Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY, 54530-54531 [2022-19162]
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology.
Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations in a Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal
Register (86 FR 38759–38760, July 22,
2021). Following further consultation,
the human remains of one individual—
catalog number 97–606–40—obtained
by Dr. Zina Pitcher from Fort Gibson in
Muskogee County, Oklahoma, should be
removed from the earlier notice. No
other amendments are necessary.
Repatriation of the human remains in
the original Notice of Inventory
Completion has not occurred.
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Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology has determined that:
• The human remains represent the
physical remains of nine individuals of
Native American ancestry.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and the
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the Responsible Official
identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for
repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice who shows,
by a preponderance of the evidence, that
the requestor is a lineal descendant or
a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the human remains in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after October 6, 2022. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology must
determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests
for joint repatriation of the human
remains are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
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Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, § 10.10,
§ 10.13, and § 10.14.
Dated: August 29, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion
Amendment: The Filson Historical
Society, Louisville, KY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Filson
Historical Society has amended a Notice
of Inventory Completion published in
the Federal Register on March 1, 2019.
This notice amends the number of
associated funerary objects and the
cultural affiliation of human remains
and associated funerary objects in a
collection removed from Fort Clark in
Mercer County, ND.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
October 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Kelly Hyberger, Filson
Historical Society, 1310 South Third
Street, Louisville, KY 40208, telephone
(502) 635–5083, email khyberger@
filsonhistorical.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the Filson
Historical Society. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
amendments and determinations in this
notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by the
Filson Historical Society.
SUMMARY:
Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal
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Register (84 FR 7112, March 1, 2019).
Repatriation of the items in the original
Notice of Inventory Completion has not
occurred. This notice corrects the site
location of the human remains and
associated funerary objects, the number
of associated funerary objects, and the
cultural affiliation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
as a result of additional documentation
being found in our files. The corrected
History and Description of the Remains
should read:
In 1912, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the vicinity of Fort Clark
in Mercer County, ND, by Bernhardt
George Letzring. According to a handwritten note from Letzring dated April
5, 1935, he removed the remains of this
individual and the associated funerary
objects from graves located about ‘‘40
feet northwest of the old Ruins of oven
at Fort Clark on the bank of the Missouri
River in Mercer County, North Dakota.’’
At that time, Letzring identified these
human remains as those of Sacajawea.
Sometime prior to 1935, Letzring gave
the human remains and associated
funerary objects to Lewis A. Walter of
Louisville, KY. In 1935, Walter loaned
these items to the Filson Historical
Society, and in 1951, the estate of Lewis
A. Walter gifted them to the museum.
There is no evidence whatsoever to
suggest any validity to the claim that
these are the human remains of
Sacajawea. No known individual was
identified. The 40 associated funerary
objects are three elk tooth beads, four
decorated glass trade beads, 22 solid
color glass trade beads, two glass trade
bead fragments, one bone gorget, one
clay pipe fragment, one metal pipe
bowl, one stone pipe bowl, one cowrie
shell necklace, one cowrie shell
bracelet, one rattlesnake tail, one cluster
of cotton pods, and one bundle of
natural fiber rope.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from a
burial ground located just outside the
boundaries of Fort Clark and near a
well-documented Mandan and Arikara
village and burial ground. First the
Mandan and later the Arikara occupied
this village from the 1790s until 1862.
Existing trade networks with the
Mandan prompted colonial fur traders
to establish Fort Clark in 1831,
approximately 900 feet from the village.
Following construction of the Fort, a
complex trade economy continued to
develop between the Fort’s occupants
and the neighboring Mandan and
Arikara. Both the presence of European
trade beads among the associated
funerary objects and the geographic
location of the grave suggest that the
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human remains of the individual
described in this notice are culturally
affiliated to the Mandan and Arikara.
Dated: August 29, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Determinations (as Amended)
[FR Doc. 2022–19162 Filed 9–2–22; 8:45 am]
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Filson Historical
Society has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this amended notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
• The 40 objects described in this
amended 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.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota.
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Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice who shows,
by a preponderance of the evidence, that
the requestor is a lineal descendant or
a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or
after October 6, 2022. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Filson Historical Society must
determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests
for joint repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Filson
Historical Society is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, § 10.10,
§ 10.13, and § 10.14.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago, IL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Field Museum of Natural
History, 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. 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 of Natural History. 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 of Natural History at
the address in this notice by October 6,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Helen Robbins, Repatriation Director,
Field Museum of Natural History, 1400
South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
60605–2496, 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 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
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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 1901, nine cultural items were
removed from Table Mountain in Fresno
County, CA. The items were collected
by Dr. John Hudson on behalf of the
Field Museum during a two-year
expedition among the Native
populations of California and
accessioned by the Museum in 1901.
The nine sacred objects are one
medicine pot, one batch of tobacco
emetic, two oak mortars, one batch of
limestone emetic, one bunch of
chamomile leaves, one basket, one wild
cucumber seed necklace, and one
wooden pipe.
The academic literature, Field
Museum records, and consultation
evidence support the finding that the
requested items are Yokuts in origin and
that there is a clear link between the
Table Mountain Rancheria and the
Yokuts people who lived at Table
Mountain at the time of collection.
Consultation evidence and academic
literature indicate the importance of
these items in traditional ceremonial
practices.
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)(C),
the nine 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 nine sacred objects
described above and the Table
Mountain Rancheria (previously listed
as Table Mountain Rancheria of
California).
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, Repatriation Director,
Field Museum of Natural History, 1400
South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
60605–2496, telephone (312) 665–7317,
email hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org, by
October 6, 2022. After that date, if no
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034443; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: The Filson Historical
Society, Louisville, KY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; amendment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Filson Historical Society has amended a
Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on
March 1, 2019. This notice amends the number of associated funerary
objects and the cultural affiliation of human remains and associated
funerary objects in a collection removed from Fort Clark in Mercer
County, ND.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after October 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Kelly Hyberger, Filson Historical Society, 1310 South Third
Street, Louisville, KY 40208, telephone (502) 635-5083, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Filson Historical Society. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
amendments and determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by
the Filson Historical Society.
Amendment
This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (84 FR 7112, March 1,
2019). Repatriation of the items in the original Notice of Inventory
Completion has not occurred. This notice corrects the site location of
the human remains and associated funerary objects, the number of
associated funerary objects, and the cultural affiliation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects as a result of additional
documentation being found in our files. The corrected History and
Description of the Remains should read:
In 1912, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the vicinity of Fort Clark in Mercer County, ND, by
Bernhardt George Letzring. According to a hand-written note from
Letzring dated April 5, 1935, he removed the remains of this individual
and the associated funerary objects from graves located about ``40 feet
northwest of the old Ruins of oven at Fort Clark on the bank of the
Missouri River in Mercer County, North Dakota.'' At that time, Letzring
identified these human remains as those of Sacajawea. Sometime prior to
1935, Letzring gave the human remains and associated funerary objects
to Lewis A. Walter of Louisville, KY. In 1935, Walter loaned these
items to the Filson Historical Society, and in 1951, the estate of
Lewis A. Walter gifted them to the museum. There is no evidence
whatsoever to suggest any validity to the claim that these are the
human remains of Sacajawea. No known individual was identified. The 40
associated funerary objects are three elk tooth beads, four decorated
glass trade beads, 22 solid color glass trade beads, two glass trade
bead fragments, one bone gorget, one clay pipe fragment, one metal pipe
bowl, one stone pipe bowl, one cowrie shell necklace, one cowrie shell
bracelet, one rattlesnake tail, one cluster of cotton pods, and one
bundle of natural fiber rope.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
a burial ground located just outside the boundaries of Fort Clark and
near a well-documented Mandan and Arikara village and burial ground.
First the Mandan and later the Arikara occupied this village from the
1790s until 1862. Existing trade networks with the Mandan prompted
colonial fur traders to establish Fort Clark in 1831, approximately 900
feet from the village. Following construction of the Fort, a complex
trade economy continued to develop between the Fort's occupants and the
neighboring Mandan and Arikara. Both the presence of European trade
beads among the associated funerary objects and the geographic location
of the grave suggest that the
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human remains of the individual described in this notice are culturally
affiliated to the Mandan and Arikara.
Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Filson Historical Society has determined that:
The human remains described in this amended notice
represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American
ancestry.
The 40 objects described in this amended 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.
There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 6, 2022. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Filson Historical
Society must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Filson Historical Society is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, Sec.
10.10, Sec. 10.13, and Sec. 10.14.
Dated: August 29, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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