Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 15075-15076 [2023-04893]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 2023 / Notices Memphis nor the subsequent transfer to the TDEC–DOA. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1975, human remains representing, at minimum, 24 individuals were removed from site 40LN16 in Lincoln County, TN, by archeologists with the TDEC–DOA prior to construction of the Lincoln County High School. The TDEC–DOA’s 1975 excavations at this site were conducted under the permission of the landowner, the Lincoln County Board of Education. No known individuals were identified. The five associated funerary objects are one lot of shale fragments, one lot of fragments of a limestone-tempered ceramic vessel, one rectangular stone, one galena cube, and one lot of mica fragments. In 1963, 1981, and 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, 24 individuals were removed from site 40MD1 in Madison County, TN, by archeologists with the TDEC–DOA. No known individuals were identified. The 1,524 associated funerary objects are 986 freshwater pearl beads, 529 marine columella beads, two bone rattles containing quartzite pebbles, two lithic fragments, one bone awl, one bone pin, one green schist pendant, one sheet of mica, and one green schist ‘‘boatstone’’ vessel. In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, 95 individuals were removed from site 40OB6 in Obion County, TN, by archeologists with Arrow Enterprises of Bowling Green, KY, under contract to the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. The human remains were accessioned into TDEC– DOA’s repository the same year. No known individuals were identified. The 56 associated funerary objects are 25 marine shell beads, 11 pieces of lithic debitage, shatter, and fire-cracked rock, nine ceramic vessels, four ceramic sherds, one projectile point/knife, one piece of marine shell whelk, two lithic flakes, one stone effigy pipe, one carbon sample, and one stone discoidal. Human remains representing, at minimum, 35 individuals were removed from Perry County, TN. Human remains belonging to 15 of these individuals were recovered from 40PY207 in secondary contexts along the Tennessee River by park rangers with Tennessee State Parks. These human remains were transferred to TDEC–DOA in 1991 and 1997. Human remains belonging to 17 of these individuals were excavated by Memphis State University between 1972 and 1976. No documentation is available to explain why these human remains were accessioned into TDEC– DOA’s repository. No information exists VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Mar 09, 2023 Jkt 259001 regarding the provenance of the human remains belonging to three of these individuals or the circumstances under which they were accessioned into TDEC–DOA’s repository. No known individuals were identified. The 24 associated funerary objects include 21 unidentified faunal long bones, two turkey tarsometatarsi, and one projectile point/knife. Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was removed from Tipton County, TN. The human remains had eroded from the bank of the Hatchie River at site 40TP1. They were found by rangers with the Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge on January 1, 1979, and were transferred the TDEC– DOA the same day. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1979, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from site 40WM33 in Williamson County, TN. These remains were excavated by volunteer avocational archeologists working under the auspices of the TDEC–DOA prior to road construction. The TDEC–DOA accessioned the human remains and an associated funerary object on December 11, 1979. No known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a partially reconstructed ceramic jar. 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: geographical and historical. Fmt 4703 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 April 10, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the TDEC–DOA 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 TDEC–DOA 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: March 1, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the TDEC–DOA has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 186 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 1,610 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. Frm 00106 • 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 Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. [FR Doc. 2023–04899 Filed 3–9–23; 8:45 am] Determinations PO 00000 15075 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035440; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, ME National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1 15076 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 2023 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Hudson Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed from Cattaraugus County, NY. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after April 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Amber Sky Heller, Registrar, Hudson Museum, University of Maine, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469, telephone (207) 581–1902, email amber.sky.heller@ maine.edu. 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 Hudson Museum. 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 Hudson Museum. Description The three cultural items were removed from Cattaraugus County, NY. Sometime in the 1960s, three masks were removed from a long house on the Allegheny Reservation prior to the building’s inundation by the Kinzua Dam. In 1969, the three masks were purchased by the University of Maine from Sheldon M. Tucker, M.D., of Houston, TX. Dr. Richard Emerick, founding Director, coordinated the purchase of the masks for the University’s Anthropology Museum, which became the Hudson Museum in 1986. The three objects of cultural patrimony are a Wolf Clan Mask (HM4838), a Consolation Mask (HM4839), and a New Year’s Ceremonial Mask (HM4840). In March of 2020, the Hudson Museum began consultation with Dr. Joe Stahlman, Director of the SenecaIroquois National Museum and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Seneca Nation of Indians. Subsequently, the Hudson Museum determined that the masks are culturally affiliated with the Coldspring Longhouse of the Seneca Nation of Indians. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Mar 09, 2023 Jkt 259001 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: anthropological, geographical, historical, and other relevant information. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Determinations AGENCY: Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Hudson Museum has determined that: • The three 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. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the Seneca Nation of Indians. 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 April 10, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Hudson Museum 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 Hudson Museum 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: March 1, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–04893 Filed 3–9–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035442; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, ME ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Hudson Museum intends to repatriate a cultural item that meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural item was removed from Wrangell Borough, AK. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after April 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Amber Sky Heller, Registrar, Hudson Museum, University of Maine, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469, telephone (207) 581–1902, email amber.sky.heller@ maine.edu. SUMMARY: 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 Hudson Museum. 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 Hudson Museum. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description The cultural item was removed from Wrangell Borough, AK. At an unknown date, Proctor Stafford acquired a helmet from an unidentified woman living in Honolulu, HI. Subsequently, William P. Palmer, III purchased it from Stafford. In 1982, Palmer bequeathed this object to the University of Maine and it became part of the Hudson Museum’s holdings. The object of cultural patrimony is a Frog Clan helmet (HM5040). In June of 2018, a delegation from the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska came to the Hudson Museum for consultation. Subsequently, the Hudson Museum determined that this helmet is culturally affiliated with both the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and the Kiks.a´di clan of the Wrangell Cooperative Association. E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15075-15076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04893]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035440; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Hudson Museum, 
University of Maine, Orono, ME

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and

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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Hudson Museum intends to repatriate 
certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural 
patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes 
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items 
were removed from Cattaraugus County, NY.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after April 10, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Amber Sky Heller, Registrar, Hudson Museum, University of 
Maine, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469, telephone 
(207) 581-1902, 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 
Hudson Museum. 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 Hudson 
Museum.

Description

    The three cultural items were removed from Cattaraugus County, NY. 
Sometime in the 1960s, three masks were removed from a long house on 
the Allegheny Reservation prior to the building's inundation by the 
Kinzua Dam. In 1969, the three masks were purchased by the University 
of Maine from Sheldon M. Tucker, M.D., of Houston, TX. Dr. Richard 
Emerick, founding Director, coordinated the purchase of the masks for 
the University's Anthropology Museum, which became the Hudson Museum in 
1986. The three objects of cultural patrimony are a Wolf Clan Mask 
(HM4838), a Consolation Mask (HM4839), and a New Year's Ceremonial Mask 
(HM4840).
    In March of 2020, the Hudson Museum began consultation with Dr. Joe 
Stahlman, Director of the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum and Tribal 
Historic Preservation Officer for the Seneca Nation of Indians. 
Subsequently, the Hudson Museum determined that the masks are 
culturally affiliated with the Coldspring Longhouse of the Seneca 
Nation of Indians.

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: anthropological, 
geographical, historical, and other relevant information.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the Hudson Museum has determined that:
     The three 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.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the Seneca Nation 
of Indians.

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 April 10, 2023. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the Hudson Museum 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 Hudson Museum 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: March 1, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-04893 Filed 3-9-23; 8:45 am]
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