Notice2022-04110
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, Bristol, RI
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Published
February 28, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony. 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 Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University. 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 87, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11091-11092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04110]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033437; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Haffenreffer
Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, Bristol, RI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony. 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 Haffenreffer
Museum of Anthropology, Brown University. 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 these cultural items should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the Haffenreffer Museum of
Anthropology, Brown University at the address in this notice by March
30, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thierry Gentis, Curator, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, 300
Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02889, telephone (401) 863-5702, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8afee2e3eff8f8f3d5edefe4fee3f9cae8f8e5fde4a4efeeff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9febf7f6faedede6c0f8faf1ebf6ecdffdedf0e8f1b1fafbea">[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 Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University,
Bristol, RI, that meet the definition of 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 Native
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
In 1928, Rudolf F. Haffenreffer purchased a catlinite pipe bowl and
wood pipe stem (78-45a, b) from William Everett Lincoln. The museum's
catalog card states that they had been ``collected by William Everett
Lincoln from the Stockbridge Indians in Massachusetts prior to 1928.''
Likewise, the museum's catalog cards state that two additional
catlinite pipe bowls (1/396 and 1/397) purchased by Haffenreffer around
the same time are to be attributed to the ``Stockbridge Indians,
Stockbridge Massachusetts.''
In consultation with the Historic Preservation Manager of the
Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, the above items were
determined to be culturally affiliated with the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin. During consultation, the museum also determined
that these pipes are still used in traditional ceremonies for medicinal
and spiritual purposes. Additionally, the museum determined that the
use of such pipes in diplomatic ceremonies denotes their symbolic value
and continued historical and cultural importance for the Stockbridge-
Munsee Community, Wisconsin, and as such, that they are communally
owned, i.e., they cannot be legally separated from the community by an
individual.
Determinations Made by the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown
University
Officials of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown
University have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the four 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.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the objects
of cultural patrimony and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
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
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Thierry Gentis, Curator, Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown
University, 300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02889, telephone (401) 863-
5702, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e7938f8e8295959eb8808289938e94a78595889089c9828392"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d293534382f2f24023a383329342e1d3f2f322a3373383928">[email protected]</span></a>, by March 30, 2022. After that
date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control
of these objects of cultural patrimony to the Stockbridge Munsee
Community, Wisconsin may proceed.
The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University is
responsible for notifying the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 16, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-04110 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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