Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 35907-35908 [2023-11690]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035950;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Kansas State University, Manhattan,
KS
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Kansas
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 associated funerary objects and any
Indian Tribe. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Doniphan County, KS.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after July
3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Megan Williamson,
Department of Sociology, Anthropology,
and Social Work, Kansas State
University, 204 Waters Hall, 1603 Old
Claflin Place, Manhattan, KS 66506–
4003, telephone (785) 532–6005, email
mwillia1@ksu.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 Kansas 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 Kansas State University.
SUMMARY:
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Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 28 individuals were removed
from Taylor Mound, located south of
White Cloud, in Doniphan County, KS.
In the summer of 1968, Taylor Mound
was excavated as part of a Kansas State
University archeological field school,
under the direction of archeologist Dr.
Patricia J. O’Brien. Radiocarbon dating
of charcoal and burned wood samples
collected at the site yielded dates
corresponding to the Middle Woodland
period (354 BC/BCE–A.D. 398). These
dates also are consistent with most of
the diagnostic artifacts recovered from
the burial site. (Some pottery from the
excavation also suggests the mound was
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utilized into the Late Prehistoric period
and was associated with the Central
Plains tradition (A.D. 1100–1350). In
addition, two osteological studies were
completed on the skeletal remains
excavated from Taylor Mound. In 1971,
Linda Klepinger and William M. Bass
published the initial analysis, and in
2009, Lee Meadows Jantz, Richard L.
Jantz, and Rebecca J. Wilson completed
a second analysis. No known
individuals were identified. The 1,390
associated funerary objects are 912
pieces of stone debitage, 10
hammerstones, nine bifaces, nine stone
points, five scrapers, one celt, one stone
bead, one stone blade, 200 unmodified
shells, one modified bone disc, two
turtle shell fragments, 212 ceramic body
sherds, 10 ceramic rim sherds, one lot
of burned animal bones, one lot of
unburned animal bones, 12 charcoal
samples, two sediment samples
containing burned earth, and one metal
broom handle that was excavated but is
believed to be part of a previous site
disturbance.
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, Kansas State University
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 28 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 1,390 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.
• 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 and associated
funerary objects described in this notice
were removed from the aboriginal land
of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and
Nebraska; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma;
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the
Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of
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Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri
in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox
Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of
the Mississippi in Iowa; Three Affiliated
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,
North Dakota; and the Wichita and
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects 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 and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after July 3, 2023. If competing
requests for disposition are received,
Kansas State University must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to
disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. Kansas 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: May 24, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035955;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
SUMMARY:
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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
American Museum of Natural History
(AMNH) intends to repatriate a certain
cultural item that meets the definition of
a sacred object and that has a cultural
affiliation with the Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The
cultural item most likely was removed
from the State of Hawaii.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item
in this notice may occur on or after July
3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American
Museum of Natural History, Central
Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY
10024, telephone (212) 769–5837, email
nmurphy@amnh.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 American
Museum of Natural History. 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 American Museum of Natural
History.
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Description
The one cultural item found in
storage. In 1907, it was recorded in the
Museum’s catalog as a feather mask
from ‘‘the Hawaiian Islands, Collector
Unknown.’’ Based on consultation, as
well as information in the published
literature, this item most likely
originated in Hawai’i. The one sacred
object is an akua hulu manu, or
Hawaiian feather god.
Cultural Affiliation
A detailed assessment of the sacred
object was made by AMNH staff in
consultation with representatives of Na
Hoa Aloha O Ka Pu‘uhonua o Ho¨naunau
(Na Hoa Aloha) and the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). There is a
relationship of shared group identity
that can reasonably be traced between
the sacred object and present-day Native
Hawaiian organizations listed in this
notice. The following types of
information were used to reasonably
trace the relationship: anthropological,
historical, oral traditional, and expert
opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Native Hawaiian organizations, the
American Museum of Natural History
has determined that:
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the one cultural item described above is
a specific ceremonial object needed by
traditional Native Hawaiian religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native Hawaiian 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 cultural item and the Na
Hoa Aloha O Ka Pu‘uhonua o Ho¨naunau
and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural item in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible
Official identified in ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by any lineal descendant 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 Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the cultural item in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after July 3, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the American Museum of Natural
History 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 American
Museum of Natural History is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the 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 10.8, 10.10, and
10.14.
Dated: May 24, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035954;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Santa
Barbara Museum of Natural History,
Santa Barbara, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
SUMMARY:
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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Santa
Barbara Museum of Natural History has
completed an inventory of human
remains and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The human remains were
removed from Edmonson County, KY.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after July 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Luke Swetland, President
and CEO, Santa Barbara Museum of
Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol,
Santa Barbara, CA 93105, telephone
(805) 682–4711, email lswetland@
sbnature2.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 Santa Barbara
Museum of Natural History. 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 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural
History.
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Edmonson County, KY.
Fragmentary human remains were
collected by Phil Cummings Orr, an
archeologist and Curator of Paleontology
and Anthropology at the Santa Barbara
Museum of Natural History in the
1930s-1960s. According to Orr, these
human remains were ‘‘from Sloth Cave,
Edmonson County, Kentucky.’’
Subsequently, the human remains were
donated to the Santa Barbara Museum of
Natural History. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains 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,
kinship, biological, archeological,
linguistic, folkloric, oral traditional,
historic, and other information or expert
opinion.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035955; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: American Museum of
Natural History, New York, NY
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 American Museum of Natural History
(AMNH) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the
definition of a sacred object and that has a cultural affiliation with
the Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural item
most likely was removed from the State of Hawaii.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or
after July 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American Museum of Natural History, Central
Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, telephone (212) 769-5837,
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
American Museum of Natural History. 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 American Museum of Natural History.
Description
The one cultural item found in storage. In 1907, it was recorded in
the Museum's catalog as a feather mask from ``the Hawaiian Islands,
Collector Unknown.'' Based on consultation, as well as information in
the published literature, this item most likely originated in Hawai'i.
The one sacred object is an akua hulu manu, or Hawaiian feather god.
Cultural Affiliation
A detailed assessment of the sacred object was made by AMNH staff
in consultation with representatives of Na Hoa Aloha O Ka Pu`uhonua o
H[ouml]naunau (Na Hoa Aloha) and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA).
There is a relationship of shared group identity that can reasonably be
traced between the sacred object and present-day Native Hawaiian
organizations listed in this notice. The following types of information
were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological,
historical, oral traditional, and expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Native Hawaiian organizations, the
American Museum of Natural History has determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item
described above is a specific ceremonial object needed by traditional
Native Hawaiian religious leaders for the practice of traditional
Native Hawaiian 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
cultural item and the Na Hoa Aloha O Ka Pu`uhonua o H[ouml]naunau and
the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item
in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal
descendant 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 Native
Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after July 3, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the American Museum of Natural History 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 American Museum of Natural History is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the 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 10.8, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: May 24, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-11690 Filed 5-31-23; 8:45 am]
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