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designs and brass tinklers are attached 

to the outside of the drum, near the top. 

Four leather straps are attached to the 

outside of the drum, one for each of the 

four drum legs. Each leg is made of 

wood wrapped in black cotton and blue 

cloth. Three of the drum sticks are long 

and slender with narrow heads of blue 

denim wrapped in cotton thread. The 

fourth stick is shorter, and has a round 

stuffed buckskin head. 

In 1955, the Logan Museum acquired 

the drum, legs, and sticks when it 

purchased the collection of Albert Green 

Heath. Associated collection records 

contain Heath’s following statement on 

the cultural items: ‘‘Large Pow wow 

(tribal drum) complete with 4 Drum 

sticks & 4 stakes. White Earth Band of 

Chippewas. Minn., Extremely Rare.’’ 

Collection records contain no additional 

information about the objects. Based on 

general information about his collecting 

history, Heath most likely acquired the 

drum, legs, and sticks at the White Earth 

Reservation in Minnesota in the early 

20th century. 

On the basis of Heath’s attribution of 

the objects to the White Earth Band of 

Chippewas, officials of the Logan 

Museum of Anthropology consulted 

with representatives of the White Earth 

Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota. During consultation, tribal 

representatives indicated that the drum 

and its associated legs and sticks are 

central to the Big Drum Society 

Ceremony, and are considered sacred 

objects that are needed by the 

Ceremony’s practitioners. The drums 

are not owned by individuals but by 

Drum Societies, which are responsible 

for caring for the objects used in the 

Ceremony and thus, individuals do not 

have the right to alienate a Big Drum. 

The White Earth Band was one of the 

earliest of the Ojibwe (Chippewa) 

groups to adopt the Big Drum Society 

Ceremony in the 19th century, and the 

Ceremony has ongoing historical, 

traditional, and cultural importance to 

the tribe. 

Officials of the Logan Museum of 

Anthropology have determined that, 

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

nine 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 

Logan Museum of Anthropology have 

also determined that, pursuant to 25 

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

items 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. 

Lastly, officials of the Logan Museum of 

Anthropology 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 White Earth Band of 

the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the sacred objects/objects 

of cultural patrimony should contact 

William Green, Director, Logan Museum 

of Anthropology, Beloit College, 700 

College St., Beloit, WI 53511, telephone 

(608) 363–2119, before November 6, 

2008. Repatriation of the sacred objects/ 

objects of cultural patrimony to the 

White Earth Band of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Logan Museum of Anthropology 

is responsible for notifying the White 

Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Tribe, Minnesota that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: September 10,2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–23698 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 

University, Cambridge, MA; Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

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 Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 

University, Cambridge, MA, 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. 

This notice corrects the culturally 

affiliated groups listed in a Notice of 

Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items 

published in the Federal Register of 

July 30, 2007 (FR Doc. E7–14578, pages 

41522–41524), by the addition of the 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin. After publication of the 

notice, additional evidence derived 

from historical information and further 

consultations with the Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, led to this revised 

finding of cultural affiliation. Based on 

the additional evidence, officials of the 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology have found that there is a 

relationship of shared group identity 

between the Delaware people (from 

Middle Woodland through Historic 

period) and the Munsee Delaware 

people who are represented by the 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin. Descendants of the Delaware 

people are represented by the Cherokee 

Nation, Oklahoma, on behalf of the 

Delaware Tribe of Indians; Delaware 

Nation, Oklahoma; and Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin. 

In the Federal Register of July 30, 

2007 (FR Doc. E7–14578, pages 41522– 

41524), paragraph numbers 21and 22 

are corrected by substituting the 

following paragraph: 

Officials of the Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology have 

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

3001 (3)(B), the 39 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 specific burial sites 

of Native American individuals. 

Officials of the Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology 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 

Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, on behalf 

of the Delaware Tribe of Indians; 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; and 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact Patricia Capone, 

Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 

Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, 

Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 

496–3702, before November 6, 2008. 

Repatriation of the unassociated 

funerary objects to the Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma, on behalf of the Delaware 

Tribe of Indians; Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma; and Stockbridge Munsee 

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Community, Wisconsin may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology 

and Ethnology is responsible for 

notifying the Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin; and Delaware Tribe of 

Indians, a non-federally recognized 

Indian group, that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: September 10, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–23696 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: San Diego Archaeological 

Center, San Diego, CA 

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 San Diego 

Archaeological Center, San Diego, 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 cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

In 1978, a steatite sucking tube was 

removed from archeological site W–569 

in San Diego County, CA, as part of an 

archeological excavation performed in 

compliance with the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 

This site is located in the west part of 

San Diego County in the City of 

Oceanside, which is adjacent to Rancho 

Guajome. On June 29, 2007, the 

collection was accessioned by the San 

Diego Archaeological Center, and 

assessed for objects eligible for 

repatriation in accordance with 

NAGPRA. 

The archeological site W–569 falls 

within traditional Luiseno territory, and 

the reporting archeologists determined 

it to be of the Late Holocene, Late 

Milling Period, which has been 

associated with the cultural antecedents 

of the Luiseno Nation in the region. 

Steatite sucking tubes are known to be 

used by the Luiseno in sacred rites. 

In 1989, cultural items were removed 

from archeological site CA-SDI–11,068A 

in San Diego County, CA, as part of an 

archeological excavation performed in 

compliance with the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 

This site is located in the northern part 

of San Diego County in the City of San 

Marcos, adjacent to Twin Oaks Valley. 

On May 10, 2006, the collection was 

accessioned by the San Diego 

Archaeological Center, and assessed for 

objects eligible for repatriation in 

accordance with NAGPRA. The cultural 

items are known to be used by the 

Luiseno in sacred rites and were 

removed from Luiseno traditional 

territory. The 66 sacred objects are 45 

pieces of ochre, 1 piece of hematite, 2 

quartz crystals, 3 tourmaline crystals, 10 

effigy fragments, 4 ceramic pipe 

fragments, and 1 raptor talon. 

The Luiseno Nation is represented by 

the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the La Jolla Reservation, 

California; Pala Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, 

California; Pauma Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima 

Reservation, California; Pechanga Band 

of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pechanga Reservation, California; 

Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the Rincon Reservation, 

California; Soboba Band of Luiseno 

Indians, California; Twenty-Nine Palms 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of 

California; and San Luis Rey Band of 

Mission Indians, a non-federally 

recognized Indian group. 

Officials of the San Diego 

Archaeological Center have determined 

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

the 67 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 

San Diego Archaeological Center 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 Luiseno 

Nation, which is represented by the La 

Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of 

the La Jolla Reservation, California; Pala 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pala Reservation, California; Pauma 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California; 

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, 

California; Rincon Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Rincon 

Reservation, California; Soboba Band of 

Luiseno Indians, California; TwentyNine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of California; and San Luis Rey 

Band of Mission Indians, a nonfederally recognized Indian group. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the sacred objects should 

contact Cindy Stankowski, San Diego 

Archaeological Center, 16666 San 

Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 

92027–7001, telephone (760) 291–0370, 

before November 6, 2008. Repatriation 

of the sacred objects to the Luiseno 

Nation, which is represented by the La 

Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of 

the La Jolla Reservation, California; Pala 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pala Reservation, California; Pauma 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California; 

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, 

California; Rincon Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Rincon 

Reservation, California; Soboba Band of 

Luiseno Indians, California; TwentyNine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of California; and San Luis Rey 

Band of Mission Indians, a nonfederally recognized Indian group, may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The San Diego Archaeological Center 

is responsible for notifying the La Jolla 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

La Jolla Reservation, California; Pala 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pala Reservation, California; Pauma 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California; 

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, 

California; Rincon Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Rincon 

Reservation, California; Soboba Band of 

Luiseno Indians, California; and 

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of California; and San 

Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, a 

non-federally recognized Indian group, 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: September 12, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–23690 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: San Diego Archaeological 

Center, San Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

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