Notice2021-14308
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Art Theft Program, Washington, DC
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Published
July 6, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meets the definition of sacred objects. 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 to the FBI. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 35526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14308]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032215; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Art Theft Program, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in consultation
with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations,
has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meets the
definition of sacred objects. 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 to the FBI. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer
of control of the cultural items 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 FBI at the address in this
notice by August 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art
Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535,
telephone (954) 931-3670, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85e4f7f1ece3e4e6f1f6c5ece6abe3e7ecabe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="49283b3d202f282a3d3a09202a672f2b20672e263f">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 cultural items under the
control of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC, 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 Native
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
At an unknown date, 12 sacred objects were acquired and transported
to Indiana, where they became part of a private collection of Native
American antiquities, art, and cultural heritage. In the spring of
2014, these items were seized by the FBI as part of a criminal
investigation. The 12 items are identified as catlinite pipes from the
Swan Creek archeological site (39WW7), a known ancestral Arikara and
Mandan village located on the Missouri River, in Walworth County, South
Dakota. Based on information obtained during consultation with an
official representative of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, and on archeological information
contained in reports for the Swan Creek site, the FBI has determined
that the pipes are culturally affiliated with that Indian Tribe.
Determinations Made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 12 cultural items
are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American
religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American
religions by their present-day adherents.
<bullet> 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 and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota.
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 Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art
Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535,
telephone (954) 931-3670, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d4c5f59444b4c4e595e6d444e034b4f44034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a4b585e434c4b495e596a4349044c4843044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>, by August 5,
2021. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward,
transfer of control of the sacred object to the Three Affiliated Tribes
of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota may proceed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible for notifying
the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 28, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-14308 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
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