42918 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 25, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: July 22, 2009. 

George J. Turnbull, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–20435 Filed 8–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Filing of Plat of Survey—Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Montana State Office, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of 

Survey. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, 

Montana, (30) days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor, 

Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of 

Land Management, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669, 

telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896– 

5009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky 

Mountain Region, Billings, Montana, 

and was necessary to determine 

Individual and Tribal Trust lands. 

The lands we surveyed are: 

Principal Meridian, Montana 

T. 27 N., R. 47 E. 

The plat, in 1 sheet, representing the 

dependent resurvey of a portion of the 

11th Guide Meridian East, the adjusted 

original meanders of the former left 

bank of the Missouri River, downstream, 

through section 31, the corrective 

dependent resurvey of the E–W center 

line of section 31, the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the subdivision 

of section 31, a certain division of 

accretion line, and the subdivision of 

section 31, and the survey of the 

meanders of the present left bank of the 

Missouri River, downstream, through a 

portion of section 31, the meanders of 

the left bank of a relicted channel of the 

Missouri River, downstream, through 

section 31, the medial line of a relicted 

channel of the Missouri River, 

downstream, through section 31, and a 

certain division of accretion and 

partition line, Township 27 North, 

Range 47 East, Principal Meridian, 

Montana, was accepted August 13, 

2009.We will place a copy of the plat, 

in 1 sheet, and related field notes we 

described in the open files. They will be 

available to the public as a matter of 

information. If BLM receives a protest 

against this survey, as shown on this 

plat, in 1 sheet, prior to the date of the 

official filing, we will stay the filing 

pending our consideration of the 

protest. We will not officially file this 

plat, in 1 sheet, until the day after we 

have accepted or dismissed all protests 

and they have become final, including 

decisions or appeals. 

Dated: August 18, 2009. 

Michael T. Birtles, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. E9–20375 Filed 8–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Milwaukee Public Museum, 

Milwaukee, WI 

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. 3005, of the intent 

to repatriate cultural items in the 

possession of the Milwaukee Public 

Museum, Milwaukee, WI, that meets the 

definitions of ‘‘sacred object’’ or 

‘‘objects of cultural patrimony’’ 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 cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

The three cultural items are one 

catlinite tube pipe (MPM A14350/ 

3639), one woven bag with water 

serpent motif (MPM E3170/14), and one 

wooden bowl with handles (MPM 

E56211/17617). The three cultural items 

are affiliated with the Ottawa tribe (also 

known as the Odawa) of Michigan. All 

cultural items were acquired in 

Michigan in an area long associated 

with the Odawa. It would be unlikely 

that other tribes may claim these 

cultural items since the associated 

geographical area makes a strong case 

for affiliation. The three items are 

associated with the categories in which 

they are claimed by the Little Traverse 

Bay Band of Odawa Indians, Michigan. 

The pipe is claimed as a sacred object. 

In 1913, the pipe was donated to the 

museum by George West, collector and 

Milwaukee Public Museum trustee. It 

was collected by Walter P. Wyman who 

obtained it in Emmet County, MI. It was 

found ‘‘by an Indian in 1900 in the field 

on the lake bank of L’Arbor Croche.’’ 

Pipes are considered to be sacred objects 

by Odawa religious leaders. 

The bag is claimed as an object of 

cultural patrimony. In 1905, the 

museum purchased the cultural item 

from Mrs. Wilkinson of Beloit, WI. In 

August 1889, the cultural item was 

collected by George Wilkinson at Cross 

Village, MI, from Mrs. Shartleff. The 

museum documentation states that the 

bag was given to Mrs. Shartleff’s father 

by an Indian princess in 1770. The bag 

is considered to be an object of cultural 

patrimony since it would have been 

used in ceremonies to protect the 

Odawa tribe, as a whole. Furthermore, 

this bag could not have been alienated 

by a single individual since its 

particular use was for the benefit of the 

entire tribe. 

The bowl is claimed as an object of 

cultural patrimony. In 1956, the bowl 

was purchased by the museum from the 

Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit 

College, WI. It was originally part of the 

Albert Green Heath Collection. Heath 

was an avid collector of Native 

American material. According to the 

Logan Museum records, the bowl was 

collected from Aniquam at Cross 

Village, MI. The Odawa traditionally 

had three types of wooden bowls: 

personal bowls, community bowls, and 

ceremonial bowls. This bowl is 

considered to be a communal bowl that 

is owned by the entire tribe. The bowl 

is used for special ceremonies and is 

believed by the Odawa to contain 

manidok (spirits) that are members of 

the community that help the Odawa 

maintain their cultural beliefs and 

traditions. 

Officials of the Milwaukee Public 

Museum have determined that, 

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

one cultural item described above is a 

specific ceremonial object needed by 

traditional Native American religious 

leaders for the practice of traditional 

Native American religions by their 

present-day adherents. Officials of the 

Milwaukee Public Museum also have 

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

3001 (3)(D), the 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 Milwaukee Public Museum have 

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


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