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Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

At an unknown date, 37 cultural 

items were removed from unknown 

sites in unknown counties in WY. At an 

unknown date, the cultural items came 

into the possession of Theodore Sowers. 

Mr. Sowers was a graduate of the 

University of Denver and, in 1995, his 

daughters donated the cultural items to 

the University of Denver. The 37 

unassociated funerary objects are one 

arrow shaft (DU ID# 1995.1.25), nine 

awls (DU ID#s 1995.1.16, 1995.1.34–37 

and 1995.1.39–42), two dress 

adornments (DU ID#s 1995.1.23–24), 

two earrings (DU ID#s 1995.1.21–22), 

two gorgets (DU ID#s 1995.1.38 and 

1995.1.49), one worked horn (DU ID# 

1995.1.17), one finger knife (DU ID# 

1995.1.26), one mirror (DU 

ID#1995.1.51), three projectile points 

(DU ID#s 1995.1.27–28 and 1995.1.33), 

three scrapers (DU ID#s 1995.1.30–32), 

one Sun Dance brooch (DU ID# 

1995.1.50), six tools (DU ID#s 

1995.1.19–20, 1995.1.29, 1995.1.43, 

1995.1.45 and 1995.1.52), one hair 

decoration (DU ID# 1995.1.46), three 

whistles (DU ID#s 1995.1.44, 1995.1.47– 

48), and one piece of worked wood (DU 

ID# 1995.1.18). 

At an unknown date, one cultural 

item was removed from an unknown 

site in WY. At an unknown date, the 

cultural item came into the possession 

of Theodore Sowers. Mr. Sowers was a 

graduate of the University of Denver 

and, in 1995, his daughters donated the 

cultural item to the University of 

Denver. The one sacred object is a 

steatite pipe bowl (DU ID# 4155). 

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the 

Wind River Reservation, Wyoming 

(previously listed as Shoshone Tribe of 

the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming), 

have been living on the Wind River 

Mountain range and its environs for 

some 12,000 years. Museum records 

indicate that the 37 cultural items were 

removed from a burial. During 

consultation in March of 2019, Eastern 

Shoshone Tribal Historic Preservation 

Office (THPO) staff and a Cultural/ 

Spiritual Representative demonstrated 

that the one cultural item is a sacred 

object. They also demonstrated that all 

these items are culturally affiliated with 

the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind 

River Reservation, Wyoming (previously 

listed as Shoshone Tribe of the Wind 

River Reservation, Wyoming). 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Denver Museum of Anthropology 

Officials of the University of Denver 

Museum of Anthropology have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 37 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(3)(C), 

the one cultural item described above is 

a 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 object and the 

Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind 

River Reservation, Wyoming (previously 

listed as Shoshone Tribe of the Wind 

River Reservation, Wyoming). 

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 

Anne Amati, University of Denver 

Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E 

Asbury Avenue, Sturm 146, Denver, CO 

80208, telephone (303) 871–2687, email 

anne.amati@du.edu, by July 27, 2022. 

After that date, if no additional 

claimants have come forward, transfer 

of control of the unassociated funerary 

objects and sacred object to the Eastern 

Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming (previously listed 

as Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming) may proceed. 

The University of Denver Museum of 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of 

the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming 

(previously listed as Shoshone Tribe of 

the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming) 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: June 10, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034104; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Field 

Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 

IL; Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Field Museum of Natural 

History has corrected an inventory of 

human remains, published in a Notice 

of Inventory Completion in the Federal 

Register on February 2, 2005. This 

notice corrects the minimum number of 

individuals. 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 should submit a written 

request to the Field Museum of Natural 

History. If no additional requestors 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Field Museum of 

Natural History at the address in this 

notice by July 27, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Helen Robbins, Repatriation Director, 

Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 

South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 

60605–2496, telephone (312) 665–7317, 

email hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the correction of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the Field Museum of Natural History, 

Chicago, IL. The human remains were 

removed from the Crow Reservation, 

Bighorn County, MT. 

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 human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 


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38176 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 122 / Monday, June 27, 2022 / Notices 

This notice corrects the minimum 

number of individuals published in a 

Notice of Inventory Completion in the 

Federal Register (70 FR 5466, February 

2, 2005). Following a re-inventory of the 

human remains from the site in 

question, the Field Museum of Natural 

History determined that the minimum 

number of individuals should be 

increased by one. Transfer of control of 

the items in this correction notice has 

not occurred. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register (70 FR 5466, 

February 2, 2005), column 1, paragraph 

4, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting 

the following sentence: 

During 1901–1902, human remains 

representing a minimum of three individuals 

were obtained from Crow Agency, on the 

Crow Reservation, Bighorn County, MT, by 

Stephen C. Simms for the Field Museum of 

Natural History. 

In the Federal Register (70 FR 5466, 

February 2, 2005), column 1, paragraph 

6, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting 

the following sentence: 

Officials of the Field Museum of Natural 

History have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of three individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

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 should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Helen Robbins, 

Repatriation Director, Field Museum of 

Natural History, 1400 S Lake Shore 

Drive, Chicago, IL 60605–2496, 

telephone (312) 665–7317, email 

hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org, by July 27, 

2022. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Crow Tribe of Montana may proceed. 

The Field Museum of Natural History 

is responsible for notifying the Crow 

Tribe of Montana that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: June 10, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034107; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: The Nelson Gallery Foundation 

DBA The Nelson-Atkins Museum of 

Art, Kansas City, MO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Nelson Gallery 

Foundation, 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 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 

Nelson Gallery Foundation. 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 Nelson 

Gallery Foundation at the address in 

this notice by July 27, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Byers, Assistant to the Deputy 

Director of Curatorial Affairs, The 

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 

Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64111, 

telephone (816) 751–1320, email 

jbyers@nelson-atkins.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 

Nelson Gallery Foundation, Kansas City, 

MO, that meets the definition of 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 

On December 12, 1931, The NelsonAtkins Museum of Art purchased a 

cultural item from the Museum of the 

American Indian, Heye Foundation, in 

New York, NY, and accessioned it on 

January 1, 1931. The object of cultural 

patrimony is one woven bag. 

Bags of this kind represent an ancient 

tradition of weaving by the Osage 

women. Until trade yarn was adopted 

by Osage weavers following European 

contact, such bags were woven using 

buffalo hair. This woven bag was 

consecrated and made waxobe (sacred) 

during ceremonies conducted by Osage 

clan priests. It was an intrinsic part of 

the Ga-hi’-ge O-k’on (Rite of the Chiefs) 

ceremony, where it symbolized a 

woman’s vocation. 

Determinations Made by The Nelson 

Gallery Foundation 

Officials of The Nelson Gallery 

Foundation have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), 

the one cultural item 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 object of cultural patrimony 

and The Osage Nation (previously listed 

as Osage Tribe). 

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 

Jennifer Byers, Assistant to the Deputy 

Director of Curatorial Affairs, The 

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 

Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64111, 

telephone (816) 751–1320, email 

jbyers@nelson-atkins.org, by July 27, 

2022. After that date, if no additional 

claimants have come forward, transfer 

of control of the object of cultural 

patrimony to The Osage Nation 

(previously listed as Osage Tribe) may 

proceed. 

The Nelson Gallery Foundation is 

responsible for notifying The Osage 

Nation (previously listed as Osage Tribe) 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: June 13, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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