Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New York State Museum, Albany, NY, 75657-75658 [2022-26789]
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This site was excavated in 1939 by the
WPA and the finds were turned over to
the museum that same year. The human
remains include two children and 18
adults of indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 48
associated funerary objects are 10
ceramic vessels, one ceramic pipe, and
37 potsherds. The human remains and
associated funerary objects from site
34Lf77 were interred during the Spiro
(A.D. 1350–1450) and Fort Coffee (A.D.
1450–1600) phases.
In 1938, human remains representing,
at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the Bowman 1 site
(34Lf42) in Le Flore County, OK. This
village site was located on the south
bank of the Arkansas River, about one
and a half miles west of the Spiro
Mounds group. Prior to excavation by
the WPA in 1938, the site had been
subject to extensive looting. The finds
from the 1938 excavation were turned
over to the Museum that same year. The
human remains include two adults of
indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 932
associated funerary objects are one
decorated bowl with one bird effigy on
each handle, one decorated bowl with
four pinched nodes and a decorated
neck, one decorated bowl with a
scalloped rim, one decorated bottle
incised with circles, one decorated jar
with incised triangles on the neck, one
decorated bottle, 22 undecorated bowls,
three undecorated bottles, one dipper
without the handle, three undecorated
vessels, one pipe, 877 potsherds, one
daub fragment, seven projectile points,
one stone knife, one chipped stone axe,
three stone bifaces, two groundstone
mano fragments, one animal bone bead,
one turtle bone shell fragment, and two
animal bones. The human remains and
associated funerary objects from site
34Lf42 were interred during the Spiro
(A.D. 1350–1450) and Fort Coffee (A.D.
1450–1600) phases.
In 1938, human remains representing,
at minimum, 11 individuals were
removed from the Choates 2 site
(34Lf62) in Le Flore County, OK. This
site was excavated by the WPA in 1938
and the associated finds were brought to
the museum later that year. The human
remains include two neonates, three
infants, five children, and one adult. No
known individuals were identified. The
251 associated funerary objects are 16
Woodward Plain potsherds, 11 Poteau
Plain potsherds, one decorated rim
potsherd, 122 undecorated potsherds,
two daub fragments, one ceramic pipe
fragment, one hammerstone, one
complete projectile point, three
projectile point fragments, 28 turtle
bone fragments, one antler fragment,
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three burned animal bone fragments, 45
animal bone fragments, one lead ore
fragment, seven modified mussel shell
fragments, and eight unmodified mussel
shell fragments. The Choates 2 site dates
to the Mississippian Period (A.D. 1000–
1400), more specifically, to the Norman
phase (A.D. 1250–1350) according to the
chronology developed for eastern
Oklahoma.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice are
connected to one or more identifiable
earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or
cultures. There is a relationship of
shared group identity between the
identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures and one or more
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. The following types of
information were used to reasonably
trace the relationship: archeological,
geographical, and historical, as well as
information provided through tribal
consultation.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Sam Noble Oklahoma
Museum of Natural History has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 78 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 1,701 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.
• 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 Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
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
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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 January 9, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of
Natural History 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 Sam Noble
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes 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, and
10.14.
Dated: November 30, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: New York State Museum,
Albany, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New
York State Museum (NYSM), intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that
meet the definition of unassociated
funerary objects and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The cultural items were removed
from Albany, Greene, Rensselaer,
Saratoga, and Washington Counties, NY.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
January 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York
State Museum, 3049 Cultural Education
Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone
(518) 486–2020, email lisa.anderson@
nysed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
SUMMARY:
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responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the NYSM. 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 summary or related records held
by the NYSM.
Description
In 1967, Dr. Robert E. Funk of the
NYSM removed 18 unassociated
funerary objects from several Native
American graves eroding from the bank
of the Hudson River at the Goes site in
Cedar Hill, Albany County, NY. The 18
unassociated funerary objects are six
pottery sherds, one chert knife, and 11
chert flakes. Archeological evidence
indicates long-term use of the Goes site
from the Late Archaic to Contact
periods. The unassociated funerary
objects suggest the graves date to the
Late Woodland period.
Around 1899, Dr. A.H. Getty removed
313 unassociated funerary objects from
a Native American grave at the Saunders
Farm site near Athens, in Greene
County, NY, after it was exposed by
mining for molding sand. Getty later
gave the items to the Reverend W.N.P.
Dailey, who in turn donated them to the
NYSM in 1904. The 313 unassociated
funerary objects are 295 copper beads,
17 shell beads, and one stone gorget.
The type of unassociated funerary
objects from the Saunders Farm site
suggests the grave dates to the Early
Woodland period.
In 1963, Dr. Robert E. Funk of the
NYSM removed two unassociated
funerary objects from the Tufano site in
Greene County, NY. The two
unassociated funerary objects are one
pottery sherd and one chipped stone
tool. Archeological evidence indicates
the Tufano site dates to the late Middle
Woodland period.
In 1956, Mr. Carl S. Sundler removed
21 unassociated funerary objects from a
Native American grave at the Van Orden
site in Greene County, NY, after the site
was disturbed by construction. Sundler
donated the items to the NYSM in 1974
as part of a larger collection. The 21
unassociated funerary objects are four
projectile points, four chert tools, one
fragment of animal bone, seven pottery
sherds, two charcoal samples, two
mineral samples, and one shell
fragment. Archeological evidence
indicates the Van Orden site dates to the
Early-to-Middle Woodland period.
In 1986, Dr. Robert E. Funk of the
NYSM removed eight unassociated
funerary objects from a Native American
grave eroding from the bank of the
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Hoosic River at the Knickerbocker site
in Rensselaer County, NY. The eight
unassociated funerary objects are two
pottery rim sherds, five chert flakes, and
one charcoal sample. The type of
unassociated funerary objects from the
Knickerbocker site suggests the grave
dates to the Late Woodland period.
In 1976, the NYSM acquired one
unassociated funerary object from Mr.
J.W. Bouchard, who recovered it from a
Native American grave at the Reynolds
site in Saratoga County, NY, after it had
eroded from the bank of Fish Creek. The
one unassociated funerary object is a
perforated brass thimble that dates to
the mid-17th century.
In 1965, Drs. Robert E. Funk and
William A. Ritchie of the NYSM
removed one unassociated funerary
object from the Barton site in
Washington County, NY, after the site
was disturbed by construction. The one
unassociated funerary object is a sample
of red ocher. Archeological evidence
suggests the Barton site dates to the
Early Woodland period.
Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by 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 cultural items in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after January 9, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the NYSM must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural items are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The NYSM is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribe identified in
this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and
10.14.
Cultural Affiliation
The cultural items in this notice are
connected to one or more identifiable
earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or
cultures. There is a relationship of
shared group identity between the
identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures and one or more
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. The following types of
information were used to reasonably
trace the relationship: archeological,
geographical, and linguistic.
Dated: November 30, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the NYSM has
determined that:
• The 364 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 specific burial sites
of Native American individuals.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the cultural items and
the Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible
Official identified in ADDRESSES.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: University of Georgia,
Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens,
GA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Georgia, Laboratory of
Archaeology intends to repatriate
certain cultural items that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary
objects and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The cultural items were removed
from Pemiscott, Missouri and an
unknown location.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
January 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Amanda Roberts
Thompson, University of Georgia,
Laboratory of Archaeology, 1125
Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 30605,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New York State
Museum, Albany, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York State Museum (NYSM), intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with
the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The
cultural items were removed from Albany, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga,
and Washington Counties, NY.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after January 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 Cultural
Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486-2020, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative
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responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the NYSM. 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 summary or related records held by
the NYSM.
Description
In 1967, Dr. Robert E. Funk of the NYSM removed 18 unassociated
funerary objects from several Native American graves eroding from the
bank of the Hudson River at the Goes site in Cedar Hill, Albany County,
NY. The 18 unassociated funerary objects are six pottery sherds, one
chert knife, and 11 chert flakes. Archeological evidence indicates
long-term use of the Goes site from the Late Archaic to Contact
periods. The unassociated funerary objects suggest the graves date to
the Late Woodland period.
Around 1899, Dr. A.H. Getty removed 313 unassociated funerary
objects from a Native American grave at the Saunders Farm site near
Athens, in Greene County, NY, after it was exposed by mining for
molding sand. Getty later gave the items to the Reverend W.N.P. Dailey,
who in turn donated them to the NYSM in 1904. The 313 unassociated
funerary objects are 295 copper beads, 17 shell beads, and one stone
gorget. The type of unassociated funerary objects from the Saunders
Farm site suggests the grave dates to the Early Woodland period.
In 1963, Dr. Robert E. Funk of the NYSM removed two unassociated
funerary objects from the Tufano site in Greene County, NY. The two
unassociated funerary objects are one pottery sherd and one chipped
stone tool. Archeological evidence indicates the Tufano site dates to
the late Middle Woodland period.
In 1956, Mr. Carl S. Sundler removed 21 unassociated funerary
objects from a Native American grave at the Van Orden site in Greene
County, NY, after the site was disturbed by construction. Sundler
donated the items to the NYSM in 1974 as part of a larger collection.
The 21 unassociated funerary objects are four projectile points, four
chert tools, one fragment of animal bone, seven pottery sherds, two
charcoal samples, two mineral samples, and one shell fragment.
Archeological evidence indicates the Van Orden site dates to the Early-
to-Middle Woodland period.
In 1986, Dr. Robert E. Funk of the NYSM removed eight unassociated
funerary objects from a Native American grave eroding from the bank of
the Hoosic River at the Knickerbocker site in Rensselaer County, NY.
The eight unassociated funerary objects are two pottery rim sherds,
five chert flakes, and one charcoal sample. The type of unassociated
funerary objects from the Knickerbocker site suggests the grave dates
to the Late Woodland period.
In 1976, the NYSM acquired one unassociated funerary object from
Mr. J.W. Bouchard, who recovered it from a Native American grave at the
Reynolds site in Saratoga County, NY, after it had eroded from the bank
of Fish Creek. The one unassociated funerary object is a perforated
brass thimble that dates to the mid-17th century.
In 1965, Drs. Robert E. Funk and William A. Ritchie of the NYSM
removed one unassociated funerary object from the Barton site in
Washington County, NY, after the site was disturbed by construction.
The one unassociated funerary object is a sample of red ocher.
Archeological evidence suggests the Barton site dates to the Early
Woodland period.
Cultural Affiliation
The cultural items in this notice are connected to one or more
identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a
relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier
groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were
used to reasonably trace the relationship: archeological, geographical,
and linguistic.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the NYSM has determined that:
The 364 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 specific burial sites of Native American individuals.
There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the Stockbridge
Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after January 9, 2023. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the NYSM must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the
cultural items are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The NYSM is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: November 30, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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