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The second cultural item is a robe 

(NA6829) made from three panels of 

caribou hide sewn together, called the 

Lituya Bay Robe. The seams are fringed 

and the top and sides are trimmed with 

marten fur. The imagery on the robe is 

painted with black and red, and either 

yellow or white pigment. The central 

figure of the image represents a rock in 

Lituya Bay and two side images 

represent rapids. The robe measures 

approximately 157.0 cm wide and 127.0 

cm long. 

The third cultural item is a mask 

(NA6831) that consists of carved wood 

painted with red, black and white 

pigment, representing a tree stump, and 

called the Owl-of-the Heavens. On the 

top of the stump sits a taxidermic owl 

that can be moved by the performer 

wearing the mask. The mask measures 

approximately 24.5 cm high and 20.5 

cm wide. 

The fourth cultural item is a mask 

(NA6832), called Commander-of-theTides. The face is painted with red and 

black pigmented designs representing 

feathers, and includes actual bird 

feathers crowning the mask and a wide 

leather band at the back. The eyes are 

movable and made to represent the 

movements of the changing ocean tides. 

The mask measures approximately 35.0 

cm high and 24.0 cm wide. 

The fifth cultural item is a headdress 

or shakee.at (NA6835), called Little 

Ravine, after a passageway over a sand 

mount at Dry Bay, near Yakutat. It is 

elaborately carved with multiple figures 

painted with red, black and blue-green 

pigment, and ornamented with abalone, 

ermine fur, eagle down and feathers. 

The carving represents an episode of the 

Raven’s Journey that took place near the 

sand mount. The headdress measures 

approximately 53.0 cm high and 22.0 

cm wide. 

The sixth cultural item is a head cover 

(NA6836) formed from a corner piece of 

a Chilkat blanket made of twisted wild 

mountain goat wool. A piece of red felt 

was added as a border and a second 

small piece of red felt covers the lower 

front of the head cover. The head cover 

is ornamented with mountain goat hair 

and a fox tail. A carved wooden figure, 

painted with black, red and blue-green 

pigment, and representing the Raven, is 

positioned at the top front of the head 

cover. The head cover measures 

approximately 31.8 cm high and 21.6 

cm long. 

The seventh cultural item is a rattle 

(NA6845) carved to represent a loon, 

with a recumbent human figure and a 

raven’s head on top. It is painted with 

black, red and blue-green pigment. The 

rattle measures approximately 32.5 cm 

long, 7.7 cm wide and 9.5 cm high. 

The eighth cultural item is a tobacco 

pipe (NA6862) carved with a 

representation of a spirit or animal, 

which remains unidentified. It is 

painted with blue pigment at the base 

only and a metal strip, probably copper, 

is attached around the opening of the 

bowl. The pipe is large, measuring 

approximately 20.0 cm high and 14.5 

cm wide. 

In 1924, Louis Shotridge, a Tlingit 

Curator employed by the University of 

Pennsylvania Museum, purchased the 

eight objects as part of a collection of 49 

objects, which are represented by 38 

catalogue numbers, referred to as the 

‘‘Snail House Collection,’’ for $500.00 

from a Tlingit individual, Archie White 

(Dimitri Tukk’axaaw), the Mt. 

Fairweather/Snail House headmaster of 

the T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK, 

for the collections of the University of 

Pennsylvania Museum. 

The cultural affiliation of the eight 

cultural items is with the Tlingit 

T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK, as 

indicated through museum records, and 

by consultation evidence presented by 

the Hoonah Indian Association, a 

Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, and 

the Huna Heritage Foundation, a nonFederally recognized Indian group, 

acting on behalf of the Huna Totem 

Corporation and the Tlingit 

T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK. 

Based on consultation, museum 

documentation, anthropological 

literature, and expert opinion, six of the 

cultural items are considered to be 

sacred objects, one is considered to be 

an object of cultural patrimony, and one 

is considered to be both an object of 

cultural patrimony and sacred object. 

The six cultural items that are sacred 

objects are the two carved wooden 

masks (NA6831 and NA6832); the 

headdress (NA6835); the head cover 

(NA6836); the carved wooden rattle 

(NA6845); and the carved wooden pipe 

(NA6862). The cultural item that is 

considered an object of cultural 

patrimony is the wooden box drum 

(NA6828). Lastly, the cultural item that 

is considered to be both a sacred object 

and an object of cultural patrimony is 

the hide robe (NA6829). 

Officials of the University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology have determined, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), seven 

cultural items described above are 

specific ceremonial objects needed by 

traditional Native American religious 

leaders for the practice of traditional 

Native American religions by their 

present-day adherents. Officials of the 

University of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology also 

have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001(3)(D), two cultural items described 

above have ongoing historical, 

traditional, or cultural importance 

central to the Native American group or 

culture itself, rather than property 

owned by an individual. Lastly, officials 

of the University of Pennsylvania 

Museum of Archaeology and 

Anthropology have determined, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is 

a relationship of shared group identity 

that can be reasonably traced between 

the sacred objects and the objects of 

cultural patrimony and the Hoonah 

Indian Association, a Federallyrecognized Indian Tribe, and the Tlingit 

T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

Tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the sacred objects and/or 

objects of cultural patrimony should 

contact Dr. Richard Hodges, Director, 

University of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 

South St., Philadelphia, PA 19104– 

6324, telephone (215) 898–4050, before 

January 13, 2011. Repatriation of the 

sacred objects and objects of cultural 

patrimony to the Hoonah Indian 

Association, a Federally-recognized 

Indian Tribe, and the Tlingı ́t 

T’akdeintaan Clan of Hoonah, AK, may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The University of Pennsylvania 

Museum of Archaeology and 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying the Hoonah Indian 

Association, a Federally-recognized 

Indian Tribe, and the Huna Heritage 

Foundation, a non-federally recognized 

Indian group, that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: December 7, 2010. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Colorado Museum, 

Boulder, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

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University of Colorado Museum, 

Boulder, CO. The human remains were 

removed from an unknown geographic 

location in Wisconsin. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

The determinations in this notice are 

the sole responsibility of the museum, 

institution, or Federal agency that has 

control of the Native American human 

remains. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by University of 

Colorado Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior 

Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad 

River Reservation, Wisconsin; Forest 

County Potawatomi Community, 

Wisconsin; Ho-Chunk Nation of 

Wisconsin; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of 

Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of 

Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the 

Lac du Flambeau Reservation of 

Wisconsin; Menominee Indian Tribe of 

Wisconsin; Oneida Tribe of Indians of 

Wisconsin; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians 

of Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa 

Community, Wisconsin; and 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown location in Wisconsin, by 

D.M. Andrews. In 1963, Mrs. Walter 

Steele donated the human remains to 

the museum. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The remains of this individual are ear 

bones. Although ear bones do not 

contain unique indicators, the human 

remains are reasonably believed to be 

Native American based on the collecting 

history of the museum as well as the 

types of items included in the Steele 

donation of the D.M. Andrews 

collection. 

Officials of the University of Colorado 

Museum have determined, pursuant to 

25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of 

shared group identity cannot be 

reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and any 

present-day Indian Tribe. 

Wisconsin is the aboriginal land of 

the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior 

Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad 

River Reservation, Wisconsin; Forest 

County Potawatomi Community, 

Wisconsin; Ho-Chunk Nation of 

Wisconsin; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of 

Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of 

Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the 

Lac du Flambeau Reservation of 

Wisconsin; Menominee Indian Tribe of 

Wisconsin; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians 

of Wisconsin; and Sokaogon Chippewa 

Community, Wisconsin, based on 

Indian Land Cessions 1784–1894 and 

oral tradition. The Oneida Tribe of 

Indians of Wisconsin moved to 

Wisconsin from New York. In the Treaty 

of 1821 and the Treaty of 1822, 8 

million acres of land held by the 

Menominee in present-day Wisconsin 

were provided for the use of the Oneida 

Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin. On 

August 18, 1821, the Stockbridge 

Munsee Community (Wisconsin) 

purchased 2 million acres along the Fox 

River, in present-day Wisconsin. Today, 

the reservation boundaries encompass 

the two townships of Red Springs and 

Bartelme. Subsequently, they left New 

York, sold their New York land 

holdings, and moved to the land 

purchased from the Menominee and 

Winnebago Tribes. The Tribes listed in 

this paragraph represent all of the 

Federally-recognized Indian Tribes 

residing in Wisconsin. These Tribes are 

members of the Wisconsin Inter-Tribal 

Repatriation Committee. The Ho-Chunk 

Nation of Wisconsin; Lac Courte 

Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Oneida 

Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; and 

Sokaogon Chippewa Community, 

Wisconsin, signed the disposition 

agreement that was presented to all of 

the Tribes consulted. None of the Tribes 

opposed disposition of the human 

remains described above to these four 

Indian Tribes. 

Officials of the University of Colorado 

Museum have determined, pursuant to 

25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. Lastly, officials of 

the University of Colorado Museum 

have determined, pursuant to 43 CFR 

10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 

human remains is to the Ho-Chunk 

Nation of Wisconsin; Lac Courte 

Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Oneida 

Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; and 

Sokaogon Chippewa Community, 

Wisconsin. 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains or 

any other Indian Tribe that believes it 

satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 

10.11(c)(1) should contact Steve Lekson, 

Curator of Anthropology, University of 

Colorado Museum, in care of Jan 

Bernstein, NAGPRA Consultant, 

Bernstein & Associates, 1041 Lafayette 

St., Denver, CO 80218, telephone (303) 

894–0648, before January 13, 2011. 

Disposition of the human remains to the 

Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Lac 

Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Oneida 

Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; and 

Sokaogon Chippewa Community, 

Wisconsin, may proceed after that date 

if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

The University of Colorado Museum 

is responsible for notifying the Bad 

River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe 

of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River 

Reservation, Wisconsin; Forest County 

Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 

Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Lac 

Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du 

Flambeau Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of the Lac du 

Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; 

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; 

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; 

Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; St. 

Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; 

Sokaogon Chippewa Community, 

Wisconsin; and Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin, that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: December 7, 2010. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, St. 

Paul and Bemidji, MN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in the possession of the Minnesota 

Indian Affairs Council, St. Paul and 

Bemidji, MN. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Goodhue County, MN. 

This notice is published as part of the 

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