Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items in the Possession of the Augusta Richmond County Museum, Augusta, GA

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 70727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32724]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items in the Possession 
of the Augusta Richmond County Museum, Augusta, GA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given under the Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of the intent to repatriate 
cultural items in the possession of the August Richmond County Museum, 
Augusta, GA which meet the definition of ``unassociated funerary 
object'' under Section 2 of the Act.
    The 50 cultural items are white and red porcelain beads.
    During the 1930s, these cultural items were donated to the Augusta 
Richmond County Museum by Mr. C.E. Storey. Prior to 1932, these 
cultural items were bought by Mr. Storey from Mr. T.O. Young. Donor 
information indicates these cultural items came from Cayuga, NY.
    Based on appearance and accession information indicating that most 
of the material from this donatation came from graves, these cultural 
items have been determined to come from a burial during post-contact 
times. The Cayuga Nation of New York lived in the area of Cayuga, NY 
during the post-contact period.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Augusta 
Richmond County Museum have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(2)(ii), these 50 cultural items 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 an Native American individual. Officials of the Augusta 
Richmond County Museum have also determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 
10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be 
reasonably traced between these items and the Cayuga Nation of New 
York.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Cayuga Nation of New 
York and the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma. Representatives of any 
other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these objects should contact Gordon Blaker, Curator, Augusta 
Richmond County Museum, 560 Reynolds Street, Augusta, GA 30901; 
telephone: (706) 722-8454 before January 18, 2000. Repatriation of 
these objects to the Cayuga Nation of New York may begin after that 
date if no additional claimants come forward.
    The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations 
within this notice.
Dated: December 7, 1999.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Manager, Archeology and 
Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 99-32724 Filed 12-16-99; 8:45 am]
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