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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 Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

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 this cultural item 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Dr. Marc Levine, Associate Curator of 

Archaeology, Sam Noble Oklahoma 

Museum of Natural History, University 

of Oklahoma, 2401 Chautauqua Avenue, 

Norman, OK 73072–7029, telephone 

(405) 325–1994, email mlevine@ou.edu, 

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

additional claimants have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

unassociated funerary object to The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma may 

proceed. 

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of 

Natural History is responsible for 

notifying The Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: April 1, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07605 Filed 4–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033683; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Presbyterian Historical Society, 

Philadelphia, PA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Presbyterian Historical 

Society, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, has determined 

that the cultural item listed in this 

notice meets the definition of both a 

sacred object and an object of cultural 

patrimony. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim this cultural item should submit 

a written request to the Presbyterian 

Historical Society. If no additional 

claimants come forward, transfer of 

control of the cultural item 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 this cultural item should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the claim to the Presbyterian 

Historical Society at the address in this 

notice by May 9, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Taylor, Executive Director, 

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 

Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 

19147, telephone (215) 627–1852, email 

ntaylor@history.pcusa.org. 

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 under the control of the 

Presbyterian Historical Society, 

Philadelphia, PA, that meets the 

definition of both a sacred object and an 

object 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 item. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Item 

The Presbyterian Historical Society 

(PHS) holds in its museum collection a 

‘‘[c]onch shell used by David Brainerd 

to call Native Americans to worship’’ 

(accession number 638). 

David Brainerd (1718–1747) was an 

ordained Presbyterian minister who 

served as a missionary to Mohican, 

Stockbridge, and Delaware Indians in 

New York, Pennsylvania, and New 

Jersey from 1743 to 1746. According to 

PHS records, PHS acquired the conch 

shell sometime in the late nineteenth 

century from Sarah E. Marsh, daughter 

of Reverend Cutting Marsh, with 

Reverend William P. Breed acting as 

intermediary. In 1830, Cutting Marsh 

(1800–1873), a Presbyterian, began 

missionary work among the Stockbridge 

in Wisconsin. The one sacred object/ 

object of cultural patrimony is a large 

conch shell. 

According to information provided by 

the Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin, the conch shell is an object 

of cultural patrimony as well as a sacred 

object. Relying on oral tradition and 

supported by evidence in written 

accounts, the Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin posits that 

Mohican Sachem John Metoxan blew 

the conch shell for worship. Metoxan 

led 80 Stockbridge-Munsee Community 

ancestors west to Indiana in 1818 and 

joined the majority of the community in 

Wisconsin in 1822. He became sachem 

in 1830, the same year Reverend Cutting 

Marsh began his missionary work in 

Wisconsin. 

Determinations Made by the 

Presbyterian Historical Society 

Officials of the Presbyterian Historical 

Society 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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), 

the one cultural item described above 

has 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 sacred object and object 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 this cultural item 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Nancy J. Taylor, Executive Director 

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 

Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 

19147, telephone (215) 627–1852, email 

ntaylor@history.pcusa.org, by May 9, 

2022. After that date, if no additional 

claimants have come forward, transfer 

of control of the sacred object and object 

of cultural patrimony to the Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin may 

proceed. 

The Presbyterian Historical Society is 

responsible for notifying the 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin that this notice has been 

published. 


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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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