863–5702, email thierry_gentis@brown.edu. 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 Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, Bristol, RI, that meet the definition of objects 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 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11091 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 Items In 1928, Rudolf F. Haffenreffer purchased a catlinite pipe bowl and wood pipe stem (78–45a, b) from William Everett Lincoln. The museum’s catalog card states that they had been ‘‘collected by William Everett Lincoln from the Stockbridge Indians in Massachusetts prior to 1928.’’ Likewise, the museum’s catalog cards state that two additional catlinite pipe bowls (1/ 396 and 1/397) purchased by Haffenreffer around the same time are to be attributed to the ‘‘Stockbridge Indians, Stockbridge Massachusetts.’’ In consultation with the Historic Preservation Manager of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, the above items were determined to be culturally affiliated with the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. During consultation, the museum also determined that these pipes are still used in traditional ceremonies for medicinal and spiritual purposes. Additionally, the museum determined that the use of such pipes in diplomatic ceremonies denotes their symbolic value and continued historical and cultural importance for the StockbridgeMunsee Community, Wisconsin, and as such, that they are communally owned, i.e., they cannot be legally separated from the community by an individual. Determinations Made by the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University Officials of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the four cultural items described above have ongoing historical, traditional, or 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 objects of cultural patrimony and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. 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 E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1 11092 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 39 / Monday, February 28, 2022 / Notices Thierry Gentis, Curator, Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, 300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02889, telephone (401) 863–5702, email thierry_gentis@brown.edu, by March 30, 2022. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of these objects of cultural patrimony to the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin may proceed. The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University is responsible for notifying the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin that this notice has been published. Dated: February 16, 2022. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2022–04110 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033435; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Bryn Mawr College, 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 Bryn Mawr College. 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 Bryn Mawr College at the address in this notice by March 30, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marianne Weldon, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, telephone (610) 526–5022, email mweldon@brynmawr.edu. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Feb 25, 2022 Jkt 256001 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 Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, 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 Items On an unknown date, two cultural items were removed from the Yazoo River region of Mississippi. William Sansom Vaux bequeathed a collection to the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) upon his death in 1882. That collection included the two cultural items. ANS accessioned them on June 27, 1912. In 1961, ANS loaned approximately 3,000 items to Bryn Mawr College, including the cultural items. In 1997, the ANS board voted to transfer control of the items to Bryn Mawr College and in 1998, ANS executed the transfer. The two unassociated funerary objects are one effigy pipe and one bowl. Based on geographical and historical information provided by The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the effigy pipe and bowl are culturally affiliated with The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The geographical and historical evidence includes the 1820 Treaty of Doak’s Stand, whereby The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma ceded lands in the Yazoo River region to the United States. Determinations Made by Bryn Mawr College Officials of Bryn Mawr College have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the two 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 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Marianne Weldon, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, telephone (610) 526–5022, email mweldon@brynmawr.edu, by March 30, 2022. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the unassociated funerary objects to The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma may proceed. Bryn Mawr College is responsible for notifying the Cherokee Nation; Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has been published. Dated: February 16, 2022. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2022–04108 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033438; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles (Fowler Museum at UCLA), 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 sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony. 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 Fowler Museum at UCLA. 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. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11091-11092]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-04110]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033437; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Haffenreffer 
Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, Bristol, RI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, 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 objects of cultural patrimony. 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 Haffenreffer 
Museum of Anthropology, Brown University. 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 Haffenreffer Museum of 
Anthropology, Brown University at the address in this notice by March 
30, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thierry Gentis, Curator, NAGPRA 
Coordinator, Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, 300 
Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02889, telephone (401) 863-5702, 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 Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, 
Bristol, RI, that meet the definition of objects 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.

History and Description of the Cultural Items

    In 1928, Rudolf F. Haffenreffer purchased a catlinite pipe bowl and 
wood pipe stem (78-45a, b) from William Everett Lincoln. The museum's 
catalog card states that they had been ``collected by William Everett 
Lincoln from the Stockbridge Indians in Massachusetts prior to 1928.'' 
Likewise, the museum's catalog cards state that two additional 
catlinite pipe bowls (1/396 and 1/397) purchased by Haffenreffer around 
the same time are to be attributed to the ``Stockbridge Indians, 
Stockbridge Massachusetts.''
    In consultation with the Historic Preservation Manager of the 
Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, the above items were 
determined to be culturally affiliated with the Stockbridge Munsee 
Community, Wisconsin. During consultation, the museum also determined 
that these pipes are still used in traditional ceremonies for medicinal 
and spiritual purposes. Additionally, the museum determined that the 
use of such pipes in diplomatic ceremonies denotes their symbolic value 
and continued historical and cultural importance for the Stockbridge-
Munsee Community, Wisconsin, and as such, that they are communally 
owned, i.e., they cannot be legally separated from the community by an 
individual.

Determinations Made by the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown 
University

    Officials of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown 
University have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the four cultural items 
described above have ongoing historical, traditional, or 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 objects 
of cultural patrimony and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.

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

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Thierry Gentis, Curator, Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown 
University, 300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02889, telephone (401) 863-
5702, email [email protected], by March 30, 2022. After that 
date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control 
of these objects of cultural patrimony to the Stockbridge Munsee 
Community, Wisconsin may proceed.
    The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University is 
responsible for notifying the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin 
that this notice has been published.

    Dated: February 16, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-04110 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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