83 FR 7763 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 36 (February 22, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-03633

The New Jersey State Museum, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the New Jersey State Museum. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0024980; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New Jersey State 
Museum, Trenton, NJ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The New Jersey State Museum, in consultation with the 
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has 
determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the 
definition of unassociated funerary objects. Lineal descendants or 
representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not 
identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items 
should submit a written request to the New Jersey State Museum. If no 
additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural 
items to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian 
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
claim these cultural items should submit a written request with 
information in support of the claim to the New Jersey State Museum at 
the address in this notice by March 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Gregory D. Lattanzi, Bureau of Archaeology & Ethnology, 
New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625, 
telephone (609) 984-9327, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the 
control of the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ that meet the 
definition of unassociated funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

History and Description of the Cultural Items

    In the 1930s, 5 cultural items were removed from Kyle Mound in 
Muscogee County, GA. Kyle Mound, consisting of a mound and associated 
cemetery, has been a known collecting site for artifacts, including 
funerary objects, since the 1880s. A hand-written label found with one 
of the artifacts, suggests that Mr. F.W. Miller sold part of the Kyle 
Mound to Charles A. Philhower. The note states ``Bought from Mr. Miller 
in East Orange found by him on the Chattahoochee River between Alabama 
and Georgia--Pyle (sp. Kyle) Mound south of Columbus C.A.P. (Charles A. 
Philhower).'' Philhower's entire archeological and ethnographic 
collection was transferred to the New Jersey State Museum from the 
Rutgers University Archives and Library. The 5 unassociated funerary 
objects are 2 ceramic bowls, 1 stone bowl, 1 necklace of blue and white 
beads, and 1 necklace of an assortment of different colored beads.
    On an unknown date, 11 cultural items were removed from unknown 
locations in the state of Georgia. The circumstances of their removal 
are unclear as no documentation exists on the location within the state 
of Georgia. Where information exists, it is listed in the following 
sentences. The 11 unassociated funerary objects are 1 amber necklace 
from a grave, trade beads (1 necklace) from a grave, 6 necklaces of 
blue and white beads from a grave, 1 pearl necklace from a grave, and 2 
necklaces of shell and beads from a grave.
    A videoconference was held on July 14, 2016 between representatives 
of the New Jersey State Museum and the Eastern Band of Cherokee 
Indians, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of 
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Through this consultation, it was 
determined that the cultural affiliation of the objects with the 
Cherokee could reasonably be ascertained. The United Keetoowah Band of 
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma has taken the lead role in the 
repatriation process.

Determinations Made by the New Jersey State Museum

    Officials of the New Jersey State Museum have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 16 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.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the 
unassociated funerary objects and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 
Indians in Oklahoma.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim 
these cultural items should submit a written request with information 
in support of the claim to Dr. Gregory D. Lattanzi, Bureau of 
Archaeology & Ethnology, New Jersey State Museum, 205 West State 
Street, Trenton, NJ 08625, telephone (609) 984-9327, email 
[email protected], by March 26, 2018. After that date, if no 
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the 16 
objects to United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma may 
proceed.
    The New Jersey State Museum is responsible for notifying the 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and 
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice 
has been published.


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    Dated: February 2, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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management plan amendment(s) the New Jersey State Museum at the a grave, 1 pearl necklace from a grave,
process; national wild horse and burro address in this notice by March 26, and 2 necklaces of shell and beads from
issues; sage-grouse causal factor 2018. a grave.
analysis; the state sage-grouse resource ADDRESSES: Dr. Gregory D. Lattanzi, A videoconference was held on July
management plan amendment; tribal Bureau of Archaeology & Ethnology, 14, 2016 between representatives of the
consultation; a multi-state fuel breaks New Jersey State Museum, 205 West New Jersey State Museum and the
project; potential field trips for 2018; State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The
and the RAC charter and roles. The final telephone (609) 984–9327, email
agenda will be posted online at http:// Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and United
gregory.lattanzi@sos.nj.gov. Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
www.blm.gov/or/rac/seorrac.php on or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Oklahoma. Through this consultation, it
before March 8, 2018.
Before including your address, phone here given in accordance with the was determined that the cultural
number, email address, or other Native American Graves Protection and affiliation of the objects with the
personal identifying information in your Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Cherokee could reasonably be
comments, please be aware that your 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural ascertained. The United Keetoowah
entire comment, including your items under the control of the New Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
personal identifying information, may Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ that has taken the lead role in the
be made publicly available at any time. meet the definition of unassociated repatriation process.
While you can ask us in your comment funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the Determinations Made by the New Jersey
to withhold your personal identifying
National Park Service’s administrative State Museum
information from public review, we
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Officials of the New Jersey State
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
do so. Museum have determined that:
this notice are the sole responsibility of
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2. the museum, institution, or Federal • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
Don Gonzalez, agency that has control of the Native the 16 cultural items described above
Vale District Manager.
American cultural items. The National are reasonably believed to have been
Park Service is not responsible for the placed with or near individual human
[FR Doc. 2018–03642 Filed 2–21–18; 8:45 am]
determinations in this notice. remains at the time of death or later as
BILLING CODE 4310–33–P
History and Description of the Cultural part of the death rite or ceremony and
Items are believed, by a preponderance of the
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR In the 1930s, 5 cultural items were evidence, to have been removed from a
removed from Kyle Mound in Muscogee specific burial site of a Native American
National Park Service individual.
County, GA. Kyle Mound, consisting of
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024980; a mound and associated cemetery, has • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] been a known collecting site for is a relationship of shared group
artifacts, including funerary objects, identity that can be reasonably traced
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
since the 1880s. A hand-written label between the unassociated funerary
Items: New Jersey State Museum,
found with one of the artifacts, suggests objects and the United Keetoowah Band
Trenton, NJ
that Mr. F.W. Miller sold part of the of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Kyle Mound to Charles A. Philhower.
ACTION: Notice. The note states ‘‘Bought from Mr. Miller Additional Requestors and Disposition
in East Orange found by him on the
SUMMARY: The New Jersey State Chattahoochee River between Alabama Lineal descendants or representatives
Museum, in consultation with the and Georgia—Pyle (sp. Kyle) Mound of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native south of Columbus C.A.P. (Charles A. organization not identified in this notice
Hawaiian organizations, has determined Philhower).’’ Philhower’s entire that wish to claim these cultural items
that the cultural items listed in this archeological and ethnographic should submit a written request with
notice meet the definition of collection was transferred to the New information in support of the claim to
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal Jersey State Museum from the Rutgers Dr. Gregory D. Lattanzi, Bureau of
descendants or representatives of any University Archives and Library. The 5 Archaeology & Ethnology, New Jersey
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian unassociated funerary objects are 2 State Museum, 205 West State Street,
organization not identified in this notice ceramic bowls, 1 stone bowl, 1 necklace Trenton, NJ 08625, telephone (609) 984–
that wish to claim these cultural items of blue and white beads, and 1 necklace 9327, email gregory.lattanzi@sos.nj.gov,
should submit a written request to the of an assortment of different colored by March 26, 2018. After that date, if no
New Jersey State Museum. If no beads. additional claimants have come
additional claimants come forward, On an unknown date, 11 cultural forward, transfer of control of the 16
transfer of control of the cultural items items were removed from unknown objects to United Keetoowah Band of
to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, locations in the state of Georgia. The Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma may
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated circumstances of their removal are proceed.
in this notice may proceed. unclear as no documentation exists on
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DATES: Lineal descendants or the location within the state of Georgia. The New Jersey State Museum is
representatives of any Indian Tribe or Where information exists, it is listed in responsible for notifying the Eastern
Native Hawaiian organization not the following sentences. The 11 Band of Cherokee Indians, The
identified in this notice that wish to unassociated funerary objects are 1 Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and United
claim these cultural items should amber necklace from a grave, trade Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
submit a written request with beads (1 necklace) from a grave, 6 Oklahoma that this notice has been
information in support of the claim to necklaces of blue and white beads from published.

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Dated: February 2, 2018. agency that has control of the Native that wish to claim these cultural items
Melanie O’Brien, American cultural items. The National should submit a written request with
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Park Service is not responsible for the information in support of the claim to
[FR Doc. 2018–03633 Filed 2–21–18; 8:45 am] determinations in this notice. Helen Robbins, Field Museum of
Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P History and Description of the Cultural
Item(s) Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone
(312) 665–7317, email hrobbins@
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR In the summer of 1900, one cultural fieldmuseum.org, by March 26, 2018.
item was removed from an unknown After that date, if no additional
National Park Service location in Humboldt County, CA. claimants have come forward, transfer
Museum records indicate that these of control of the sacred object to the
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024993; objects are Wiyot in origin and were
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Wiyot Tribe, California (previously
collected by Stewart Culin for The Field listed as the Table Bluff Reservation—
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Museum as part of an expedition co- Wiyot Tribe) may proceed.
Items: Field Museum of Natural sponsored by the Museum. Mr. Culin The Field Museum of Natural History
History, Chicago, IL collected objects from what he is responsible for notifying the Bear
described as an Indian Rancheria on the River Band of the Rohnerville
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Mad River, about a mile away from Blue Rancheria, California; Blue Lake
ACTION: Notice. Lake in the summer of 1900. The one Rancheria, California; Cher-Ae Heights
cultural item is a set of ‘‘doctor’s Indian Community of the Trinidad
SUMMARY: The Field Museum of Natural feathers’’ that were collected from a Rancheria, California; and Wiyot Tribe,
History, in consultation with the Wiyot man named Dick, whose father California (previously listed as the Table
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native had been a doctor. The set of doctor’s Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe) that
Hawaiian organizations, has determined feathers was accessioned by the Field this notice has been published.
that the cultural items listed in this Museum in 1900 and is represented by
notice meet the definition of sacred Dated: February 2, 2018.
catalog number 60069. There are seven
objects. Lineal descendants or bundles of condor feathers, which have Melanie O’Brien,
representatives of any Indian Tribe or had their edges trimmed. Some bundles Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Native Hawaiian organization not have additional smaller feathers, such as [FR Doc. 2018–03639 Filed 2–21–18; 8:45 am]
identified in this notice that wish to those from a northern flicker, and BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
claim these cultural items should abalone shells. The feathers would have
submit a written request to the Field been used by a doctor in either a healing
Museum of Natural History. If no ceremony or as part of a religious DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
additional claimants come forward, ceremony, including the World Renewal
transfer of control of the cultural items Ceremony. These feathers are imbued National Park Service
to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, and are necessary today for the [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024979;
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated revitalization and present day practice PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
in this notice may proceed. of Wiyot traditional religion. The Wiyot
DATES: Lineal descendants or are culturally affiliated with the area Notice of Inventory Completion:
representatives of any Indian Tribe or from which the sacred objects were History Colorado, Formerly Colorado
Native Hawaiian organization not removed. This is supported by archival Historical Society, Denver, CO
identified in this notice that wish to records and reports, museum records, AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
claim these cultural items should Department of the Interior sources,
ACTION: Notice.
submit a written request with academic sources, and correspondence
information in support of the claim to with Wiyot representatives. SUMMARY: History Colorado has
the Field Museum of Natural History at Determinations Made by the Field completed an inventory of human
the address in this notice by March 26, Museum of Natural History remains, in consultation with the
2018. appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Field
Officials of the Field Museum of Hawaiian organizations, and has
Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Natural History have determined that: determined that there is no cultural
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, affiliation between the human remains
the one cultural item described above is
telephone (312) 665–7317, email and any present-day Indian Tribes or
a specific ceremonial object needed by
hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org. Native Hawaiian organizations.
traditional Native American religious
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Representatives of any Indian Tribe or
leaders for the practice of traditional
here given in accordance with the Native Hawaiian organization not
Native American religions by their
Native American Graves Protection and identified in this notice that wish to
present-day adherents.
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there request transfer of control of these
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural is a relationship of shared group human remains should submit a written
items under the control of the Field identity that can be reasonably traced request to History Colorado. If no
Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, between the sacred object and the Wiyot additional requestors come forward,
that meet the definition of sacred objects Tribe, California (previously listed as transfer of control of the human remains
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

under 25 U.S.C. 3001. the Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
This notice is published as part of the Tribe). organizations stated in this notice may
National Park Service’s administrative proceed.
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Additional Requestors and Disposition DATES: Representatives of any Indian
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in Lineal descendants or representatives Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
this notice are the sole responsibility of of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian not identified in this notice that wish to
the museum, institution, or Federal organization not identified in this notice request transfer of control of these

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83 FR 7763 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ

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