Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 15073-15074 [2023-04894]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 2023 / Notices An agency may not conduct or sponsor nor is a person required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Phadrea Ponds, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 2023–04917 Filed 3–9–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035450; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Pittsburg State University has completed 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 Kings County, CA; Luna County, NM; and Muskogee County, OK. DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after April 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Steven Cox, Pittsburg State University, 1701 S Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 33732, telephone (620) 235–4883, email spcox@pittstate.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 Pittsburg State University. 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 Pittsburg State University. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Description During the 1920s, human remains representing, at minimum, 19 individuals were removed by Harry Rimmer, an amateur archeologist, from locations reasonably believed to be VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Mar 09, 2023 Jkt 259001 Kings County, CA; Muskogee County, OK; and Luna County, NM. These human remains became part of the collection of the museum established at Pittsburg State University (then the Kansas Teachers College of Pittsburg) at the time of their removal. No records have survived concerning the acquisition or accession, identification, or age of these human remains. Articles about the museum published in the university’s student newspaper in the 1920s reveal that in the mid-1920s, Dr. William Brandenburg, the president of the university, invited Harry Rimmer, to help establish a natural history museum at the university. During the following several years, Mr. Rimmer traveled throughout the U.S., excavated known Native American burial sites in Kings County, CA, Muskogee County, OK, and Luna County, NM, and removed and shipped human remains to the university for the museum. The museum existed on campus until approximately 1970. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Aboriginal Land The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal land: treaties. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, Pittsburg State University has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 19 individuals of Native American ancestry. • No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any Indian Tribe. • The human remains described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; The Muskogee (Creek) Nation; The Osage Nation; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; White Mountain PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15073 Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. 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 April 10, 2023. If competing requests for disposition are received, Pittsburg State University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. Pittsburg State University 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 and § 10.11. Dated: March 1, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–04900 Filed 3–9–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035441; 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 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 the Haines Borough, AK. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1 15074 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 2023 / Notices Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after April 10, 2023. DATES: 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. ADDRESSES: 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 the Haines Borough, AK. A drum was likely collected by Charlie Goldstein (1869–1961), who transferred it to his sister, Belle Simpson (nee Goldstein, 1885–1985), proprietor of The Nugget Shop in Juneau, Alaska. Around 1967, Morton D. May acquired the drum (along with other items in the Belle Simpson collection), and in 1970, William P. Palmer, III acquired it from May through Stendahl Galleries of Hollywood, CA. In 1982, Palmer bequeathed the drum to the University of Maine and it became part of the Hudson Museum’s holdings. The one object of cultural patrimony is a Bentwood Box Drum (HM5523). In June of 2018, a delegation from the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes came to the Hudson Museum for consultation. Subsequently, the Hudson Museum determined that this drum is affiliated with both the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes and the Ghaanaxhteidı´ clan of the Chilkat Indian Village (Klukwan). lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Cultural Affiliation The cultural item in this notice is 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, oral traditional, and other relevant information. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Mar 09, 2023 Jkt 259001 Determinations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 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 one cultural item described above has 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 Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes and the Chilkat Indian Village (Klukwan). National Park Service 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 item are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Hudson Museum 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 10.8, § 10.10, and § 10.14. Dated: March 1, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–04894 Filed 3–9–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035449; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology (TDEC–DOA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Hardin, Lincoln, Madison, Obion, Perry, Tipton, and Williamson Counties, TN. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after April 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Phillip R. Hodge, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole Building #3, Nashville, TN 37243, telephone (615) 626–2025, email Phil.Hodge@tn.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 TDEC–DOA. 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 TDEC–DOA. SUMMARY: Description In 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 40HR35 in Hardin County, TN, by archeologists associated with then Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). In 1995, the human remains of this individual were accessioned into the TDEC–DOA’s repository and transferred into its possession. No additional information is available regarding the curation history at the University of E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035441; 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 
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 the Haines Borough, AK.

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DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 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 cultural item was removed from the Haines Borough, AK. A drum 
was likely collected by Charlie Goldstein (1869-1961), who transferred 
it to his sister, Belle Simpson (nee Goldstein, 1885-1985), proprietor 
of The Nugget Shop in Juneau, Alaska. Around 1967, Morton D. May 
acquired the drum (along with other items in the Belle Simpson 
collection), and in 1970, William P. Palmer, III acquired it from May 
through Stendahl Galleries of Hollywood, CA. In 1982, Palmer bequeathed 
the drum to the University of Maine and it became part of the Hudson 
Museum's holdings. The one object of cultural patrimony is a Bentwood 
Box Drum (HM5523).
    In June of 2018, a delegation from the Central Council of the 
Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes came to the Hudson Museum for 
consultation. Subsequently, the Hudson Museum determined that this drum 
is affiliated with both the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida 
Indian Tribes and the Ghaanaxhteid[iacute] clan of the Chilkat Indian 
Village (Klukwan).

Cultural Affiliation

    The cultural item in this notice is 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, oral traditional, 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 one cultural item described above has 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 Central Council 
of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes and the Chilkat Indian Village 
(Klukwan).

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 item are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. The Hudson Museum 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 10.8, Sec.  
10.10, and Sec.  10.14.

    Dated: March 1, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-04894 Filed 3-9-23; 8:45 am]
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