Notice of Intended Repatriation: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO, 71388 [2024-19681]
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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 October 3, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
Wesleyan University 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. Wesleyan
University 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: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–19683 Filed 8–30–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038632;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation:
Denver Museum of Nature & Science,
Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Denver
Museum of Nature & Science intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that
meet the definition of sacred objects 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
October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Chris Patrello, Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, 2001
Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205,
telephone (303) 370–6378, email
chris.patrello@dmns.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Denver
Museum of Nature & Science, 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 14 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation. The 14 sacred
objects are five baskets, five wooden
plaques, one dance shield, one Tnecklace, one beaded shawl, and one
dance cane. 13 of the 14 sacred objects
were purchased by Mary and Francis
Crane, who donated their collection to
the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
between 1968 and 1983. In 1954, Mary
and Francis Crane purchased two
woven plates (AC.58 and AC.106),
identified as White Mountain Apache,
from Kohlberg’s Antiques and Indian
Arts in Denver, Colorado. In 1958, Mary
and Francis Crane purchased two
woven plates (AC.3047 and AC.3152)
from Julian D. Pyatt of Trenton,
Missouri. In 1959, Mary and Francis
Crane purchased a White Mountain
Apache beaded shawl (AC.4353) from
National News and Gift Shop in Globe,
Arizona. In 1964, Mary and Francis
Crane purchased one dance shield
(AC.7619), one T-necklace (AC.7621),
one dance cane (AC.8088), and five
wooden plaques (AC.8090A–E) from the
Forestdale Trading post in Show Low,
Arizona, all of which are identified as
White Mountain Apache. In 2003, the
estate of Donald Graham donated one
White Mountain Apache basket (AN–
2003–91.1) to the Denver Museum of
Nature & Science.
Determinations
The Denver Museum of Nature &
Science has determined that:
• The 14 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.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
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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 October 3, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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 Denver
Museum of Nature & Science 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: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–19681 Filed 8–30–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038622;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Michigan 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA
Office Manager, University of Michigan,
Office of Research, Suite G269, Lane
Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1274,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038632; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO
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 Denver Museum of Nature & Science
intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition
of sacred objects 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 October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Chris Patrello, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001
Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370-6378, 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
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 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 14 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 14 sacred objects are five baskets, five wooden plaques, one dance
shield, one T-necklace, one beaded shawl, and one dance cane. 13 of the
14 sacred objects were purchased by Mary and Francis Crane, who donated
their collection to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science between 1968
and 1983. In 1954, Mary and Francis Crane purchased two woven plates
(AC.58 and AC.106), identified as White Mountain Apache, from
Kohlberg's Antiques and Indian Arts in Denver, Colorado. In 1958, Mary
and Francis Crane purchased two woven plates (AC.3047 and AC.3152) from
Julian D. Pyatt of Trenton, Missouri. In 1959, Mary and Francis Crane
purchased a White Mountain Apache beaded shawl (AC.4353) from National
News and Gift Shop in Globe, Arizona. In 1964, Mary and Francis Crane
purchased one dance shield (AC.7619), one T-necklace (AC.7621), one
dance cane (AC.8088), and five wooden plaques (AC.8090A-E) from the
Forestdale Trading post in Show Low, Arizona, all of which are
identified as White Mountain Apache. In 2003, the estate of Donald
Graham donated one White Mountain Apache basket (AN-2003-91.1) to the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Determinations
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has determined that:
The 14 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.
There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the White Mountain Apache Tribe of
the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona.
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 October 3, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science 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 Denver Museum of Nature
& Science 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: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-19681 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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