Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 22, 2009 / Notices 48287 

wildlife, geology and soils, air quality, 

water resources, water quality, cultural 

resources, land use, recreation, water 

use, local economy, and environmental 

justice. 

Following completion of the 

environmental review, the Service will 

publish a notice of availability and a 

request for comment on the draft EIS 

and the Applicant’s permit application, 

which will include the draft HCP. The 

draft EIS and draft HCP are expected to 

be completed and available to the public 

in early 2010. 

Thomas L. Bauer, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 2, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

[FR Doc. E9–22742 Filed 9–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural 

Item: Paul H. Karshner Memorial 

Museum, Puyallup, WA 

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 a cultural item in the 

possession of the Paul H. Karshner 

Memorial Museum, Puyallup, WA, that 

meets the definition of ‘‘sacred object’’ 

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 

item. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

Prior to 1935, one cultural item was 

removed from Lummi Island, Whatcom 

County, WA. It was purchased from 

Charles L. Judd by Dr. Warner Karshner, 

who donated the cultural item to the 

Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum in 

1935 (Accession #1935.01). Museum 

records describe the object as a ‘‘spirit 

stick’’ (Catalog #1–453). The object has 

been identified by Lummi Tribal 

representatives as a sqwedilic board. 

The object is used in ceremonial dances 

to invoke ‘‘tamanus’’ or ‘‘healing 

power.’’ The board is made of unpainted 

wood that has been carved in a circular 

shape with two handles. The shape is 

consistent with photographs of other 

sqwedilic boards collected in the early 

1900s (Suttles and Lane 1990:498, fig. 

10). 

Published ethnographic 

documentation indicates that sqwedilic 

boards were used in winter ceremonies 

among some Central and Southern Coast 

Salish groups (Suttles and Lane 

1990:498). Sqwedilic was translated by 

one source to mean ‘‘guarding power’’ 

(Collins 1949). Sqwedilic boards are 

used for purification and finding lost 

articles (Suttles and Lane 1990:498). 

The museum consulted with the 

Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, 

Washington; Samish Indian Tribe, 

Washington; and Swinomish Indians of 

the Swinomish Reservation, 

Washington. During consultation with 

the Lummi Tribe, tribal representatives 

stated that Lummi Island is considered 

to be within their traditional territory. 

During consultation with the Samish 

Indian Tribe, representatives stated they 

did not consider Lummi Island to be 

within the exclusive territory of the 

Samish and did not consider the board 

to be affiliated with the Samish Indian 

Tribe. During consultation with the 

Swinomish Indians, representatives did 

not include Lummi Island within their 

list of traditional places. Based on 

provenience, consultation evidence and 

ethnographic evidence, the sqwedilic 

board is reasonably believed to be a 

sacred object that is culturally affiliated 

to the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi 

Reservation, Washington. 

Officials of the Paul H. Karshner 

Memorial 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 

Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum 

also have determined that, pursuant to 

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

relationship of shared group identity 

that can be reasonably traced between 

the sacred object and the Lummi Tribe 

of the Lummi Reservation, Washington. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the sacred object should 

contact Dr. Jay Reifel, Assistant 

Superintendent, telephone (253) 840– 

8971 or Ms. Beth Bestrom, Museum 

Curator, Paul H. Karshner Memorial 

Museum, 309 4th St. NE, Puyallup, WA 

98372, telephone (253) 841–8748, before 

October 22, 2009. Repatriation of the 

sacred object to the Lummi Tribe of the 

Lummi Reservation, Washington may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Paul H. Karshner Memorial 

Museum is responsible for notifying the 

Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, 

Washington; Samish Indian Tribe, 

Washington; and Swinomish Indians of 

the Swinomish Reservation, Washington 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: September 8, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–22751 Filed 9–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural 

Item: Illinois State Museum, 

Springfield, IL 

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 a cultural item in the 

possession of the Illinois State Museum, 

Springfield, IL, that meets the definition 

of a ‘‘sacred object’’ 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 determination in 

this notice is the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the cultural 

item. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determination in this 

notice. 

In 1955, the Logan Museum of 

Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, 

WI, acquired a large collection of objects 

from the estate of Albert Green Heath 

(1888–1953). In 1956, the Illinois State 

Museum purchased some cultural 

objects, including a wooden bowl, from 

the Heath Collection at the Logan 

Museum. Heath had lived in Chicago, 

but also had a second home in Harbor 

Springs, Emmett County, MI, near the 

Odawa community of Cross Village. 

Heath was well-known to members of 

the Odawa community, and he 

purchased a number of objects from 

various members of the Odawa 

community in the early 20th century. 

The wooden bowl (ISM catalog 

number 1956–0001–804982) is round 

and relatively shallow, with a flattened 

base, rounded sides, and a flat rim or 

lip. It measures 20.2 cm in diameter, 5.5 

cm high, and its rim is 8 mm thick. The 

base, rim, and inner walls are smooth, 

but the outer walls are marked with 

numerous vertical grooved lines that 

extend from the rim to the base. These 


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