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Based on documentation provided by 

the original excavators, the cultural 

items have been identified as funerary 

objects related to specific burials at the 

Paa’ko site. Based on burial location and 

associated material culture and 

architecture, the burials and funerary 

objects have been identified as Native 

American. These funerary objects have 

been identified as ancestral to the 

Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico, by 

the museum’s staff in consultation with 

representatives of Santa Ana Pueblo and 

archeologists working with descendant 

tribes who have ancestral ties to the 

Galisteo Basin area of northern NM, 

which includes the Paa’ko site. The 

people who inhabited this site are 

linked by Native oral tradition and 

archeological evidence to members of 

the present-day Pueblo of Santa Ana, 

New Mexico. 

Determinations Made by the Museum of 

Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of 

Anthropology, Museum of New Mexico 

Officials of the Museum of Indian 

Arts & Culture/Laboratory of 

Anthropology, Museum of New Mexico 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 29 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 funerary objects and the 

Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the funerary objects 

should contact Dr. Shelby Tisdale, 

Director, Museum of Indian Arts & 

Culture, P.O. Box 2087, Santa Fe, NM 

87504, telephone (505) 476–1251, before 

May 21, 2012. Repatriation of the 

funerary objects to the Pueblo of Santa 

Ana, New Mexico, may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Museum of Indian Arts & 

Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, 

Museum of New Mexico is responsible 

for notifying the Pueblo of Santa Ana, 

New Mexico, that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: April 12, 2012. 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9439 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Milwaukee Public Museum, 

Milwaukee, WI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Milwaukee Public 

Museum, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribe, has determined 

that the cultural items meet the 

definition of sacred objects and 

repatriation to the Indian tribe stated 

below may occur if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the cultural items may contact the 

Milwaukee Public Museum. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the cultural items 

should contact the Milwaukee Public 

Museum at the address below by May 

21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Dawn Scher Thomae, 

Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. 

Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, 

telephone (414) 278–6157. 

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 

Milwaukee Public Museum that meet 

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 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

The five cultural items are a water 

drum, a fastening ring, a drumstick, a 

drum head and a flour sack (accessions 

E65165a–e/27301) collected by 

anthropologist James Howard. After his 

death, private donors raised money to 

purchase his collection for the 

Milwaukee Public Museum, and the 

collection came to the museum in 

December 1985. Documentation from 

the James Howard collection states that 

these items are ‘‘from the Turtle 

Mountain band of Plains-Ojibwa.’’ The 

documentation indicates the items were 

given to James Howard by Joseph 

Greatwalker, in Rolla, ND, on December 

25, 1960. The items were used in the 

Midewiwin ceremonies of the Turtle 

Mountain Band of Plains-Ojibwa, and 

based on the workmanship of the drum, 

the objects date to before 1950. The last 

Midewiwin rites were held in 1952 or 

1953. 

Review of extant documentation, 

including the museum catalog book, 

catalog cards and documentation files 

indicate that these objects are in the 

possession and control of the 

Milwaukee Public Museum, and no 

restrictions of title apply to the 

disposition of these materials. These 

items are affiliated with the Turtle 

Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of 

North Dakota. Based on documentation, 

the objects were acquired from a tribal 

member in Rolla, ND, an area long 

associated with this tribe. The objects 

meet the definition sacred object based 

on the documented use of these objects 

during the Midewiwin ceremonies. 

Determinations Made by the Milwaukee 

Public Museum 

Officials of the Milwaukee Public 

Museum have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

the five cultural items described in this 

notice are specific ceremonial objects 

needed by traditional Native American 

religious leaders for the practice of 

traditional Native American religions by 

their present-day adherents. 

• 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 

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa 

Indians of North Dakota. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the sacred objects should 

contact Dawn Scher Thomae, 

Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. 

Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, 

telephone (414) 278–6157, before May 

21, 2012. Repatriation of the sacred 

objects to the Turtle Mountain Band of 

Chippewa Indians of North Dakota may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Milwaukee Public Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Turtle 

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Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of 

North Dakota that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: April 12, 2012. 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9437 Filed 4–18–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Item: University of Denver Department 

of Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology, Denver, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Denver 

Department of Anthropology and 

Museum of Anthropology, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes, has determined that the 

cultural item meets the definition of 

unassociated funerary object and 

repatriation to the Indian tribes stated 

below may occur if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the cultural item may contact the 

University of Denver Department of 

Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the cultural item should 

contact the University of Denver 

Department of Anthropology and 

Museum of Anthropology at the address 

below by May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Anne Amati, NAGPRA 

Coordinator/Registrar, University of 

Denver Department of Anthropology 

and Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E. 

Asbury, Sturm 146, Denver, CO 80208, 

telephone (303) 871–2687. 

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 a 

cultural item in the possession of the 

University of Denver Department of 

Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology, Denver, CO (DUMA), 

that meets the definition of unassociated 

funerary 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 Native 

American cultural item. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

The one cultural object (no. 4217) 

consists of burned wooden and cord 

wrapped fragments attached to a glass 

slide. The cultural object came into the 

possession of Fallis F. Rees at an 

unknown date. In 1968, Mr. Rees 

donated his collection, including this 

item, to the University of Denver. 

In consultation with Santa Rosa 

Indian Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria representatives, this object 

was determined to be an unassociated 

funerary object under NAGPRA. 

Geographical and anthropological 

evidence supports cultural affiliation 

with the Santa Rosa Indian Community 

of the Santa Rosa Rancheria. Museum 

records indicate that the burned 

fragments originated from a cremation 

burial at Vernon Mound, in Sacramento 

County, CA. Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria 

representatives provided maps 

identifying aboriginal territory inclusive 

of Sacramento County as well as an 

ethnographic report identifying 

cremation as a traditional Yokut 

funerary practice. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Denver Department of Anthropology 

and Museum of Anthropology 

Officials of the University of Denver 

Department of Anthropology and 

Museum of Anthropology have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the one cultural item described above is 

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 is 

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 

object and the Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

object should contact Anne Amati, 

University of Denver Department of 

Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology, 2000 E Asbury Ave., 

Sturm 146, Denver, CO 80208, 

telephone (303) 871–2687, before May 

21, 2012. Repatriation of the 

unassociated funerary object to the 

Santa Rosa Indian Community of the 

Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The University of Denver Department 

of Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying the Buena Vista Rancheria of 

Me-Wuk Indians of California; 

California Valley Miwok Tribe, 

California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of 

Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione 

Band of Miwok Indians of California; 

Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 

California; Middletown Rancheria of 

Pomo Indians of California; Picayune 

Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of 

California; Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California; Shingle Springs 

Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs 

Rancheria (Verona Tract), California, 

Table Mountain Rancheria of California; 

Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule 

River Reservation, California; and the 

Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 

the Tuolumne Rancheria of California 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: April 12, 2012. 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Sheboygan County Historical Museum, 

Sheboygan, WI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Sheboygan County 

Historical Museum has completed an 

inventory of human remains, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes, and has determined that 

there is no cultural affiliation between 

the remains and any present-day Indian 

tribe. Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains may 

contact the Sheboygan County 

Historical Museum. Disposition of the 

human remains to the Indian tribes 

stated below may occur if no additional 

requestors come forward. 

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