Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 122 / Monday, June 27, 2022 / Notices 38177 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034102; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: American Museum of Natural 

History, New York, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The American Museum of 

Natural History, 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 

American Museum of Natural History. 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 American Museum of Natural 

History at the address in this notice by 

July 27, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nell 

Murphy, American Museum of Natural 

History, Central Park West at 79th 

Street, New York, NY 10024, telephone 

(212) 769–5837, email nmurphy@

amnh.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 cultural 

items under the control of the American 

Museum of Natural History, New York, 

NY, 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 1912, ethnologist Alanson B. 

Skinner purchased an insignia of peace 

officer and a peace pipe from John 

Keshena during a museum expedition in 

Wisconsin. The American Museum of 

Natural History accessioned the two 

items that same year. The insignia of 

peace officer is over two feet long and 

consists of thirty-one circular German 

silver ornaments and one heart-shaped 

silver ornament on harness leather 

embellished with small sections of fur 

and strips of red and orange cloth. At 

the bottom of the insignia are four metal 

bell stick pin ornaments inscribed with 

‘‘Dr. Bell’s Pine Tar Honey Cures 

Coughs,’’ remnants from an old 

respiratory cure-all manufactured by the 

E.E. Southerland Medicine Company in 

Paducah, Kentucky circa 1894. The 

peace pipe consists of two parts, 

including a red painted stone bowl 

(possibly made of catlinite) with tobacco 

and paper remnants attached to a 

wooden stem that is more than two feet 

long and coated in red pigment. 

Ms. Kate Keshena contacted the 

American Museum of Natural History 

and provided genealogical records 

indicating that she descends from Chief 

Keshena, a 19th century Menominee 

leader, who was the last peace-keeping 

chief of the Menominee Indian Tribe of 

Wisconsin. Chief Keshena was the last 

known chief to have used the insignia 

and pipe. Skinner purchased the two 

items from John Keshena, Chief 

Keshena’s son. 

Determinations Made by the American 

Museum of Natural History 

Officials of the American Museum of 

Natural History have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

the two 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 43 CFR 10.14(b), Ms. 

Kate Keshena is a lineal descendant of 

Chief Keshena based on genealogical 

records. 

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 

Nell Murphy, American Museum of 

Natural History, Central Park West at 

79th Street, New York, NY 10024, 

telephone (212) 769–5837, email 

nmurphy@amnh.org, by July 27, 2022. 

After that date, if no additional 

claimants have come forward, transfer 

of control of the sacred objects to Ms. 

Kate Keshena may proceed. 

The American Museum of Natural 

History is responsible for notifying Ms. 

Kate Keshena that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: June 10, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13618 Filed 6–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034105; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion for 

Native American Human Remains and 

Associated Funerary Objects in the 

Possession of the Anthropological 

Studies Center (ASC), Archaeological 

Collections Facility, Sonoma State 

University, Rohnert Park, CA, and in 

Control of the California Department of 

Transportation (CALTRANS); 

Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The California Department of 

Transportation (CALTRANS) has 

corrected an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects, 

published in a Notice of Inventory 

Completion in the Federal Register on 

November 13, 2000. This notice corrects 

the cultural affiliation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects. 

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 CALTRANS. 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. 

DATES: 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 

with information in support of the 

request to CALTRANS at the address in 

this notice by July 27, 2022. 


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