Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 2637-2639 [2024-00609]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Longyear Museum of
Anthropology, Colgate University,
Hamilton, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Longyear Museum of Anthropology
(LMA) intends to repatriate certain
cultural items that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects, sacred
objects, or 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
Broome, Jefferson, Onondaga, Oswego,
and Tioga County, NY.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
February 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Kelsey Olney-Wall,
Repatriation Manager, Longyear
Museum of Anthropology, Colgate
University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY
13346, telephone (315) 228–7677, email
kolneywall@colgate.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 LMA. 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 LMA.
SUMMARY:
Description
Sometime between 1950 and 1965, 17
cultural items were removed from
Broome, Onondaga, Oswego, and
Jefferson Counties, NY, by avocational
archeologist Walter ‘‘Bud’’ Bennett,
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during his excavations at Brown (noted
as Keefe and Whitford), Center Village,
Oberlander Site 1, Saunders, and
Watson Farm. The eight objects of
cultural patrimony from the Brown Site,
are one smoothing stone, one
hammerstone, two stone knives, three
stone projectile points, and one stone
flake. The one object of cultural
patrimony from Center Village is a stone
projectile point. The one object of
cultural patrimony from the Oberlander
Site 1 is a stone projectile point. The
one object of cultural patrimony from
Saunders is a stone projectile point. The
one sacred object from Watson Farm is
a pot sherd, and the five objects of
cultural patrimony are three stone
projectile points, one worked stone, and
one stone cobble. The collection was
donated to the museum in 1965 by the
estate of Walter ‘‘Bud’’ Bennett, a local
amateur archeologist from Poolville,
NY.
Sometime between 1924 and 1957,
649 cultural items were removed from
Jefferson, Onondaga, and Oswego
Counties, N.Y. by Herbert Bigford Sr.,
during his excavations at Barnes (a.k.a.
Oran), Comstock, Delphi Falls, Durfee,
Harrington Farm, Indian Hill, Meather
House, Nolee, Pierrepont Manor,
Pompey Center, Pratt Falls, Selkirk, and
Towles. The 13 sacred objects from the
Barnes site include one pipe stem, 11
bone beads (seven bird, three mammal,
and one worked mammal bone), and
one pottery sherd with an effigy face.
The 56 objects of cultural patrimony
include 27 bone awls (19 worked
mammal bone, one baculum, one dog
fibula, five bird bone, and one beaver
ulna), three bone needles (two worked
mammal bone, one bird bone), one
worked antler, two punches of worked
mammal bone, four dog canines, one
worked mammal fishhook, five beaver
teeth (one incisor, four other), two
pieces of worked mammal bone, one
chisel, one stone projectile point, and
nine stone discs. The 91 unassociated
funerary objects from the Comstock site
include 90 wampum beads and one
comb fragment. The 32 sacred objects
include 26 pot sherds (12 rim sherds, 8
pot sherds, and six sherds with effigy
faces), one pipe, and five pipe
fragments. The 49 objects of cultural
patrimony include seven awls (six of
worked mammal bone and one deer
metatarsal), two bones needles of
mammal bone, one grooved mammal
bone, three miscellaneous mammal
bone fragments, one mammal bone tube,
11 antler fragments, two phalanges (one
elk and one deer/sheep/goat), one fox
tibia, 13 celts, one worked stone, one
charred wooden square, one glass
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cassock button, one metal hook, one
metal sheet, one metal ring, and two
metal nails. The one object of cultural
patrimony from the Delphi Falls site is
a faunal bone awl. The five sacred
objects from the Durfee site include five
pipes (four ceramic, one kaolin). The 54
sacred objects from the Harrington Farm
site include 54 pottery sherds. The one
object of cultural patrimony from the
Indian Hill site is a worked mammal
bone awl. The 37 sacred objects from
the Meather House site include 32
pottery sherds and five pipe fragments.
The one object of cultural patrimony is
a raccoon jaw (with tooth). The 101
sacred objects from the Nolee site
include 81 pottery sherds and 20 pipe
fragments. The three objects of cultural
patrimony include one worked mammal
bone awl, one bear canine, and one lead
musket ball. The 17 sacred objects from
the Pierrepont Manor site are 14 pottery
sherds and three pipe fragments. The
two objects of cultural patrimony are
two stone discs. The two sacred objects
from the Pompey Center site are two
bone beads (one elk/cow and one deer).
The two objects of cultural patrimony
are one worked antler punch and one
mammal rib awl. The one sacred object
from the Pratt Falls site is a bird bone
bead. The five objects of cultural
patrimony are two bone awls (one dog
fibula and one bear fibula), two elk
canines, and one ground slate. The three
sacred objects from the Selkirk site are
three pottery sherds. The one object of
cultural patrimony is a stone projectile
point. The 89 sacred objects from the
Towles site are one polished bird bone
bead, two glass beads, 57 pottery sherds,
five pottery discs, 22 pipe fragments,
and two pieces of miscellaneous copper.
The 83 objects of cultural patrimony are
two bear canines, one beaver incisor,
one worked antler, one catfish dorsal
spine awl (or needle), four deer
phalanges, one deer phalanx, two
mammal bone needles, three worked
mammal bone awls, one depressed
lump of pottery, one clamshell, one
shell button, two stone knives, 29 stone
projectile points, two stone drills, one
quartz rock, 13 stone scrapers, three
stone celts, three worked stones, one
rounded stone, three stone discs, two
perforated stones, one net sinker, one
stone gouge or celt, one metal bracelet,
two musket balls, and one metal bell. In
1959, Colgate University purchased the
Bigford collection from Winona F.
Bigford.
At an unknown date, one cultural
item was removed from Onondaga
County, NY, by an unknown individual
from an unknown site in Pompey. The
one object of cultural patrimony is a
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hammerstone. It is unknown how and
when this object entered the museum
collection.
By 1962, 14 cultural items were
removed from Broome County, NY, by
John Hagen during his excavations at
the Castle Creek Site. The 14 objects of
cultural patrimony are 14 worked
stones. It is unknown how and when
Mr. Hagen acquired these belongings.
The museum acquired this collection as
a gift from John Hagen, of Hudson Falls,
NY, in 1962.
Sometime between 1930 and 1943,
106 cultural items were removed from
Broome County, Onondaga County,
Oswego County, and Tioga County, NY,
by Mortimer Cooley Howe during his
excavations at D. Bocke’s Farm and
Harris Farm, Pratt Falls, and unknown
sites in Amber, Baldwinsville,
Binghamton, Brewerton, Elbridge,
Marcellus, Phoenix, Skaneateles,
Spafford, Stiles Station, and Tyler
Hollow N.Y. The five objects of cultural
patrimony from an unknown site in
Amber are four stone projectile points
and one stone gouge. The one object of
cultural patrimony from an unknown
site in Baldwinsville is a stone celt. The
one object of cultural patrimony from an
unknown site in Binghamton is a stone
knife. The 12 objects of cultural
patrimony from an unknown site in
Brewerton are five stone projectile
points, one stone knife, and six net
sinkers. The one object of cultural
patrimony from the D. Bockes Farm site
is a stone projectile point. The three
objects of cultural patrimony from an
unknown site in Elbridge are one celt
and two projectile points. The two
objects of cultural patrimony from the
Harris Farm site are two stone projectile
points. The one object of cultural
patrimony from an unknown site in
Marcellus is a stone projectile point.
The eight objects of cultural patrimony
from an unknown site in Phoenix are
three stone knives and five stone
pestles. The four unassociated funerary
objects from the Pratt Falls site are four
mammal bone comb fragments. The 10
sacred objects are one pipe stem and
nine metal fragments/brass kettle pieces.
The 31 objects of cultural patrimony are
eight worked mammal bone awls, four
antler punches, three faunal bone
punches, one faunal bone needle, three
stone tools, one stone halfted thumbnail
scraper, 10 stone scrapers, and one
mirror fragment. The 18 objects of
cultural patrimony from an unknown
site in Skaneateles are 18 stone
projectile points. The seven objects of
cultural patrimony from an unknown
site in Spafford are six stone projectile
points and one stone knife. The one
object of cultural patrimony from an
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unknown site in Stiles Station is a stone
knife. The one object of cultural
patrimony from an unknown site in
Tyler Hollow is a stone projectile point.
The items in the collection were
gathered by Mortimer Cooley Howe
while he was a student at Colgate and
the University of Michigan. The Howe
collection was donated to Colgate
University, posthumously, by his father
Burton Howe in 1947.
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: archeological
information, geographical information,
historical 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 LMA has determined
that:
• The 95 cultural items described
above 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 and are believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of a Native American individual.
• The 365 cultural items described
above are specific ceremonial objects
needed by traditional Native American
religious leaders for the practice of
traditional Native American religions by
their present-day adherents.
• The 327 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 Onondaga Nation.
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
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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 February 15, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the LMA 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 LMA is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and 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: January 9, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items Amendment: University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology (Penn Museum) is
rescinding specific paragraphs in a
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items published in the Federal Register
on February 16, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Christopher Woods, Williams Director,
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260
South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104–
6324, telephone (215) 898–4050, email
director@Pennmuseum.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice
was previously given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA) of the intent to repatriate
five cultural items removed from Sitka,
AK.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the Penn Museum.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice. Additional information on
the amendments and determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
summary or related records held by the
Penn Museum.
Amendment
This notice removes five cultural
items from a published in a Notice of
Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items in the
Federal Register (76 FR 9049–9051,
February 16, 2011). Repatriation of five
cultural items in the original Notice of
Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items has
not occurred. In the Federal Register (76
FR 9050, February 16, 2011), paragraphs
3 through 11 are removed. The five
cultural items are one Wolf Helmet
(catalog number NA8507), one Shark
Helmet (29–1–1), one Ganook Hat
(NA6864), one Noble Killer Hat
(NA11741), and one Eagle Hat
(NA11742). This amendment is being
made upon the resolution of a
competing claim for the five Tlingit
Kaagwaantaan Clan cultural items. A
new notice of intent to repatriate
cultural items will follow.
The Penn Museum is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska, a Federallyrecognized Indian Tribe, acting on
behalf of the Tlingit Kaagwaantaan Clan
of Sitka, AK.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, 10.13,
and 10.14.
Dated: January 9, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion
Amendment: University of California,
Riverside, Riverside, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
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University of California, Riverside has
amended a Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal
Register on March 25, 2004. This notice
amends the number of associated
funerary objects in a collection removed
from Riverside County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
February 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Megan Murphy, University
of California, Riverside, 900 University
Avenue, Riverside, CA 92517–5900,
telephone (951) 827–6349, email
megan.murphy@ucr.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
California, Riverside. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
amendments and determinations in this
notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by the
University of California, Riverside.
Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register (69 FR 15379–15380, March 25,
2004). Repatriation of the items in the
original Notice of Inventory Completion
has not occurred. The amendment is
being made to reflect the addition of
newly identified associated funerary
objects for two of the collections listed
in the original notice.
For CA–RIV–2199, the original notice
only listed human remains, but tribal
representatives have reviewed the
remaining objects in the collection and
have identified 14 lots of associated
funerary objects. These objects include
one lot of ceramics, one lot of unfired
clay, one lot of glass, one lot of lithics,
one lot of metal, one lot of plastic, one
lot of rubber, one lot of shell beads, one
lot of faunal bones, one lot of fabric, one
lot of floral materials, one lot of
geological materials, one lot of
unmodified shell, and one lot firealtered rock.
For CA–RIV–4169 the original notice
only listed human remains, but tribal
representatives have reviewed the
remaining objects in the collections and
have identified six lots of associated
funerary objects. These objects include
two lots of ceramics, one lot of shell
beads, one lot of faunal bones, one lot
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Longyear Museum of
Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
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 Longyear Museum of Anthropology (LMA)
intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition
of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or 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 Broome, Jefferson, Onondaga, Oswego, and Tioga
County, NY.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after February 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Kelsey Olney-Wall, Repatriation Manager, Longyear Museum of
Anthropology, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346,
telephone (315) 228-7677, 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
LMA. 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 LMA.
Description
Sometime between 1950 and 1965, 17 cultural items were removed from
Broome, Onondaga, Oswego, and Jefferson Counties, NY, by avocational
archeologist Walter ``Bud'' Bennett, during his excavations at Brown
(noted as Keefe and Whitford), Center Village, Oberlander Site 1,
Saunders, and Watson Farm. The eight objects of cultural patrimony from
the Brown Site, are one smoothing stone, one hammerstone, two stone
knives, three stone projectile points, and one stone flake. The one
object of cultural patrimony from Center Village is a stone projectile
point. The one object of cultural patrimony from the Oberlander Site 1
is a stone projectile point. The one object of cultural patrimony from
Saunders is a stone projectile point. The one sacred object from Watson
Farm is a pot sherd, and the five objects of cultural patrimony are
three stone projectile points, one worked stone, and one stone cobble.
The collection was donated to the museum in 1965 by the estate of
Walter ``Bud'' Bennett, a local amateur archeologist from Poolville,
NY.
Sometime between 1924 and 1957, 649 cultural items were removed
from Jefferson, Onondaga, and Oswego Counties, N.Y. by Herbert Bigford
Sr., during his excavations at Barnes (a.k.a. Oran), Comstock, Delphi
Falls, Durfee, Harrington Farm, Indian Hill, Meather House, Nolee,
Pierrepont Manor, Pompey Center, Pratt Falls, Selkirk, and Towles. The
13 sacred objects from the Barnes site include one pipe stem, 11 bone
beads (seven bird, three mammal, and one worked mammal bone), and one
pottery sherd with an effigy face. The 56 objects of cultural patrimony
include 27 bone awls (19 worked mammal bone, one baculum, one dog
fibula, five bird bone, and one beaver ulna), three bone needles (two
worked mammal bone, one bird bone), one worked antler, two punches of
worked mammal bone, four dog canines, one worked mammal fishhook, five
beaver teeth (one incisor, four other), two pieces of worked mammal
bone, one chisel, one stone projectile point, and nine stone discs. The
91 unassociated funerary objects from the Comstock site include 90
wampum beads and one comb fragment. The 32 sacred objects include 26
pot sherds (12 rim sherds, 8 pot sherds, and six sherds with effigy
faces), one pipe, and five pipe fragments. The 49 objects of cultural
patrimony include seven awls (six of worked mammal bone and one deer
metatarsal), two bones needles of mammal bone, one grooved mammal bone,
three miscellaneous mammal bone fragments, one mammal bone tube, 11
antler fragments, two phalanges (one elk and one deer/sheep/goat), one
fox tibia, 13 celts, one worked stone, one charred wooden square, one
glass
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cassock button, one metal hook, one metal sheet, one metal ring, and
two metal nails. The one object of cultural patrimony from the Delphi
Falls site is a faunal bone awl. The five sacred objects from the
Durfee site include five pipes (four ceramic, one kaolin). The 54
sacred objects from the Harrington Farm site include 54 pottery sherds.
The one object of cultural patrimony from the Indian Hill site is a
worked mammal bone awl. The 37 sacred objects from the Meather House
site include 32 pottery sherds and five pipe fragments. The one object
of cultural patrimony is a raccoon jaw (with tooth). The 101 sacred
objects from the Nolee site include 81 pottery sherds and 20 pipe
fragments. The three objects of cultural patrimony include one worked
mammal bone awl, one bear canine, and one lead musket ball. The 17
sacred objects from the Pierrepont Manor site are 14 pottery sherds and
three pipe fragments. The two objects of cultural patrimony are two
stone discs. The two sacred objects from the Pompey Center site are two
bone beads (one elk/cow and one deer). The two objects of cultural
patrimony are one worked antler punch and one mammal rib awl. The one
sacred object from the Pratt Falls site is a bird bone bead. The five
objects of cultural patrimony are two bone awls (one dog fibula and one
bear fibula), two elk canines, and one ground slate. The three sacred
objects from the Selkirk site are three pottery sherds. The one object
of cultural patrimony is a stone projectile point. The 89 sacred
objects from the Towles site are one polished bird bone bead, two glass
beads, 57 pottery sherds, five pottery discs, 22 pipe fragments, and
two pieces of miscellaneous copper. The 83 objects of cultural
patrimony are two bear canines, one beaver incisor, one worked antler,
one catfish dorsal spine awl (or needle), four deer phalanges, one deer
phalanx, two mammal bone needles, three worked mammal bone awls, one
depressed lump of pottery, one clamshell, one shell button, two stone
knives, 29 stone projectile points, two stone drills, one quartz rock,
13 stone scrapers, three stone celts, three worked stones, one rounded
stone, three stone discs, two perforated stones, one net sinker, one
stone gouge or celt, one metal bracelet, two musket balls, and one
metal bell. In 1959, Colgate University purchased the Bigford
collection from Winona F. Bigford.
At an unknown date, one cultural item was removed from Onondaga
County, NY, by an unknown individual from an unknown site in Pompey.
The one object of cultural patrimony is a hammerstone. It is unknown
how and when this object entered the museum collection.
By 1962, 14 cultural items were removed from Broome County, NY, by
John Hagen during his excavations at the Castle Creek Site. The 14
objects of cultural patrimony are 14 worked stones. It is unknown how
and when Mr. Hagen acquired these belongings. The museum acquired this
collection as a gift from John Hagen, of Hudson Falls, NY, in 1962.
Sometime between 1930 and 1943, 106 cultural items were removed
from Broome County, Onondaga County, Oswego County, and Tioga County,
NY, by Mortimer Cooley Howe during his excavations at D. Bocke's Farm
and Harris Farm, Pratt Falls, and unknown sites in Amber,
Baldwinsville, Binghamton, Brewerton, Elbridge, Marcellus, Phoenix,
Skaneateles, Spafford, Stiles Station, and Tyler Hollow N.Y. The five
objects of cultural patrimony from an unknown site in Amber are four
stone projectile points and one stone gouge. The one object of cultural
patrimony from an unknown site in Baldwinsville is a stone celt. The
one object of cultural patrimony from an unknown site in Binghamton is
a stone knife. The 12 objects of cultural patrimony from an unknown
site in Brewerton are five stone projectile points, one stone knife,
and six net sinkers. The one object of cultural patrimony from the D.
Bockes Farm site is a stone projectile point. The three objects of
cultural patrimony from an unknown site in Elbridge are one celt and
two projectile points. The two objects of cultural patrimony from the
Harris Farm site are two stone projectile points. The one object of
cultural patrimony from an unknown site in Marcellus is a stone
projectile point. The eight objects of cultural patrimony from an
unknown site in Phoenix are three stone knives and five stone pestles.
The four unassociated funerary objects from the Pratt Falls site are
four mammal bone comb fragments. The 10 sacred objects are one pipe
stem and nine metal fragments/brass kettle pieces. The 31 objects of
cultural patrimony are eight worked mammal bone awls, four antler
punches, three faunal bone punches, one faunal bone needle, three stone
tools, one stone halfted thumbnail scraper, 10 stone scrapers, and one
mirror fragment. The 18 objects of cultural patrimony from an unknown
site in Skaneateles are 18 stone projectile points. The seven objects
of cultural patrimony from an unknown site in Spafford are six stone
projectile points and one stone knife. The one object of cultural
patrimony from an unknown site in Stiles Station is a stone knife. The
one object of cultural patrimony from an unknown site in Tyler Hollow
is a stone projectile point. The items in the collection were gathered
by Mortimer Cooley Howe while he was a student at Colgate and the
University of Michigan. The Howe collection was donated to Colgate
University, posthumously, by his father Burton Howe in 1947.
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: archeological information,
geographical information, historical 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 LMA has determined that:
The 95 cultural items described above 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 and
are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed
from a specific burial site of a Native American individual.
The 365 cultural items described above are specific
ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by
their present-day adherents.
The 327 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 Onondaga
Nation.
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
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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 February 15, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the LMA 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 LMA is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes and 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: January 9, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-00609 Filed 1-12-24; 8:45 am]
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