20884 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 68 / Friday, April 8, 2022 / Notices 

Dated: April 1, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07604 Filed 4–7–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033682; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: The University of California, 

Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of California, 

Berkeley, 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 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 

University of California, Berkeley. 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 University of California, Berkeley at 

the address in this notice by May 9, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Thomas Torma, University of California, 

Berkeley; 200 California Hall, Berkeley, 

CA 94720 telephone (510) 672–5388, 

email t.torma@berkeley.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 

University of California, Berkeley, in 

Berkeley, CA, that meet the definition of 

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 1949, 28 cultural 

items were removed from the Sulphur 

Bank Round House in Lake County, CA, 

when Francis Riddell and Thomas 

Meighan visited Sulfur Bank with the 

intention of purchasing Sarah Brigham’s 

Big Head Regalia. Sarah Brigham was a 

Maru or A’bqo, who used the regalia 

during traditional religious ceremonies. 

Riddell and Meighan reported that, John 

Kelsey, the leader of the dance house, 

informed them the items were now in 

the possession of Sarah Brigham’s son, 

Tom Morinda. According to the 

testimony of Fritz Riddell, they paid 

$25.00 to bail Tom Morinda out of 

prison in exchange for the items, which 

were almost immediately accessioned 

into the collection. On December 12, 

2021, Bonny Morinda and her son, 

Robert Geary, requested the return of 

these 28 items. They presented evidence 

to show that they are the direct lineal 

descendants of Sarah Brigham and Tom 

Morinda, they are present day adherents 

of the Big Head Ceremony, Robert Geary 

is a present-day Maru or A’bqo, and 

these items are needed for the practice 

of the ceremony. 

The 28 sacred objects are one lot of 

spines, one lot of bandoliers, one lot of 

feathers, one lot of flags, one lot of 

hairpins, one lot of skirts, one lot of 

whistles, one set of arrows, one quiver, 

one awl, one belt, one blue cloth, one 

bow, one choker, one cloth, one feather 

blind, one lot of head nets, one 

headdress, one headdress foundation, 

one headdress ring, one top knot, one 

visor, one lot of necklaces, one ribbon, 

one lot of pendants, one rattle, one 

repair kit, and one tule necklace. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of California, Berkeley 

Officials of the University of 

California, Berkeley have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

the 28 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. 3005(a)(5)(A) 

and 43 CFR 10.2(b)(1), Bonny Morinda 

and Robert Geary are the direct lineal 

descendants of the individuals who 

owned the sacred objects. 

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 

Dr. Thomas Torma, University of 

California, Berkeley; 200 California Hall, 

Berkeley, CA 94720 telephone (510) 

672–5388, email t.torma@berkeley.edu, 

by May 9, 2022. After that date, if no 

additional claimants have come 

forward, transfer of control of the sacred 

objects to Bonny Morinda and Robert 

Geary may proceed. 

The University of California, Berkeley 

is responsible for notifying Bonny 

Morinda, Robert Geary, and the Elem 

Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the 

Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: April 1, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07603 Filed 4–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033685; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History, University of Oklahoma, 

Norman, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Sam Noble Oklahoma 

Museum of Natural History (Museum) at 

the University of Oklahoma has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects, 

in consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the Museum. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native 

Hawaiian organizations stated in this 

notice may proceed. 


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