Notice of Intended Repatriation: Boston Children's Museum, Boston, MA, 44702-44703 [2024-11096]

Download as PDF 44702 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 21, 2024 / Notices associated funerary objects were curated with the utmost care and placed in a secure area with access granted only to those working on the repatriation effort. The objects were found either with, or in close proximity to, human remains. Several objects were included in this inventory although they were collected on the surface of the ground requiring no excavation but are believed to be of cultural significance. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations The Kent State University has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 16 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 167 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 reasonable connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Shawnee Tribe. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 20, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Kent State University, Department of Anthropology, must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 May 20, 2024 Jkt 262001 repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Kent State University Department of Anthropology 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 10.10. sacred objects are masks, rattles, and a cane. The 77 objects of cultural patrimony are games, dolls, household objects, decorative ornamentations and beadwork, pouches, moccasins, baskets, bottles, and instruments. All of these items have cultural associations with nations that are a part of Onondaga nation, including Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, Iroquois, Mohawk, and Oneida. No potentially hazardous substances are known to have been used to treat any of these items. Dated: May 9, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Determinations Boston Children’s Museum has determined that: • The 29 sacred objects described in this notice are specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. • The 77 objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and Onondaga Nation. [FR Doc. 2024–11090 Filed 5–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037956; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Boston Children’s Museum, Boston, MA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Boston Children’s Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects or objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after June 20, 2024. ADDRESSES: Melissa Higgins, Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210, telephone (617) 986–3692, email higgins@ bostonchildrensmuseum.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 Boston Children’s Museum, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available A total of 106 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 29 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 June 20, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Boston Children’s Museum 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. Boston Children’s Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 21, 2024 / Notices organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: May 9, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–11096 Filed 5–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037940; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum (Burke Museum) 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. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after June 20, 2024. ADDRESSES: Sven Haakanson Jr., Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195, telephone (206) 543–3210, email svenh@uw.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 Burke Museum, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Abstract of Information Available A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one sacred object is a wooden dance rattle created by Robert Collier (Burke Accn. 2097, Cat no. 8675). On April 2, 1925, Leslie Spier and E.G. Spier collected the rattle from Jamestown, Clallam County, WA. Recorded provenience information identifies Robert Collier as the creator of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 May 20, 2024 Jkt 262001 the rattle, identified as a Bird Rattle. According to information from the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Robert Collier was born in the late 1870s and recorded on multiple census rolls as S’Klallam. He is descended from S’Klallam parents who lived in Jamestown, and Collier later lived with his family in Washington Harbor (sxwčkwı́y>). Collier was sought as a principal informant for Erna Gunther’s ethnography fieldwork in the mid1920s, resulting in the published work, Klallam Ethnography. Collier married twice (Abby Collier and Martha Dick Collier) and has descendants represented in the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Families: Hall, Sampson, Lombardi, Collier, Wheeler, Gentry, Adams, and Russell. The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has identified this Bird Rattle as a sacred object that is still used in traditional ceremonial practices. The Bird Rattle was tested for pesticide contamination and the results indicated that there is likely hazardous substances present. The Burke Museum provided recommendations for safe handling. Determinations The Burke Museum has determined that: • The one sacred object described in this notice is a specific ceremonial object needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural item described in this notice and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 June 20, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Burke Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44703 considered a single request and not competing requests. The Burke Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: May 9, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–11088 Filed 5–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037947; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain District, Battle Mountain, NV National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain District (BLM) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice. DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after June 20, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by May 21, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human remains. ADDRESSES: Jon D. Sherve, Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain District, 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV 89820, telephone (775) 635–4056, email jsherve@blm.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 BLM, and additional information on the human remains or cultural items in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the identifications in this notice. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1

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[FR Doc No: 2024-11096]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037956; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Boston Children's Museum, 
Boston, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Boston Children's Museum intends to 
repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred 
objects or objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural 
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in 
this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after June 20, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Melissa Higgins, Boston Children's Museum, 308 Congress 
Street, Boston, MA 02210, telephone (617) 986-3692, 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 Boston 
Children's Museum, and additional information on the determinations in 
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the 
summary or related records. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    A total of 106 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. 
The 29 sacred objects are masks, rattles, and a cane. The 77 objects of 
cultural patrimony are games, dolls, household objects, decorative 
ornamentations and beadwork, pouches, moccasins, baskets, bottles, and 
instruments. All of these items have cultural associations with nations 
that are a part of Onondaga nation, including Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, 
Iroquois, Mohawk, and Oneida. No potentially hazardous substances are 
known to have been used to treat any of these items.

Determinations

    Boston Children's Museum has determined that:
     The 29 sacred objects described in this notice are 
specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American 
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional 
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional 
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
     The 77 objects of cultural patrimony described in this 
notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance 
central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-
group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other 
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of 
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
     There is a reasonable connection between the cultural 
items described in this notice and Onondaga Nation.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items 
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified 
in this notice under 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 June 20, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, Boston Children's Museum 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. Boston Children's Museum is responsible for 
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian

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organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting 
parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

    Dated: May 9, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-11096 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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