Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Art Theft Program, Washington, DC, 56438-56439 [2022-19828]
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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 FBI. 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 FBI at the
address in this notice by October 14,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special
Agent (SSA) Randolph J. Deaton IV, Art
Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535,
telephone (202) 324–5525, email
artifacts@ic.fbi.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
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Washington, DC, that meets the
definition of a 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.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
History and Description of the Cultural
Item
National Park Service
At an unknown date, one cultural
item was acquired and transported to
the east coast of the United States,
where it became part of a private
collection of Native American
antiquities, art, and cultural heritage. In
the spring of 2018, this item was seized
by the FBI as part of a criminal
investigation. Following multiple
consultations with representatives of the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, this
item, a ‘‘bear mask,’’ was determined to
be culturally affiliated with the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota and
identified as a sacred object.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Art Theft Program, Washington, DC
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural item listed in this
notice meets the definition of a sacred
object. Lineal descendants or
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Determinations Made by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation
Officials of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one cultural item 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 Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota.
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 this cultural item
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special
Agent (SSA) Randolph J. Deaton IV, Art
Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535,
telephone (202) 324–5525, email
artifacts@ic.fbi.gov, by October 14, 2022.
After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred object to the
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota may
proceed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is
responsible for notifying the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 1, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Art
Theft Program, Washington, DC
Determinations
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Federal
Bureau of Investigation has completed
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On unknown dates, human remains
representing, at minimum, 138
individuals were removed from
unknown locations in South Dakota,
New Mexico, Arizona, and Indiana. The
human remains were unearthed by
Indiana ‘‘collector’’ Don Miller and
made part of his private collection of
Native American antiquities and
cultural heritage. In 2018, the human
remains were seized as part of an FBI
Investigation. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The states from which the human
remains in this notice were removed
are, collectively, the aboriginal lands of
one or more Indian Tribes. The
following information was used to
identify the aboriginal land: a final
judgment of the Indian Claims
Commission or the United States Court
of Claims, a treaty, an Act of Congress,
or an Executive Order.
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SUMMARY:
an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any Indian Tribe. The human
remains were removed from unknown
locations in the United States.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after October 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Supervisory Special Agent
(SSA) Randolph J. Deaton IV, Art Theft
Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20535, telephone (202)
324–5525, email artifacts@ic.fbi.gov.
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 Federal Bureau
of Investigation. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records held
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 138 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
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• No relationship of shared group
identity can be reasonably traced
between the human remains and any
Indian Tribe.
• The human remains described in
this notice were removed from the
aboriginal land of the Assiniboine and
Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek
Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek
Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau
Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota;
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Lower Brule Sioux
Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation,
South Dakota; Mescalero Apache Tribe
of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma;
Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as
the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge
Reservation, South Dakota); Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Picuris, New Mexico; Rosebud Sioux
Tribe of the Rosebud Indian
Reservation, South Dakota; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona;
Shawnee Tribe; Sisseton-Wahpeton
Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation,
South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North
Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of
North & South Dakota; Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota; Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and
the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South
Dakota.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the Responsible Official
identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for
disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes 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, or who
shows that the requestor is an aboriginal
land Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after October 14, 2022.
If competing requests for disposition are
received, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Art Theft Program, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in consultation
with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations,
has determined that the 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 FBI. 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 FBI at the address in this
notice by October 14, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Randolph J. Deaton
IV, Art Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20535, telephone (202) 324-5525, 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC, that
meets the definition of a 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
At an unknown date, one cultural item was acquired and transported
to the east coast of the United States, where it became part of a
private collection of Native American antiquities, art, and cultural
heritage. In the spring of 2018, this item was seized by the FBI as
part of a criminal investigation. Following multiple consultations with
representatives of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota, this item, a ``bear mask,'' was determined
to be culturally affiliated with the Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota and identified as a sacred
object.
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Determinations Made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item 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 Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota.
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
this cultural item should submit a written request with information in
support of the claim to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Randolph J. Deaton
IV, Art Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20535, telephone (202) 324-5525, email [email protected], by October
14, 2022. After that date, if no additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the sacred object to the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota may
proceed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible for notifying
the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 1, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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