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may be subject to taxation by the 

Kootenai Tribe of Idaho. 

Wizipan Garriott, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs, Exercising by delegation the authority 

of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04090 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033436; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, 

DC, and Pueblo Grande Museum, City 

of Phoenix, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

Washington, DC, assisted by the Pueblo 

Grande Museum (PGM), in consultation 

with the appropriate Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations, have 

determined that the cultural items listed 

in this notice meet the definition of 

either unassociated funerary objects or 

sacred objects. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request to the BIA 

through PGM. If no additional claimants 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

cultural items to the lineal descendants, 

Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian 

organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

the BIA through PGM at the address in 

this notice by March 30, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lindsey Vogel-Teeter, Pueblo Grande 

Museum, 4619 E Washington Street, 

Phoenix, AZ 85034, telephone (602) 

534–1572, email lindsey.vogel-teeter@

phoenix.gov. 

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 U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and in 

the physical custody of the Pueblo 

Grande Museum, City of Phoenix, AZ, 

that meet the definition of either 

unassociated funerary objects or sacred 

objects 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 items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

In December of 1939, 184 cultural 

items were removed from site AZ 

T:12:3(PGM)/AZ T:12:9(ASM)/SRVSS 

Site 6/Villa Buena, located within the 

boundaries of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Maricopa County, AZ. 

These items were excavated by 

personnel from the Salt River Valley 

Stratigraphic Survey (SRVSS), who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 

issued by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural items, comprising 

12 unassociated funerary objects and 

172 sacred objects, have been housed at 

PGM since they were excavated. The 12 

unassociated funerary items are one 

ceramic bowl, one ceramic disk, two 

ceramic jars, one lot of ceramic sherds, 

one grinding stone, three lots of shell 

beads, two shells, and one stone 

projectile point/drill. The 172 sacred 

objects are two ceramic censer 

fragments, three ceramic figurine 

fragments, one ceramic thick-walled 

vessel fragment, three crystal/quartz 

objects, seven worked faunal bones, 39 

lots of shell beads, three shell bracelets, 

37 lots of shell fragments, 48 shell 

ornaments, three shell tinklers, two 

stone mortars/stones with depression, 

two stone ornaments, one stone 

plummet, six stone rings, and 15 stone 

projectile points. 

Site AZ T:12:3(PGM)/AZ 

T:12:9(ASM)/SRVSS Site 6/Villa Buena 

contained ballcourts, house mounds, 

and a compound. Based on ceramic 

types and architectural forms, the site 

was likely occupied during the 

Sweetwater through Civano phases of 

the Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 

550–1450). 

In October of 1939, 14 cultural items 

were removed from site AZ 

U:9:13(ASM)/AZ U:9:15(PGM)/SRVSS 

Site 23, located within the exterior 

boundaries of the Salt River Indian 

Reservation, Maricopa County, AZ. 

These items were excavated by 

personnel from the SRVSS, who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 

issued by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural items have been 

housed at PGM since they were 

excavated. The 14 sacred objects are one 

ceramic figurine fragment, two shell 

bracelets, four shell ornaments, one 

stone canopas or medicine stone, three 

stone palettes, one stone ornament, one 

stone projectile point, and one worked 

stone. 

Site AZ U:9:13(ASM)/AZ 

U:9:15(PGM)/SRVSS Site 23 contained 

nine trash mounds, multiple burials, 

and a canal. The material culture 

spanned the Estrella through Civano 

phases of the Hohokam cultural 

sequence (A.D. 450–1450). 

In October of 1939, 24 cultural items 

were removed from site AZ 

U:9:16(PGM)/SRVSS Site 24, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Salt River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. These items were 

excavated by personnel from the 

SRVSS, who were working out of PGM 

under a permit issued by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior. The cultural 

items have been housed at PGM since 

they were excavated. The 24 sacred 

objects are 10 ceramic figurine 

fragments, eight ceramic bracelets, one 

shell ornament, four stone palettes, and 

one dog burial. 

Site AZ U:9:16(PGM)/SRVSS Site 24 

contained a compound, a house mound, 

21 trash mounds, and a burial area. 

Based on architectural morphology and 

ceramic types, occupation spanned the 

Estrella through Civano phases of the 

Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 450– 

1450). 

In 1939, one cultural item was 

removed from site AZ U:9:18(PGM)/ 

SRVSS Site 26, located within the 

exterior boundaries of the Salt River 

Indian Reservation, Maricopa County, 

AZ. This item was excavated by 

personnel from the SRVSS, who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 

issued by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural item has been 

housed at PGM since it was excavated. 

The one sacred object is a dog burial. 

Site AZ U:9:18(PGM)/SRVSS Site 26 

contained a compound, two trash 

mounds, a sherd area, and a burial area. 

Based on the material culture, 

occupation spanned the Sacaton 

through Civano phases of the Hohokam 

cultural sequence (A.D. 900–1450). 

In June through August of 1939, 28 

cultural items were removed from site 

AZ U:9:28(PGM)/SRVSS Site 62, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Salt River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. The items were excavated 

by personnel from the SRVSS, who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 


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issued by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural items have been 

housed at PGM since they were 

excavated. The 28 sacred objects are one 

ceramic censer fragment, one ceramic 

effigy vessel fragment, three ceramic 

figurine fragments, three worked faunal 

bones, one lot of shell beads, one shell 

bracelet, two lots of shell fragments, 12 

shell ornaments, one stone mortar/stone 

with depression, one stone ring, and 

two dog burials. 

Site AZ U:9:28(PGM)/SRVSS Site 62 

contained house mounds, trash mounds, 

and possibly a ballcourt. Based on 

ceramic types, the site was likely 

occupied from the Santa Cruz through 

Sacaton phases of the Hohokam cultural 

sequence (A.D. 850–1150). 

In May of 1939, one cultural item was 

removed from site AZ U:9:29(PGM)/ 

SRVSS Site 63, located within the 

exterior boundaries of the Salt River 

Indian Reservation, Maricopa County, 

AZ. This item was excavated by 

personnel from the SRVSS, who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 

issued by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural item has been 

housed at PGM since it was excavated. 

The sacred object is one lot of shell 

fragments. 

Site AZ U:9:29(PGM)/SRVSS Site 63 

contained a sherd area and a round 

house. Based on architectural 

morphology and ceramic types, 

occupation was likely associated with 

the Soho through Civano phases of the 

Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 1150– 

1450) and historic O’odham culture 

(A.D. 1800–1939). 

In 1939, two cultural items were 

removed from site AZ Z:2:1(PGM)/ 

SRVSS Site 69, located within the 

exterior boundaries of the Gila Bend 

Indian Reservation, Maricopa County, 

AZ. These items were excavated by 

personnel from the SRVSS, who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 

issued by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural items have been 

housed at PGM since they were 

excavated. The two sacred objects are 

one lot of shell tinklers and one worked 

stone. 

Site AZ Z:2:1(PGM)/SRVSS Site 69 

contained a large sherd area. Based on 

ceramic types, occupation likely 

spanned the Gila Butte through Sacaton 

and Civano phases of the Hohokam 

cultural sequence (A.D. 750–1450). 

In 1939, four cultural items were 

removed from site AZ T:16:1(PGM)/ 

SRVSS Site 85, located within the 

exterior boundaries of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Maricopa County, 

AZ. These items were excavated by 

personnel from the SRVSS, who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 

issued the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural items have been 

housed at PGM since they were 

excavated. The four sacred objects are 

one shell bracelet, one lot of shell 

fragments, one worked faunal bone, and 

one worked stone. 

Site AZ T:16:1(PGM)/SRVSS Site 85 

contained round houses and ceramics 

associated with historic O’odham 

culture, and it was likely occupied 

during the years (A.D. 1700–1939). 

In 1939, six cultural items were 

removed from site AZ T:16:8(ASM)/AZ 

T:16:2(PGM)/SRVSS Site 86, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. These items were 

excavated by personnel from the 

SRVSS, who were working out of PGM 

under a permit issued by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior. The cultural 

items have been housed at PGM since 

they were excavated. The six sacred 

objects are one shell bracelet, two shell 

ornaments, one stone mortar/stone with 

depression, and two stone palettes. 

Site AZ T:16:8(ASM)/AZ 

T:16:2(PGM)/SRVSS Site 86 contained 

ballcourts, trash mounds, and a 

cremation area associated with the Gila 

Butte through Sacaton phases of the 

Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 750– 

1150). 

In October of 1939, 25 cultural items 

were removed from site AZ 

U:9:33(PGM)/SRVSS Site 90, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Salt River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. These items were 

excavated by personnel from the 

SRVSS, who were working out of PGM 

under a permit issued by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior. The cultural 

items, comprising three unassociated 

funerary objects and 22 sacred objects, 

have been housed at PGM since they 

were excavated. The three unassociated 

funerary objects are one axe/grinding 

stone, one hammerstone, and one 

polishing stone. The 22 sacred objects 

are two ceramic effigy vessel fragments, 

one ceramic figurine fragment, one 

ceramic spindle whorl fragment, three 

crystal/quartz objects, two worked 

faunal bones, two lots of shell beads, 

two shell bracelets, five lots of shell 

fragments, two shell ornaments, one 

stone projectile point, and one worked 

stone. 

Site AZ U:9:33(PGM)/SRVSS Site 90 

contained seven trash mounds, a house 

area, canals, and a cremation area. 

Based on architectural forms and 

ceramic types, occupation likely 

spanned the Gila Butte through Civano 

phases of the Hohokam cultural 

sequence (A.D. 750–1450). 

In 1939, three cultural items were 

removed from site AZ 

U:13:2(PGM)SRVSS Site 92, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. These items were 

excavated by personnel from the 

SRVSS, who were working out of PGM 

under a permit issued by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior. The cultural 

items have been housed at PGM since 

they were excavated. The three sacred 

objects are one shell bracelet, one lot of 

shell fragments, and one stone projectile 

point. 

Site AZ U:13:2(PGM)SRVSS Site 92 

contained a house mound and trash 

mound. Based on ceramic types and 

architectural forms, occupation likely 

spanned the Snaketown through Civano 

phases of the Hohokam cultural 

sequence (A.D. 600–1450). 

In 1939, five cultural items were 

removed from site 

AZU:13:3(PGM)SRVSS Site 93, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. These items were 

excavated by personnel from the 

SRVSS, who were working out of PGM 

under a permit issued by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior. The cultural 

items have been housed at PGM since 

they were excavated. The five sacred 

objects are two crystal/quartz objects, 

one shell bracelet, one lot of shell 

fragments, and one stone ring. 

Site AZ U:13:3(PGM)SRVSS Site 93 

contained house mounds and ramada 

areas. It has been described as an early 

historic Pima village. Based on the 

material culture and historic 

documents, the site was likely occupied 

during the years (A.D. 1700–1939). 

In 1939, three cultural items were 

removed from site AZ U:14:2(PGM)/ 

SRVSS Site 94, located within the 

exterior boundaries of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Maricopa County, 

AZ. These items were excavated by 

personnel from the SRVSS, who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 

issued by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural items have been 

housed at PGM since they were 

excavated. The three sacred objects are 

one shell bracelet, one lot of shell 

fragments, and one worked stone. 

Site AZ U:14:2(PGM)/SRVSS Site 94 

contained a house mound associated 

with the Sacaton to Civano phases of the 

Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 900– 

1450). 

In 1940, 33 cultural items were 

removed from site AZ U:9:35(PGM)/ 

SRVSS Site 95, located within the 

exterior boundaries of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Maricopa County, 

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personnel from the SRVSS, who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 

issued by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural items have been 

housed at PGM since they were 

excavated. The 33 sacred objects are 

seven ceramic figurine fragments, two 

ceramic thick-walled vessel fragments, 

two worked faunal bones, one shell 

bracelet, two lots of shell fragments, six 

shell ornaments, three stone mortars/ 

stones with depression, two stone 

palettes, one stone plummet, six stone 

projectile points, and one worked stone. 

Site AZ U:9:35(PGM)/SRVSS Site 95 

contained eight trash mounds and 

cremation areas. Based on ceramic 

types, occupation likely spanned the 

Estrella through Civano phases of the 

Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 450– 

1450). 

In 1940, one cultural item was 

removed from SRVSS Site 98, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. This item was excavated by 

personnel from the SRVSS, who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 

issued by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural item has been 

housed at PGM since it was excavated. 

The one sacred object is a shell bracelet. 

SRVSS Site 98 contained a trash 

mound. Based on the material culture, 

occupation likely spanned the Gila 

Butte through Sacaton phases of the 

Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 750– 

1150). 

In 1940, two cultural items were 

removed from SRVSS Site 99, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. These items were 

excavated by personnel from the 

SRVSS, who were working out of PGM 

under a permit issued by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior. The cultural 

items have been housed at PGM since 

they were excavated. The sacred objects 

are two stone mortars/stones with 

depression in each of them. 

SRVSS Site 99 contained a trash 

mound. Based on the material culture, 

occupation likely spanned the Santa 

Cruz to Sacaton phases of the Hohokam 

cultural sequence (A.D. 800–1150). 

In 1940, three cultural items were 

removed from SRVSS Site 102, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. These items were 

excavated by personnel from the 

SRVSS, who were working out of PGM 

under a permit issued by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior. The cultural 

items have been housed at PGM since 

they were excavated. The three sacred 

objects are two lots of shell fragments 

and one shell tinkler. 

SRVSS Site 102 contained three trash 

mounds. Based on the material culture, 

occupation likely spanned the 

Snaketown through Civano phases of 

the Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 

600–1450). 

In 1940, one cultural item was 

removed from SRVSS Site 103, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. This item was excavated by 

personnel from the SRVSS, who were 

working out of PGM under a permit 

issued by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior. The cultural item has been 

housed at PGM since it was excavated. 

The sacred object is a shell bracelet. 

SRVSS Site 103 contained a trash 

mound. Based on the material culture, 

occupation likely spanned the 

Snaketown through Sacaton phases of 

the Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 

600–1150). 

In 1940, two cultural items were 

removed from SRVSS Site 104, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. These items were 

excavated by personnel from the 

SRVSS, who were working out of PGM 

under a permit issued by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior. The cultural 

items have been housed at PGM since 

they were excavated. The two sacred 

objects are one ceramic effigy vessel 

fragment and one worked stone. 

SRVSS Site 104 contained a trash 

mound. Based on the material culture, 

occupation likely spanned the Santa 

Cruz through Soho phases of the 

Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 800– 

1300). 

In 1940, two cultural items were 

removed from SRVSS Site 105, located 

within the exterior boundaries of the 

Gila River Indian Reservation, Maricopa 

County, AZ. These items were 

excavated by personnel from the 

SRVSS, who were working out of PGM 

under a permit issued by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior. The cultural 

items have been housed at PGM since 

they were excavated. The two sacred 

objects are one shell ornament and one 

stone projectile point. 

SRVSS Site 105 contained a trash 

mound. Based on the material culture, 

occupation likely spanned the Santa 

Cruz through Civano phases of the 

Hohokam cultural sequence (A.D. 800– 

1450). 

In 1963, one cultural item was 

removed by an unidentified person from 

the ‘‘Snaketown area,’’ most likely site 

AZ U:13:1(ASM), located within the 

exterior boundaries of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Maricopa County, 

AZ. The item was transferred to PGM 

sometime prior to 1995. The one 

unassociated funerary object is a 

ceramic bowl. 

Site AZ U:13:1(ASM) was a large 

village containing canals, plazas, 

ballcourts, house groups, and a calichecapped mound. Based on ceramic types, 

architectural forms, and other material 

culture attributes, the site was likely 

occupied from the Snaketown through 

Sacaton phases of the Hohokam cultural 

sequence (A.D. 600–1150). 

The Ak-Chin Indian Community 

[previously listed as Ak Chin Indian 

Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) 

Indian Reservation, Arizona]; Gila River 

Indian Community of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River 

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of 

the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and 

the Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona 

comprise a single cultural group known 

as the O’odham. Cultural continuity 

between the prehistoric Hohokam 

archeological culture and present-day 

O’odham people is supported by 

continuities in settlement pattern, 

architectural technologies, basketry, 

textiles, ceramic technology, and ritual 

practices. Oral traditions that are 

documented for the Ak-Chin Indian 

Community [previously listed as Ak 

Chin Indian Community of the 

Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, 

Arizona]; Gila River Indian Community 

of the Gila River Indian Reservation, 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona—hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’—also 

support the cultural affiliation of these 

present-day Indian Tribes with 

Hohokam archeological sites and 

historical O’odham villages in central 

and southern Arizona. 

A review of archeological field notes 

and reports shows that the cultural 

items listed in this notice as 

unassociated funerary objects were 

placed with individual human remains 

at the time of burial. During 

consultations, representatives of the 

Gila River Indian Community of the Gila 

River Indian Reservation, Arizona, and 

the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 

Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona shared the 

information that intentionally buried 

canid remains are considered sacred 

because they are imbued with human 

spirit. Traditional knowledge relates 

that these animals communicate with 

humans during curing ceremonies and 

in other ways, and reinforces the belief 

that this role makes them sacred objects. 

The tribal consultants also affirmed that 

the other cultural items listed in this 

notice as sacred objects are specific 


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ceremonial objects utilized in 

traditional religious practices. 

Determinations Made by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Joined by the Pueblo 

Grande Museum 

Officials of the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, joined 

by the Pueblo Grande Museum have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 16 

of the 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 

the specific burial sites of Native 

American individuals. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

329 of the 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. 

• 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 

objects and sacred objects and The 

Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Lindsey Vogel-Teeter, Pueblo Grande 

Museum, 4619 E Washington Street, 

Phoenix, AZ 85034, telephone (602) 

534–1572, email lindsey.vogel-teeter@

phoenix.gov, by March 30, 2022. After 

that date, if no additional claimants 

have come forward, transfer of control 

of the unassociated funerary objects and 

sacred objects to The Tribes may 

proceed. 

The U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, assisted by the 

Pueblo Grande Museum, is responsible 

for notifying The Tribes that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: February 16, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033437; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Haffenreffer Museum of 

Anthropology, Brown University, 

Bristol, RI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Haffenreffer Museum of 

Anthropology, Brown University, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, has determined that the 

cultural items listed in this notice meet 

the definition of objects of cultural 

patrimony. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request to the 

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, 

Brown University. If no additional 

claimants come forward, transfer of 

control of the cultural items to the lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native 

Hawaiian organizations stated in this 

notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

the Haffenreffer Museum of 

Anthropology, Brown University at the 

address in this notice by March 30, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thierry Gentis, Curator, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, Haffenreffer Museum of 

Anthropology, Brown University, 300 

Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02889, 

telephone (401) 863–5702, email 

thierry_gentis@brown.edu. 

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 

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, 

Brown University, Bristol, RI, that meet 

the definition of 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 Native 

American cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

In 1928, Rudolf F. Haffenreffer 

purchased a catlinite pipe bowl and 

wood pipe stem (78–45a, b) from 

William Everett Lincoln. The museum’s 

catalog card states that they had been 

‘‘collected by William Everett Lincoln 

from the Stockbridge Indians in 

Massachusetts prior to 1928.’’ Likewise, 

the museum’s catalog cards state that 

two additional catlinite pipe bowls (1/ 

396 and 1/397) purchased by 

Haffenreffer around the same time are to 

be attributed to the ‘‘Stockbridge 

Indians, Stockbridge Massachusetts.’’ 

In consultation with the Historic 

Preservation Manager of the 

Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican 

Indians, the above items were 

determined to be culturally affiliated 

with the Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin. During 

consultation, the museum also 

determined that these pipes are still 

used in traditional ceremonies for 

medicinal and spiritual purposes. 

Additionally, the museum determined 

that the use of such pipes in diplomatic 

ceremonies denotes their symbolic 

value and continued historical and 

cultural importance for the StockbridgeMunsee Community, Wisconsin, and as 

such, that they are communally owned, 

i.e., they cannot be legally separated 

from the community by an individual. 

Determinations Made by the 

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, 

Brown University 

Officials of the Haffenreffer Museum 

of Anthropology, Brown University 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), 

the four 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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the objects of cultural 

patrimony and the Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 


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