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whiskers and red-shafted flicker 

feathers. The headdress itself is lined 

with ermine hide, and ermine hide also 

hangs from the back of the headdress. 

In 1955, the headdress was purchased 

by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 

from the Portland Art Museum, OR 

(Portland Art Museum accession # 

48.3.439). Records from the Portland Art 

Museum read as follows: ‘‘Purchase, 

Indian Collection Subscription Fund. To 

be known as the Axel Rassmussen 

Collection. Vendor, Earl Stendahl.’’ 

Representatives of the Central Council 

of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes, 

specifically the Lu ́ kaax.a ́di clan, a 

Tlingit clan, have identified that this 

headdress represents the Kingfisher 

Fort. The Kingfisher Fort is a site of 

cultural and historic importance to the 

Lu ́ kaax.a ́di clan, and this Kingfisher 

Fort Headdress (Tlax’aneis’ Noow 

Shaakee.a ́t) is needed for continuing 

their cultural ceremonies. 

Representatives of the Central Council 

of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes 

have also provided evidence that this 

headdress is an object of cultural 

patrimony. It is communally owned 

and, at the time of removal had - and 

continues to have - ongoing, historical, 

traditional, and cultural importance 

central to the Tlingit society and 

culture. Furthermore, no tribal member 

consented to alienate it, and no 

evidence exists to demonstrate that its 

transfer outside the tribe was voluntary. 

Officials of the Virginia Museum of 

Fine Arts have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the 

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. Officials of the Virginia 

Museum of Fine Arts also have 

determined that, 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 Central Council of 

the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the object of cultural 

patrimony should contact Kelly Burrow, 

Assistant Registrar, Virginia Museum of 

Fine Arts, 200 N. Blvd., Richmond, VA 

23220, telephone (804) 204–2669, before 

June 3, 2010. Repatriation of the object 

of cultural patrimony to the Central 

Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian 

Tribes may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is 

responsible for notifying the Central 

Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: March 25, 2010. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10365 Filed 5–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Rochester Museum & Science 

Center, Rochester, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 in the 

possession of the Rochester Museum & 

Science Center, Rochester, NY, that 

meet the definitions of ‘‘sacred objects’’ 

and ‘‘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 cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

In 1929, the museum purchased two 

small wooden medicine faces from 

Alvin Dewey, Rochester, NY. On March 

25, 1922, Alvin Dewey obtained them 

from Albert G. Heath, Chicago, IL. The 

first medicine face measures 2 3/4’’ 

inches long (AE 2880/D 10922/ 

29.259.27). The second medicine face is 

a small wooden ‘‘Leader’s’’ face that 

measures 2 7/8’’ long (AE 2881/D 11923/ 

29.259.28). According to the 

documentation, these were individually 

tied to poles ‘‘and carried by the Leader 

in the Seneca False Face Ceremonies.’’ 

Museum documentation indicates 

that these medicine faces are culturally 

affiliated with the ‘‘Seneca.’’ NAGPRA 

representative consultants from the 

Tonawanda Seneca Nation informed the 

Rochester Museum & Science Center 

that ethnographic objects identified as 

‘‘Seneca’’ should go back to them 

because the Tonawanda Seneca Nation 

is the center of the Seneca religious fire. 

This was agreed upon by representatives 

from the Seneca Nation of New York, 

the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians 

of New York, and the Seneca-Cayuga 

Tribe of Oklahoma. 

Tonawanda Seneca Nation traditional 

religious leaders have identified these 

medicine faces as being needed for the 

practice of traditional Native American 

religions by present-day adherents. 

During consultation, it was shown that 

individuals who carved a face did not 

have the authority to alienate it to a 

third party or sell it indirectly to the 

Rochester Museum & Science Center. 

Therefore, based on consultation with 

NAGPRA representatives from the 

Tonawanda Seneca Nation and other 

Haudenosaunee and nonHaudenosaunee consultants, the 

museum has determined that the 

medicine faces are both sacred objects 

and objects of cultural patrimony. 

Officials of the Rochester Museum & 

Science Center 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. Officials of the 

Rochester Museum & Science Center 

have also determined that, pursuant to 

25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the two cultural 

items described above have an ongoing 

historical, traditional, or cultural 

importance central to the Native 

American group or culture itself, rather 

than property owned by an individual. 

Lastly, officials of the Rochester 

Museum & Science Center have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001(2), there is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the sacred objects/ 

objects of cultural patrimony and the 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of 

New York. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

Nation or tribe that believes itself to be 

culturally affiliated with the sacred 

objects/objects of cultural patrimony 

should contact Adele DeRosa, NAGPRA 

Coordinator/Collections Manager, 

Rochester Museum & Science Center, 

657 East Ave., Rochester, NY 14607, 

telephone (585) 271–4552, ext 302, 

before June 3, 2010. Repatriation of the 

sacred objects/objects of cultural 

patrimony to the Tonawanda Band of 

Seneca Indians of New York may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Rochester Museum & Science 

Center is responsible for notifying the 

Seneca Nation of New York, SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, and 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of 

New York that this notice has been 

published. 

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23802 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 4, 2010 / Notices 

Dated: April 12, 2010. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10368 Filed 5–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area 

Office, Phoenix, AZ, and Huhugam 

Heritage Center, Gila River Indian 

Community, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 in the 

control of the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, 

Phoenix Area Office, Phoenix, AZ, and 

in the physical custody of the Huhugam 

Heritage Center, Gila River Indian 

Community, AZ, that meet the 

definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary 

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. 

Human remains and associated 

funerary objects from the sites described 

below were originally reported in a 

Notice of Inventory Completion 

published in the Federal Register (39 

FR 8996–9002, February 27, 2002); and 

subsequently corrected with two 

additional Notices of Inventory 

Completion (67 FR 45539–45540, July 9, 

2002; 67 FR 78247–78248, December 23, 

2002). The materials reported in the 

earlier notices were repatriated to the 

affiliated tribes in October and 

November of 2002. A recent review of 

Bureau of Reclamation collections, now 

curated at the Huhugam Heritage 

Center, Gila River Indian Community, 

revealed the presence of additional 

possible isolated Native American 

human remains and 40 additional 

funerary objects, all culturally affiliated 

with the same tribes listed in the 

original notice. Although these possible 

isolated human remains were identified, 

they do not increase the number of 

individuals listed in the previously 

published notices. Since the human 

remains in the previous notices were 

repatriated, the funerary objects are now 

considered to be unassociated funerary 

objects. 

Between 1980 and 1981, during 

legally authorized data recovery efforts 

undertaken by the Arizona State 

Museum for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

human remains representing 20 

individuals were recovered from the 

Siphon Draw site, AZ U: 10:6(ASM), 

south of Apache Junction, Pinal County, 

AZ. No known individuals were 

identified. Previously a total of 141 

associated funerary objects were 

reported as also being recovered. In 

October 2002, these materials were 

repatriated to the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona. An additional 

four funerary objects were recently 

identified in the Siphon Draw (AZ 

U:10:6(ASM)) collections. The four 

unassociated funerary objects are two 

unworked whole shells (terrestrial 

snails), one flotation, and one pollen 

sample. 

On the basis of archeological context, 

chronometric, architectural, ceramic, 

and other types of artifactual evidence, 

the site represents a Hohokam 

occupation of the Santa Cruz through 

Sacaton Phases (A.D. 700–1150) of the 

Preclassic period. 

Between 1980 and 1981, during 

legally authorized data recovery efforts 

undertaken by the Arizona State 

Museum for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

human remains representing 31 

individuals were recovered from the Las 

Fosas site, AZ U:15:19(ASM), in the Gila 

Valley east of Florence, Pinal County, 

AZ. No known individuals were 

identified. Previously a total of 290 

associated funerary objects were 

reported as also being recovered. In 

October 2002, these materials were 

repatriated to the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona. An additional 24 

funerary objects were recently identified 

in the Las Fosas, AZ U:15:19(ASM), 

collections. The 24 unassociated 

funerary objects are 1 reconstructable 

ceramic bowl, 2 individual ceramic 

sherds, 2 bags ceramic sherds, 1 bag 

chipped stone, 2 unworked obsidian 

nodules, 1 bag of unworked faunal bone 

(including a near-complete macaw), 1 

soil sample with possible cremains, 13 

unprocessed soil samples, and 1 

unprocessed flotation sample. 

On the basis of archeological context, 

chronometric, architectural, ceramic, 

and other types of artifactual evidence, 

the site represents a Hohokam 

occupation of the Classic period (A.D. 

1150–1450). 

Between 1980 and 1981, during 

legally authorized data recovery efforts 

undertaken by the Arizona State 

Museum for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of 31 individuals were 

recovered from Frogtown, AZ 

U:15:61(ASM), west of Florence 

Junction, Pinal County, AZ. No known 

individuals were identified. Previously 

a total of 120 associated funerary objects 

were also reported as being recovered. 

In October 2002, these materials were 

repatriated to the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona. An additional 10 

funerary objects were recently identified 

in the Frogtown (AZ U:15:61(ASM)) 

collection, as well as possible human 

remains of a previously repatriated 

individual. The 10 unassociated 

funerary objects are 1 stone palette 

fragment, 3 pieces of worked shell, 1 

piece unworked shell, 3 bags of 

unworked faunal bone mixed with 

possible human remains, 1 unprocessed 

flotation sample with possible human 

remains, and 1 unprocessed flotation 

sample. 

On the basis of archeological context, 

chronometric, architectural, ceramic, 

and other types of artifactual evidence, 

the site represents a Hohokam 

occupation of the Santa Cruz and 

Sacaton Phases (A.D. 750–1150) of the 

Preclassic period. 

Between 1980 and 1981, during 

legally authorized data recovery efforts 

undertaken by the Arizona State 

Museum for the Bureau of Reclamation, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of six individuals were 

recovered from site AZ U:15:85(ASM), 

in Pinal County, AZ. No known 

individuals were identified. Previously 

a total of 10 associated funerary objects 

were also reported as being recovered. 

In October 2002, these materials were 

repatriated to the Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona. The two funerary 

objects recently identified in the AZ 

U:15:85(ASM) collections are two bags 

of ceramic sherds. 

On the basis of archeological context, 

chronometric, architectural, ceramic, 

and other types of artifactual evidence, 

the site represents a Hohokam 

occupation of the Classic period (A.D. 

1150–1450). 

Evidence provided by 

anthropological, archeological, 

biological, geographical, historical, 

kinship, linguistics, and oral tradition 

sources was considered in determining 

the cultural affiliation of the funerary 

objects. Bureau of Reclamation officials 

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