Notice of Intended Repatriation: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 71387-71388 [2024-19683]
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described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after October 3, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the Science Museum of
Minnesota 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 Science
Museum of Minnesota 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.
Dated: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intended Repatriation:
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Wesleyan
University intends to repatriate certain
cultural items that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary 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: Wendi Field Murray,
Wesleyan University (Archaeology &
Anthropology Collections), 265 Church
Street, Exley Science Building,
Middletown, CT 06459, telephone
(860)–685–2085, email wmurray01@
wesleyan.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 Wesleyan
University 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
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not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of five cultural items have
been jointly requested for repatriation.
The five unassociated funerary objects
are two stone mortars (1972.103.1;
1971.24.1) and three stone pestles
(1971.364.1; 1971.365.1; 1971.367.1).
All five objects were taken by Paul
Schumacher from San Nicolas Island,
CA during the 1870s (likely 1877) while
he was employed as an archaeologist for
the National Park Service. Schumacher’s
collecting was prolific in the Channel
Islands during the 1870s. The looting of
Native American burials figures
prominently in the documentation of
his work via reports and his personal
journals, making it probable that these
items are from funerary contexts. They
were initially delivered to the
Smithsonian Institution, and in 1878,
they were included in a large
(Smithsonian) transfer of cultural
objects originating in the Channel
Islands and other parts of California to
Wesleyan University’s natural history
museum. It should also be noted that
there was a sixth object (a stone pestle,
1971.446.1) from San Nicolas Island
taken by Schumacher and originally
included in the 1878 transfer paperwork
(as well as a 1971 collections inventory),
but was discovered to be missing by
Wesleyan collections staff in 1999. It
has not yet been found, but for future
reference this object has the same
provenance and cultural affiliation as
the five objects listed above. No cultural
affiliation information was included in
the records of the taking or the transfer,
though their geographical origin and the
well-documented cultural, historical,
geographical, and linguistic connections
between the claimants and the southern
Channel Islands indicates a cultural
affiliation with the Payómkawichum
(Luiseño) Tribal Bands and the Santa
Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
The presence of potentially hazardous
substances (i.e., pesticide residues) on
these particular objects is unknown. In
2021, Wesleyan University discovered
the presence of pesticide residue
(arsenic) on one organic object from
Samoa that was transferred from the
Smithsonian in the 19th century, as well
as several taxidermy specimens. This
suggests the possibility that other
objects in the collection may be
contaminated. While pesticides were
not typically applied to stone objects
due to their inherent resilience to pest
damage, the objects from San Nicolas
have potentially been intermingling
with organic objects in a large
ethnographic teaching collection since
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the 1870s, and possibly with natural
history specimens as well. To what
extent Wesleyan staff attempted to
mitigate cross-contamination when
objects were stored or handled is
unknown. There is one documented
instance of pest fumigation relating to
the collections that dates to 1972–1973.
This was to treat a silverfish infestation
in underground storage rooms that held
the museum’s objects after it closed. The
proposal was for the application of
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
to the floors, the placement of open
containers of paradichlorobenzene
(PDB) around the room, and the
placement of a mildew-retarding
insecticide inside the wraps of
specimens. The specific contents of the
room in which the chemicals were
applied, and to what extent they were
shielded from them, is unknown.
Determinations
Wesleyan University has determined
that:
• The five unassociated funerary
objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed
intentionally with or near human
remains, and are connected, either at the
time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native
American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been
identified by a preponderance of the
evidence as related to human remains,
specific individuals, or families, or
removed from a specific burial site or
burial area of an individual or
individuals with cultural affiliation to
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the La Jolla Band of
Luiseno Indians, California; Pala Band
of Mission Indians; Pauma Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma
& Yuima Reservation, California;
Pechanga Band of Indians (previously
listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pechanga
Reservation, California); Rincon Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon
Reservation, California; Santa Ynez
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California;
and the Soboba Band of Luiseno
Indians, California.
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
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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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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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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
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Notice of Intended Repatriation: Wesleyan University, Middletown,
CT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Wesleyan University intends to repatriate
certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated
funerary 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: Wendi Field Murray, Wesleyan University (Archaeology &
Anthropology Collections), 265 Church Street, Exley Science Building,
Middletown, CT 06459, telephone (860)-685-2085, 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
Wesleyan University 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 five cultural items have been jointly requested for
repatriation. The five unassociated funerary objects are two stone
mortars (1972.103.1; 1971.24.1) and three stone pestles (1971.364.1;
1971.365.1; 1971.367.1). All five objects were taken by Paul Schumacher
from San Nicolas Island, CA during the 1870s (likely 1877) while he was
employed as an archaeologist for the National Park Service.
Schumacher's collecting was prolific in the Channel Islands during the
1870s. The looting of Native American burials figures prominently in
the documentation of his work via reports and his personal journals,
making it probable that these items are from funerary contexts. They
were initially delivered to the Smithsonian Institution, and in 1878,
they were included in a large (Smithsonian) transfer of cultural
objects originating in the Channel Islands and other parts of
California to Wesleyan University's natural history museum. It should
also be noted that there was a sixth object (a stone pestle,
1971.446.1) from San Nicolas Island taken by Schumacher and originally
included in the 1878 transfer paperwork (as well as a 1971 collections
inventory), but was discovered to be missing by Wesleyan collections
staff in 1999. It has not yet been found, but for future reference this
object has the same provenance and cultural affiliation as the five
objects listed above. No cultural affiliation information was included
in the records of the taking or the transfer, though their geographical
origin and the well-documented cultural, historical, geographical, and
linguistic connections between the claimants and the southern Channel
Islands indicates a cultural affiliation with the Pay[oacute]mkawichum
(Luise[ntilde]o) Tribal Bands and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
Indians.
The presence of potentially hazardous substances (i.e., pesticide
residues) on these particular objects is unknown. In 2021, Wesleyan
University discovered the presence of pesticide residue (arsenic) on
one organic object from Samoa that was transferred from the Smithsonian
in the 19th century, as well as several taxidermy specimens. This
suggests the possibility that other objects in the collection may be
contaminated. While pesticides were not typically applied to stone
objects due to their inherent resilience to pest damage, the objects
from San Nicolas have potentially been intermingling with organic
objects in a large ethnographic teaching collection since the 1870s,
and possibly with natural history specimens as well. To what extent
Wesleyan staff attempted to mitigate cross-contamination when objects
were stored or handled is unknown. There is one documented instance of
pest fumigation relating to the collections that dates to 1972-1973.
This was to treat a silverfish infestation in underground storage rooms
that held the museum's objects after it closed. The proposal was for
the application of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) to the floors,
the placement of open containers of paradichlorobenzene (PDB) around
the room, and the placement of a mildew-retarding insecticide inside
the wraps of specimens. The specific contents of the room in which the
chemicals were applied, and to what extent they were shielded from
them, is unknown.
Determinations
Wesleyan University has determined that:
The five unassociated funerary objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with
or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death
or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance
of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or
families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an
individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe
or Native Hawaiian organization.
There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the La Jolla Band of Luiseno
Indians, California; Pala Band of Mission Indians; Pauma Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California;
Pechanga Band of Indians (previously listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California); Rincon Band
of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation, California; Santa
Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California; and the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California.
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
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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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