11042 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2001 / Notices

contacting Mr. E. Blaine Cliver, Chief,

HABS/HAER, National Park Service,

1849 C Street NW–300 NC, Washington,

DC 20240, telephone (202) 343–9606.

Draft summary minutes of the meeting

will be available for public inspection

approximately eight weeks after the

meeting, at the office of the Manager,

National Center for Cultural Resources,

800 North Capitol Street, Suite 350,

Washington, DC 20002.

Dated: February 6, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

for

E. Blaine Cliver,

Chief, HABS/HAER,

Designated Federal Official.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service, Interior

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items in the Possession of the Illinois

State Museum, Springfield, IL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of

the intent to repatriate cultural items in

the possession of the Illinois State

Museum, Springfield, IL, that meet the

definition of ‘‘sacred object’’ or ‘‘object

of cultural patrimony’’ under Section 2

of the Act.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these cultural items.

The National Park Service is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

The two cultural items are a painted

wood altar piece and a large cooking

pot.

During the 1930’s, these cultural

items were purchased in the Hopi area

of northern Arizona by Edith DeGroat

and donated or loaned temporarily to

the Huntington Beach Museum,

Huntington, CA. In 1966, these cultural

items were transferred by the

Huntington Beach Museum, at the

request of Miss DeGroat, to the Macon

County Museum, Decatur, IL. In 2000,

the Macon County Museum placed

these cultural items in the possession

and control of the Illinois State Museum

for NAGPRA repatriation.

Based on examination of the altar

piece, documentary evidence from the

Macon County Museum, and

consultation evidence presented by the

representatives of the Hopi Tribe of

Arizona and the Katsinmomngwit

(Katsina Chiefs), this altar piece is a

specific ceremonial object needed by

traditional Native American religious

leaders for the practice of traditional

Native American religions by their

present-day adherents.

Based on examination of the cooking

pot, documentary evidence from the

Macon County Museum, and

consultation evidence presented by the

representatives of the Hopi Tribe of

Arizona and the Katsinmomngwit

(Katsina Chiefs), this cooking pot has

been identified as having ongoing

historical, traditional, and cultural

importance central to the tribe itself,

and could not have been alienated,

appropriated, or conveyed by any

individual. It is estimated to be between

150 and 300 years old. It is blackened

from use and has several cracks.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Illinois State

Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(3), this altar

piece is a specific ceremonial object

needed by traditional Native American

religious leaders for the practice of

traditional Native American religions by

their present-day adherents. Officials of

the Illinois State Museum also have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(4), this cooking pot has ongoing

historical, traditional, and cultural

importance central to the tribe itself,

and could not have been alienated,

appropriated, or conveyed by any

individual. Finally, officials of the

Illinois State Museum have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there

is a relationship of shared group

identity that can be reasonably traced

between these items and the Hopi Tribe

of Arizona.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these objects should

contact Dr. Jonathan E. Reyman,

Research Associate-Anthropology,

Illinois State Museum, Research and

Collections Center, 1011 East Ash

Street, Springfield, IL 62703–3535,

telephone (217) 785–0069, before March

23, 2001. Repatriation of these objects to

the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: February 2, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the American Museum

of Natural History, New York, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the American

Museum of Natural History, New York,

NY.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by American

Museum of Natural History professional

staff in consultation with

representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas; the AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; the

Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; the

Catawba Indian Nation; the Cherokee

Nation, Oklahoma; the Chickasaw

Nation, Oklahoma; the Chitimacha Tribe

of Louisiana; the Choctaw Nation of

Oklahoma; the Coushatta Tribe of

Louisiana; the Eastern Band of Cherokee

Indians of North Carolina; the Kialegee

Tribal Town, Oklahoma; the

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida;

the Mississippi Band of Choctaw

Indians, Mississippi; the Muscogee

(Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; the Poarch

Band of Creek Indians of Alabama; the

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; the

Seminole Tribe of Florida, Dania, Big

Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa

Reservations; the Thlopthlocco Tribal

Town, Oklahoma; the Tunica-Biloxi

Indian Tribe of Louisiana; the Tuscarora

Nation of New York; and the United

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Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of

Oklahoma.

In an unknown year, human remains

representing a minimum of one

individual were collected by an

unknown collector. Museum records

indicate that the remains were found in

the vicinity of Shreveport, possibly

‘‘Caddo Parish?’’ or ‘‘Bossier Parish?,’’

LA. The American Museum of Natural

History acquired these human remains

as either a purchase or a gift from C.C.

Jones, Jr., in 1877. The museum does

not have information on how Mr. Jones,

Jr., acquired these human remains. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

This individual has been identified as

a Native American, based on

geographic, biological, and consultation

evidence. Geographic, archeological,

and biological evidence further suggests

that these human remains are likely

culturally affiliated with the Caddo

Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. This

individual exhibits a type of artificial

cranial deformation (typically frontal

and fronto-occipital) that is seen in

many documented pre-contact Caddoan

sites and is associated with the precontact development of Caddoan culture

around A.D. 800. It is generally accepted

that Caddoan peoples introduced

artifical cranial deformation to

Louisiana. Representatives of the Caddo

Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, in

consultation with American Museum of

Natural History staff, included Caddo

and Bossier Parishes in their aboriginal

territory.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the American

Museum of Natural History have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed

above represent the physical remains of

a minimum of one individual of Native

American ancestry. Officials of the

American Museum of Natural History

also have determined that, pursuant to

43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship

of shared group identity that can be

reasonably traced between these Native

American human remains and the

Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of

Texas; the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal

Town, Oklahoma; the Caddo Indian

Tribe of Oklahoma; the Catawba Indian

Nation; the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;

the Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma; the

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; the

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; the

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; the

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of

North Carolina; the Kialegee Tribal

Town, Oklahoma; the Miccosukee Tribe

of Indians of Florida; the Mississippi

Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi;

the Muscogee (Creek) Nation,

Oklahoma; the Poarch Band of Creek

Indians of Alabama; the Seminole

Nation of Oklahoma; the Seminole Tribe

of Florida, Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations; the

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of

Louisiana; the Tuscarora Nation of New

York; and the United Keetoowah Band

of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains

should contact Martha Graham, Director

of Cultural Resources, American

Museum of Natural History, Central

Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY

10024–5192, telephone (212) 769–5846,

before March 23, 2001. Repatriation of

the human remains to the Caddo Indian

Tribe of Oklahoma may begin after that

date if no additional claimants come

forward.

Dated: January 29, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources,

Stewardship, and Partnerships.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the Hastings Museum of

Natural and Cultural History, Hastings,

NE

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Hastings

Museum of Natural and Cultural

History, Hastings, NE.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by the Hastings

Museum of Natural and Cultural History

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Klamath Indian

Tribe of Oregon.

At an unknown date, human remains

representing one individual were

recovered from the Lava Beds, OR, and

donated to the Hastings Museum by W.

Dunn between 1926 and 1931. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Museum records identify this

individual as a Modoc person. Historic

documentation and consultation

evidence indicate that the Modoc

traditionally occupied the area of

southern Oregon and northern

California that includes lava beds.

At an unknown date, human remains

representing one individual were

recovered from an unknown location in

California by person(s) unknown. In

1936, the Hastings Museum purchased

these remains from Vernon Lemley. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary object are present.

Museum records identify this

individual as a Modoc person. Historic

documentation and consultation

evidence indicate that the Modoc

traditionally occupied the area of

southern Oregon and northern

California that includes lava beds.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Hastings

Museum of Natural and Cultural History

have determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains

listed above represent the physical

remains of two individuals of Native

American ancestry. Officials of the

Hastings Museum of Natural and

Cultural History also have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there

is a relationship of shared group

identity that can be reasonably traced

between these Native American human

remains and the Klamath Indian Tribe

of Oregon.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains

should contact Teresa J. Kreutzer,

Curator, Hastings Museum of Natural

and Cultural History, P.O. Box 1286,

Hastings, NE 68902, telephone (402)

461–2399, before March 23, 2001.

Repatriation of the human remains to

the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.