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cultural importance central to the 

Native American group or culture itself, 

rather than property owned by an 

individual. Lastly, officials of the 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship 

of shared group identity which can be 

reasonably traced between the sacred 

objects/objects 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 sacred objects/objects 

of cultural patrimony should contact Dr. 

Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Curator of 

Anthropology, NAGPRA Officer, 

Department of Anthropology, Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 

Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, 

telephone (303) 370–6378, before 

September 29, 2008. Repatriation of the 

sacred objects/objects of cultural 

patrimony to the Central Council of the 

Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes on behalf 

of the Gaanaxteidi Clan, may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Denver Museum of Nature & 

Science is responsible for notifying the 

Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida 

Indian Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: August 4, 2008. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–20108 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Logan Museum of 

Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, 

WI 

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 Logan Museum of 

Anthropology (Logan Museum), Beloit 

College, Beloit, WI, 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 cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

In 1955, the Logan Museum of 

Anthropology acquired a large 

collection from the estate of Albert 

Green Heath. Heath lived in Chicago 

and had a second home in Harbor 

Springs, Emmet County, MI, near the 

Odawa community of Cross Village. 

Heath was acquainted with many 

Odawa tribal members and collected 

many Odawa objects in the early 20th 

century, including six found with 

human burials. The six cultural items 

are one catlinite (red pipestone) pipe 

bowl (catalogue number 7759), three 

silver armbands (30678.1, 30678.2, 

30678.3), one silver cross pendant 

(30685.1), and one brass or bronze 

crucifix pendant (30688). 

In 1956, the pipe bowl (7759) was 

sold by the Logan Museum to Herbert S. 

Zim and Sonia Bleeker Zim. In 1971, the 

pipe bowl was donated back to the 

Logan Museum by Sonia Bleeker Zim. 

The pipe bowl is L-shaped, 5 cm high 

by 6.9 cm long, and is made of red 

pipestone presumed to be catlinite. The 

bowl is flared, and the stem end features 

two grooves. Both the bowl and the stem 

end are heat-discolored on the interior 

and exterior, and the bowl interior 

contains charred residue. Heath’s 

collection records indicate this object 

was a ‘‘grave find’’ from Emmet County 

and that its tribal affiliation is Ottawa 

(Odawa). 

The silver armbands (30678.1, 

30678.2, and 30678.3) are three of four 

objects Heath described as ‘‘early 

English trader’s bracelets.’’ The fourth 

in this set was sold to the New York 

State Museum in 1956. Heath’s records 

indicate these armbands are ‘‘grave 

finds’’ from Emmet County and are 

Ottawa (Odawa). Two of the armbands 

(30678.1 and 30678.2) are 4.7 cm wide, 

have fluted edges, and were cut from 

one original piece, as shown by partial 

coat-of-arms engravings that form a 

single complete engraving when the two 

armbands are placed side by side. The 

third armband (30678.3) is 2.7 cm wide 

and has fluted edges. It also has a 

stamped touchmark, ‘‘JS,’’ which 

indicates manufacture in the late 18th 

century by Jonas Schindler or his 

widow, of Quebec, Canada. 

The silver cross pendant (30685.1) is 

also a ‘‘grave find’’ from Emmet County, 

and is identified as Ottawa (Odawa) by 

Heath. The single-bar cross measures 6.8 

cm long by 4.2 cm wide. Each side 

contains eleven small circular stamps, 

but there is no identifying touchmark. 

This general type of cross was 

commonly traded in the Great Lakes 

area in the 18th century. Heath’s records 

indicate he purchased the cross from 

Louise Assineway. Census records show 

that two Odawa individuals named 

Louise (or Louisa) Assineway (or 

Assinaway) lived in the Cross Village 

area in the early 20th century. 

The crucifix pendant (30688) is 

probably made of brass, but possibly is 

bronze. It measures 7.0 cm long by 4.2 

cm wide and features the Christ figure 

riveted onto a cross with fleur-de-lis 

style ends, a suspension loop, and small 

‘‘INRI’’ plaque. Heath’s records indicate 

this crucifix is a ‘‘grave find,’’ and it is 

also identified as Ottawa (Odawa). The 

record also indicated that the crucifix is 

from Cross Village, MI, and was 

purchased from Cynthia Shomin. 

Census records show that Cynthia 

Shomin was an Odawa tribal member 

who lived in the Cross Village area in 

the early 20th century. 

Geographic, historic, and 

archeological evidence indicates that 

Odawa Indians occupied the area of 

Cross Village and Emmet County, MI, in 

the late 18th and early 19th centuries. 

Metal and catlinite objects such as those 

listed above are commonly noted 

funerary objects in Odawa burials of 

that period. The human remains from 

the specific burial sites are not in the 

possession of the Logan Museum. The 

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 

Indians, Michigan still resides in that 

area, and consultation with tribal 

representatives supports the 

identification of the cultural items as 

Odawa funerary objects. 

Officials of the Logan Museum of 

Anthropology have determined that, 

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

six 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. Officials of the Logan 

Museum of Anthropology 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 

unassociated funerary objects and the 

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 

Indians, Michigan. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact William Green, 

Director, Logan Museum of 

Anthropology, Beloit College, 700 

College St., Beloit, WI 53511, telephone 

(608) 363–2119, before September 29, 

2008. Repatriation of the unassociated 

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funerary objects to the Little Traverse 

Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The Logan Museum of Anthropology 

is responsible for notifying the Grand 

Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa 

Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of 

Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little 

Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 

Michigan; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa 

Indians, a non-federally recognized 

Indian group; and Grand River Bands of 

Ottawa Indians, a non-federally 

recognized Indian group, that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: August 14, 2008. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–20098 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: New York State Museum, 

Albany, 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 New York State 

Museum, Albany, NY, 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 cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

The two cultural items are one small 

copper kettle and one silver wristband. 

The silver wristband bears the maker’s 

mark ‘‘IS.’’

In 1956, the New York State Museum 

purchased the kettle and wristband from 

the Logan Museum of Anthropology, 

Beloit College, WI. The cultural items 

were part of a larger collection made by 

Albert Green Heath who acquired the 

kettle and wristband from an individual 

named Lowell Lamkin between 1910 

and 1916. 

The Heath collection records indicate 

the kettle and wristband were found in 

a grave or graves in ‘‘Emmet County, 

Michigan.’’ The New York State 

Museum is not in possession of the 

human remains associated with the 

items. Therefore, based on museum 

records, the kettle and wristband are 

reasonably believed to be unassociated 

funerary objects. The style of the kettle 

and wristband date to the post-Contact 

period and are typical of metal trade 

items from the mid to late 18th century. 

Heath collection records identify the 

tribal identification of the items as 

Ottawa. Historical and traditional 

evidence indicates Ottawa people 

occupied Emmet County throughout the 

18th century. The Ottawa people are 

also called Odawa. Descendants of the 

Odawa in Emmet County are members 

of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa 

and Chippewa Indians, Michigan, and 

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 

Indians, Michigan. 

Officials of the New York State 

Museum have determined that, 

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

two 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. Officials of the New York 

State Museum 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 unassociated funerary 

objects and Grand Traverse Band of 

Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, 

Michigan, and Little Traverse Bay Bands 

of Odawa Indians, Michigan. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact Lisa Anderson, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, New York State 

Museum, 3122 Cultural Education 

Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone 

(518) 486–2020, before September 29, 

2008. Repatriation of the unassociated 

funerary objects to the Little Traverse 

Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan, 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

New York State Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Grand 

Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa 

Indians, Michigan, and Little Traverse 

Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: August 4, 2008. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–20103 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, San Juan Island 

National Historical Park, Friday Harbor, 

WA and Thomas Burke Memorial 

Washington State Museum, University 

of Washington, Seattle, WA 

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 Thomas Burke 

Memorial Washington State Museum 

(Burke Museum) University of 

Washington, Seattle, WA, and in the 

control of the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, San Juan Island National 

Historical Park, Friday Harbor, WA, 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 superintendent, San Juan Island 

National Historical Park. 

In 1946 and 1947, human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

recovered during legally authorized 

excavations by University of 

Washington archeologist Arden King at 

the Cattle Point Site (45–SJ–01) on San 

Juan Island. Cattle Point is within the 

American Camp portion of San Juan 

Island National Historical Park on the 

southern part of San Juan Island. The 

funerary objects were transferred to the 

Burke Museum and later accessioned by 

the National Park Service. The 

whereabouts of the human remains is 

not known. The 249 unassociated 

funerary objects are 103 basalt flakes, 60 

non-human mammalian bone fragments, 

61 shell fragments, 2 bags of fish bones, 

11 charcoal samples, 1 rock, 2 sediment 

samples, 1 piece of obsidian, 1 fire 

cracked cobble, 1 quartz flake, 1 piece 

of schist, 2 pieces of slate, 1 pebble, 1 

sea urchin spine, and 1 sea lion 

humerus. 

In 1970 and 1972, authorized 

excavations of a shell midden took place 

at the English Camp Site (45–SJ–24) on 

San Juan Island and within the English 

Camp portion of San Juan Island 

National Historical Park during a 

University of Idaho field school directed 

by Dr. Roderick Sprague. 

Four objects were recovered in 1970 

from the same stratum in which a burial 

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