Notice2022-07170
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
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Published
April 6, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Oakland Museum of California (Oakland Museum), in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural item listed in this notice meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony. 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 to the Oakland Museum. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural item 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 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07170]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033674; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Oakland Museum of
California, Oakland, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Oakland Museum of California (Oakland Museum), in
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, has determined that the cultural item listed in this
notice meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony. 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 to the Oakland Museum. If
no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the
cultural item 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 Oakland Museum at the
address in this notice by May 6, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Bunting, Registrar, Oakland
Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607, telephone
(510) 318-8493, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#315f5056414350715c444254445c52501f5e4356"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e101f190e0c1f3e130b0d1b0b131d1f50110c19">[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 a cultural item under the
control of the Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA, that meets
the definition of an object 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 Item
Between 1897 and 1928, one cultural item was removed from Wrangell,
AK, by Fred W. Carlyon, a local shop owner, and his sister, Anna
Vaughn. Carlyon and Vaughn collected the Aankh[aacute]awu Woodazkaa, or
Speaker's Staff, during their time in Wrangell in the late 19th and
early 20th centuries. Subsequently, the Speaker's Staff passed from the
collectors to Miss Vaughn's daughter, Dorothy K. Haberman. In 1959,
Mrs. Haberman donated the staff to the Oakland Museum of California
(catalog number H4153.2). The object of cultural patrimony is an
Aankh[aacute]awu Woodazkaa, or Speaker's Staff. It is approximately 58
inches long and is made of cedar. The body displays carved animal
figures. The object is topped with a bird form, below which is a human
figure with a potlatch hat and abalone inlay for the eyes.
The area of Wrangell, AK, where this object originated, is the home
of the Shx'at Kwaan (Wrangell People), who collectively are also known
as the Shx'at Kwaan Federation and the Tlingit people of Southeastern
Alaska. Today, the Shx'at Kwaan (Wrangell People) is represented by the
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes.
The Aankh[aacute]awu Woodazkaa, or Speaker's Staff, is identified
in museum records as Kadashan's Staff. Chief Kadashan was a leader of
the Kaasx 'agweidi, the Tlingit Raven clan in Wrangell, AK. Information
provided during tribal consultation, as well as museum records and
academic sources, including a historic photograph of the staff while it
was still among the Tlingit in Wrangell, all support a Tlingit cultural
affiliation for this object. According to information provided during
tribal consultation, the Aankh[aacute]awu Woodazkaa, or Speaker's
Staff, is a particularly important item of chiefly regalia, as it was
only brought out on occasions of great importance to command, unify,
and represent clan members. Additional information provided during
tribal consultation also indicates that the Aankh[aacute]awu Woodazkaa,
or Speaker's Staff, is a clan-owned object brought out in ceremonies by
a clan-appointed caretaker, and that it could not be alienated without
the consent of the entire clan.
Determinations Made by the Oakland Museum of California
Officials of the Oakland Museum of California have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the one cultural item
described above has 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 object
of cultural patrimony and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida
Indian Tribes.
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
this cultural item should submit a written request with information in
support of the claim to Anna Bunting, Registrar, Oakland Museum of
California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607, telephone (510) 318-
8493, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#513f3036212330113c242234243c32307f3e2336"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adc3cccadddfccedc0d8dec8d8c0cecc83c2dfca">[email protected]</span></a>, by May 6, 2022. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the
object of cultural patrimony to the Central Council of the Tlingit &
Haida Indian Tribes may proceed.
The Oakland Museum of California is responsible for notifying the
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 30, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-07170 Filed 4-5-22; 8:45 am]
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