Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Item: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 57470 [2023-18135]
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• The human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice
were removed from the aboriginal land
of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in 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 in this notice
to a requestor may occur on or after
September 22, 2023. If competing
requests for disposition are received,
UTK 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. UTK 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, 10.11, and
10.13.
Dated: August 16, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Description
The one cultural item was removed
from an unknown county within the Rio
Grande Valley, TX, or NM, by Volney
Jones, former Curator of Ethnology,
University of Michigan Museum of
Anthropological Archaeology
(UMMAA). Prior to 1931, Jones
conducted fieldwork with the Isleta
Pueblo in and around New Mexico and
El Paso, TX. Jones completed his
Master’s Thesis for the University of
New Mexico on Isleta Pueblo
ethnobotany. The cultural item is one
lot of botanicals.
Cultural Affiliation
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AGENCY:
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,
folklore, geographical, historical, oral
tradition, other relevant information,
and expert opinion.
ACTION:
Determinations
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Item: University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI
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repatriate a certain cultural item that
meets the definition of a sacred objects
and that has a cultural affiliation with
the Indian Tribes in this notice. The
cultural item was removed from an
unknown county within the Rio Grande
Valley, TX, or NM.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item
in this notice may occur on or after
September 22, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA
Office Manager, University of Michigan,
Office of Research, Suite G269A, Lane
Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1274,
telephone (734) 615–8936, email
bsecunda@umich.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 University of
Michigan. 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 University of
Michigan.
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Michigan intends to
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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 22, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are
received, the University of Michigan
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 University of
Michigan 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: August 16, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service, Interior.
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AGENCY:
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
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Michigan 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
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico, and the
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.
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ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036436; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Item: University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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 University of Michigan intends to
repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a
sacred objects and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian
Tribes in this notice. The cultural item was removed from an unknown
county within the Rio Grande Valley, TX, or NM.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or
after September 22, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA Office Manager, University of
Michigan, Office of Research, Suite G269A, Lane Hall, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1274, telephone (734) 615-8936, 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
University of Michigan. 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 University
of Michigan.
Description
The one cultural item was removed from an unknown county within the
Rio Grande Valley, TX, or NM, by Volney Jones, former Curator of
Ethnology, University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
(UMMAA). Prior to 1931, Jones conducted fieldwork with the Isleta
Pueblo in and around New Mexico and El Paso, TX. Jones completed his
Master's Thesis for the University of New Mexico on Isleta Pueblo
ethnobotany. The cultural item is one lot of botanicals.
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, folklore,
geographical, historical, oral tradition, other relevant information,
and expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the University of Michigan 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 Pueblo of
Isleta, New Mexico, and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.
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 22, 2023. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the University of Michigan 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 University of Michigan 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: August 16, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-18135 Filed 8-22-23; 8:45 am]
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