Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Region, Albuquerque, NM, 56659-56660 [2023-17796]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 159 / Friday, August 18, 2023 / Notices available. No associated funerary objects are present. 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: anthropological, geographical, historical, and oral traditional. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the CMNH has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • 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 Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 18, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the CMNH must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The CMNH is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 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: August 9, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–17782 Filed 8–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036388; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Region, Albuquerque, NM National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural item was removed from Gardnerville in Douglas County, NV. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after September 18, 2023. ADDRESSES: Victoria Owens, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O Box 329, Albuquerque, NM 87103, telephone (505) 248–7897, email victoria_owens@ fws.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 USFWS. 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 USFWS. SUMMARY: Description One cultural item was removed from Gardnerville in Douglas County, NV. Around 1995, Dennis R. McPherron ‘‘Seira’’ received the cultural item from Mr. James Blackburn, a Northern Arapaho Medicine Chief, during a ceremony in Gardnerville. In 2016, this PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56659 item was seized by the USFWS. The one sacred object is a subadult bald eagle tail fan. 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: oral traditional and expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the USFWS has determined that: • The one cultural item described above 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. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural item and the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. 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, 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 item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 18, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the USFWS 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 USFWS 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. E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1 56660 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 159 / Friday, August 18, 2023 / Notices Dated: August 9, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. report by Ann Marie Mires of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts concluded that the human remains (consisting of fragmentary cranial elements) belong to one adult and one adolescent. The 13 associated funerary objects are 10 pottery sherds (2005.3.365.1–9, 2012.7.103) and three stone tools (2023.8.1–3). [FR Doc. 2023–17796 Filed 8–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036385; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Cultural Affiliation Notice of Inventory Completion: Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Berkshire Museum 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 Hampden County, MA. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after September 18, 2023. ADDRESSES: Jason Vivori, Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201, telephone (413) 443–7171 Ext. 341, email jvivori@ berkshiremuseum.org. DATES: 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 Berkshire 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 inventory or related records held by the Berkshire Museum. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Description Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from Hampden County, MA. At an unknown time, the Berkshire Museum received human remains that had been collected by Professor Eben Horsford (1818–1893). Handwritten notes kept with the human remains indicate that they had washed out from a burial ground in Springfield/ Longmeadow. In 1995, an osteological VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 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: anthropological, archeological, geographical, historical, kinship, linguistic, expert opinion. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 18, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Berkshire Museum 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 Berkshire 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 10.9, § 10.10, and § 10.14. Dated: August 9, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–17780 Filed 8–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Berkshire Museum has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 13 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 Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036387; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, AR National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arkansas Archeological Survey (ARAS) 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 Searcy County, AR. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after September 18, 2023. ADDRESSES: Sarah Shepard, Arkansas Archeological Survey, 2475 N Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 575–6552, email nagpra@uark.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 ARAS. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56659-56660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17796]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036388; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of 
the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Region, Albuquerque, 
NM

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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish 
and Wildlife Service (USFWS) intends to repatriate a certain cultural 
item that meets the definition of a sacred object and that has a 
cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations in this notice. The cultural item was removed from 
Gardnerville in Douglas County, NV.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or 
after September 18, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Victoria Owens, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O Box 329, 
Albuquerque, NM 87103, telephone (505) 248-7897, 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 
USFWS. 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 USFWS.

Description

    One cultural item was removed from Gardnerville in Douglas County, 
NV. Around 1995, Dennis R. McPherron ``Seira'' received the cultural 
item from Mr. James Blackburn, a Northern Arapaho Medicine Chief, 
during a ceremony in Gardnerville. In 2016, this item was seized by the 
USFWS. The one sacred object is a subadult bald eagle tail fan.

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: oral traditional and expert 
opinion.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the USFWS has determined that:
     The one cultural item described above 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.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the cultural item and the Northern Arapaho 
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming.

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, 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 item in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after September 18, 2023. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the USFWS 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 USFWS 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.


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    Dated: August 9, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-17796 Filed 8-17-23; 8:45 am]
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