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Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 45/Friday, March 7, 2003/Notices Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 45 / Friday, March 7, 2003 / Notices 11135 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (3)(D), this cultural item has ongoing This notice is published as part of the historical, traditional, or cultural National Park Service’s administrative National Park Service importance central to the Native responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 American group or culture itself, rather U.S.C. 3003, Sec. 5 (d)(3). The Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural than property owned by an individual. determinations within this notice are Item: American Museum of Natural Officials of the American Museum of the sole responsibility of the museum, History, New York, NY Natural History also have determined institution, or Federal agency that has AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001, Sec. 2 control of these Native American human (2), there is a relationship of shared remains and associated funerary objects. ACTION: Notice. group identity that can be reasonably The National Park Service is not Notice is here given in accordance traced between this object of cultural responsible for the determinations with the Native American Graves patrimony and Central Council Tlingit within this notice. Protection and Repatriation Act and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. This notice corrects the list of Native (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, Sec. 7, of Representatives of any other Indian American tribes to which these human the intent to repatriate a cultural item in tribe that believes itself to be culturally remains and associated funerary objects the possession of the American Museum affiliated with this object should contact are affiliated. The Chickasaw Nation, of Natural History, New York, NY, that Craig Morris, Acting Director of Cultural Oklahoma was inadvertently omitted meets the definition of ‘‘object of Resources, American Museum of from the last two paragraphs of a Notice of Inventory Completion published in cultural patrimony’’ under 25 U.S.C. Natural History, Central Park West at the Federal Register on August 29, 2002 3001. 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, telephone (212) 769-5883, before April (FR Doc. 02-22000, pages 55426-55428). This notice is published as part of the Paragraphs 16 and 17 are corrected by 7, 2003. Repatriation of this object of National Park Service’s administrative substituting the following paragraphs: responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 cultural patrimony to Central Council Based on the above-mentioned U.S.C. 3003, Sec. 5 (d)(3). The Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of information, officials at Fort Benning determinations within this notice are Alaska on behalf of the Kiks.adi Clan and the U.S. Army installation staff, the sole responsibility of the museum, may proceed after that date if no U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis, institution, or Federal agency that has additional claimants come forward. Mandatory Center of Expertise for the control of these cultural items. The The American Museum of Natural Curation and Management of National Park Service is not responsible History is responsible for notifying Archaeological Collections have for the determinations within this Central Council Tlingit and Haida determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR notice. Indian Tribes of Alaska, Sealaska 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed The cultural item is a hat resembling Corporation, and Sitka Tribe of Alaska above represent the physical remains of a Tlingit spruce wood hat but made of that this notice has been published. 25 individuals of Native American brass. A row of sea lion whiskers Dated: January 21, 2003. ancestry. Officials at Fort Benning and inserted into the hat extends halfway John Robbins, the U.S. Army installation staff, U.S. around the base. The whiskers are held Army Engineer District, St. Louis, in place by twisted thread. Faceted blue, Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships. Mandatory Center of Expertise for the red, and amber beads are attached to the [FR Doc. 03–5508 Filed 3–6–03; 8:45 am] Curation and Management of bases of most of the whiskers. Smaller Archaeological Collections have also BILLING CODE 4310–70–S blue and white beads are attached in determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR various places along the length of some 10.2 (d)(2), the 1,551 funerary objects of the whiskers. The hat is topped with DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR listed above are reasonably believed to four cylinders surmounted by a four- have been placed with or near scrolled finial, all made of brass. National Park Service individual human remains at the time of The brass hat was procured by George death or later as part of the death rite Thorton Emmons at an unknown date. Notice of Inventory Completion for or ceremony. Lastly, officials at Fort In 1894, the American Museum of Native American Human Remains and Benning and the U.S. Army installation Natural History acquired the brass hat Associated Funerary Objects in the staff, the U.S. Army Engineer District, from Mr. Emmons and accessioned this Possession of the U.S. Department of St. Louis, Mandatory Center of Expertise cultural item into its collection the same Defense, Department of the Army, Fort for the Curation and Management of year. Benning, GA; Correction Archaeological Collections have The cultural affiliation of this item is determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR Sitka Tlingit as indicated by museum AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared records and by representatives of ACTION: Notice; correction. group identity that can reasonably be Central Council Tlingit and Haida traced between these Native American Indian Tribes of Alaska during Notice is here given in accordance human remains and associated funerary consultation. Central Council Tlingit with the Native American Graves objects and the Muscogee-speaking and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has Protection and Repatriation Act people who inhabited the region prior to filed a claim for this cultural item on (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, Sec. 5, of their removal to Oklahoma and behalf of the Kiks.adi Clan of Sitka. the completion of an inventory of elsewhere in 1836, namely the Alabama- Museum records and consultation with human remains and associated funerary Coushatta Tribes of Texas; Alabama- Central Council Tlingit and Haida objects in the possession of the U.S. Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Indian Tribes of Alaska indicate that the Department of Defense, Department of Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; brass hat was given to a Sitka Kiks.adi the Army, Fort Benning, GA. These Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Clan chief. human remains and associated funerary Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee Officials of the American Museum of objects were removed from various sites Tribe of Indians of Florida; Muscogee Natural History have determined that, in Chattahoochee, Muscogee, and (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001, Sec. 2 Russell Counties, GA. of Creek Indians of Alabama; Seminole VerDate Dec<13>2002 17:55 Mar 06, 2003 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07MRN1.SGM 07MRN1 11136 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 45 / Friday, March 7, 2003 / Notices Nation of Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 the museum has reached an agreement Florida; and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, U.S.C. 3003, Sec. 5 (d)(3). The with the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin Oklahoma. determinations within this notice are that will allow the museum to return the This notice has been sent to officials the sole responsibility of the museum, war bundle to the tribe pursuant to the of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of institution, or Federal agency that has compromise of claim provisions of the Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, control of these cultural items. The museum’s repatriation policy. The Oklahoma; Chickasaw Nation, National Park Service is not responsible museum will return the war bundle to Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of for the determinations within this the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin in Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town, notice. reliance upon passage by the Ho-Chunk Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians The cultural item is a Thunder Clan Nation Legislature on November 4, of Florida; Muscogee (Creek) Nation, War Bundle, which consists of a club, 2002, of Resolution #11-04-02B, ‘‘Tribal Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek a pipe and rest, 13 whistles, animal Property Rights of Repatriated Items,’’ Indians of Alabama; Seminole Nation of skins, 3 small containers, a fire drill, a which identifies the war bundle as a Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida; headpiece, and a rattle. sacred object and provides that any and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, The museum purchased the war object repatriated to the Ho-Chunk Oklahoma. Representatives of any other bundle in 1926 in Winnebago, NE, from Nation of Wisconsin shall be considered Indian tribe that believes itself to be Oliver La Mere, a member of the property of the Ho-Chunk Nation of culturally affiliated with these human Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The Wisconsin and shall be inalienable from remains and associated funerary objects museum accessioned the war bundle the tribe. should contact Dr. Christopher E. into its collection the same year. Representatives of any other Indian Hamilton, Attention: ATZB-ELN-E, The war bundle is culturally affiliated tribe that believes itself to be culturally Cultural Resource Manager, Fort with the Ho-Chunk people, who are affiliated with this sacred object should Benning, GA 31905-5000, telephone now the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin contact Jonathan Haas, MacArthur (706) 545-2377, before April 7, 2003. and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Curator of North American Repatriation of the human remains and In a letter dated April 20, 1998, the Anthropology, Field Museum of Natural associated funerary objects to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska advised History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas; the museum that, ‘‘[t]he Repatriation Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665- Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Department, representing the 7829, before April 7, 2003.
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