Notice2022-15550
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
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Published
July 21, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Mattatuck 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 a sacred object. 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 Mattatuck 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 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43551-43552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15550]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034235; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Mattatuck Museum,
Waterbury, CT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Mattatuck 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 a sacred
object. 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
Mattatuck 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
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a written request with information in support of the claim to the
Mattatuck Museum at the address in this notice by August 22, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cecelia Feldman, Mattatuck Museum, 144
West Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702, telephone (203) 753-0381 Ext.
115, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f49f9192929d91b499958080998187918199da9b8693"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3a8a6a5a5aaa683aea2b7b7aeb6b0a6b6aeedacb1a4">[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 Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT, that meets the
definition of a sacred object 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 item. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Item
This object is a thirteen-inch-long rattle made from a snapping
turtle shell with a wooden handle attached to the base. Red and green
string is wrapped around the handle, which obscures the head of the
snapping turtle. Red paint has been applied to the underside of the
turtle shell. Text on the underside states: ``SENECAS TURKEY FORD OKLA.
MARY LOGAN 67.29.5.'' The accession number of this object indicates it
came to the museum in 1967. The text written on the object indicates an
origin in Turkey Ford, Oklahoma, a town associated with the Seneca-
Cayuga Nation. Mary Logan is a well-documented ceremonial leader from
this community. Beyond the text associated with this object, the
Mattatuck Museum holds no additional records concerning the provenance
of the object.
Determinations Made by the Mattatuck Museum
Officials of the Mattatuck Museum have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item
described above 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.
<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
object and the Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma).
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 Cecelia Feldman, Mattatuck Museum, 144 West
Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702, telephone (203) 753-0381 Ext. 115,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f646a6969666a4f626e7b7b627a7c6a7a6221607d68"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8be0eeedede2eecbe6eaffffe6fef8eefee6a5e4f9ec">[email protected]</span></a>, by August 22, 2022. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the
sacred object to the Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as Seneca-
Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma) may proceed.
The Mattatuck Museum is responsible for notifying the Seneca-Cayuga
Nation (previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma) that this
notice has been published.
Dated: July 13, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-15550 Filed 7-20-22; 8:45 am]
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