Notice2022-16568
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
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Published
August 3, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Longyear Museum of Anthropology, 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 unassociated funerary 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 Longyear Museum of Anthropology. 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 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47459-47461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16568]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034260; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Longyear Museum of
Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Longyear Museum of Anthropology, 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 unassociated funerary 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 Longyear Museum of Anthropology.
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
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submit a written request with information in support of the claim to
the Longyear Museum of Anthropology at the address in this notice by
September 2, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Mendelsohn, Curator of the
Longyear Museum of Anthropology and Co-director of University Museums,
Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, telephone (315)
228-6643, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cebca3aba0aaaba2bda1a6a08eada1a2a9afbaabe0abaabb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a68777f747e7f76697572745a7975767d7b6e7f347f7e6f">[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 Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University,
Hamilton, NY, that meet the definition of unassociated funerary 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
Sometime between 1924 and 1957, two unassociated funerary objects
were collected by Herbert Bigford Sr., during his excavations at the
Beecher (a.k.a Blowers) (Ond-1) site in Stockbridge, New York. The site
file documents the identification of two burial numbers (``Burial 07''
and ``Burial 12'') from Camp A. The two unassociated funerary objects
are two ceramic pottery vessels.
Sometime between 1924 and 1957, one unassociated funerary object
was collected by Herbert Bigford Sr., during his excavations at the
Cameron (Ond-8) site in Vernon, New York. The site file documents the
identification of an unnumbered burial. The one unassociated funerary
object is a ceramic pot.
Sometime between 1924 and 1957, two unassociated funerary objects
were collected by Herbert Bigford Sr., during his excavations from the
Dungey (Msv-6) site in Stockbridge, New York. The site file documents
the identification of one unnumbered burial. The two unassociated
funerary objects are one metal kettle and one woven material, bark.
Sometime between 1924 and 1957, 94 unassociated funerary objects
were collected by Herbert Bigford Sr., during his excavations from the
Marshall (Msv-7) site in Stockbridge, New York. The site file documents
the identification of four numbered burials (``Burial 02,'' ``Burial
03,'' ``Burial 08,'' ``Burial 11''). The 94 unassociated funerary
objects are one horn figurine, one bone figurine, three ceramic pottery
vessels, 65 shell and glass beads, one bone carving (faunal), one metal
ax head, two glass beads, one metal turtle figurine, one perforated dog
canine, and 18 elk teeth.
Sometime between 1924 and 1957, one unassociated funerary object
was collected by Herbert Bigford Sr., during his excavations from the
Stockbridge (possibly Cameron) (Ond-8) site, in Vernon, New York. The
site file documents the identification of one unnumbered burial. The
one unassociated funerary object is a bone and metal scraper.
Sometime between 1924 and 1957, 448 unassociated funerary objects
were collected by Herbert Bigford Sr., during his excavations from
Stone Quarry (a.k.a Quarry) (Msv-4) site in Stockbridge, New York. The
site file documents the identification of four burial numbers (``Burial
03,'' ``Burial 05,'' ``Burial 07,'' and ``Burial 09''). The 448
unassociated funerary objects are three ceramic pottery vessels, one
metal kettle, one horn figurine, and 443 glass beads.
Sometime between 1924 and 1957, 56 unassociated funerary objects
were collected by Herbert Bigford Sr., during his excavations from the
Sullivan (Ond-3) site in Stockbridge, New York. The site file documents
the identification of one numbered (``Burial 03'' [South]) and one
unnumbered burial (``Burial camp C''). The 56 unassociated funerary
objects are four stone projectile points, one groundhog mandible, one
carved mammal bone, one shell pendant, two turtle shell fragments, five
shell beads, 40 glass and shell beads, one metal thimble, and one
ceramic pottery vessel.
Sometime between 1924 and 1957, 916 unassociated funerary objects
were collected by Herbert Bigford Sr., during his excavations from the
Thurston (Msv-1) site in Stockbridge, New York. The site file documents
the identification of twenty-four burial numbers (``Burial 04,''
``Burial 06,'' ``Burial 08,'' ``Burial 14,'' ``Burial 15,'' ``Burial
16,'' ``Burial 17,'' ``Burial 18,'' ``Burial 19,'' ``Burial 26,''
``Burial 28,'' ``Burial 29,'' ``Burial 30,'' ``Burial 31,'' ``Burial
32,'' '' Burial 33,'' ``Burial 36,'' ``Burial 37,'' ``Burial 38,''
``Burial 40,'' ``Burial 41,'' ``Burial 49,'' ``Burial 50,'' ``Burial
58'') and one or more unnumbered burials. The 916 unassociated funerary
objects are 14 ceramic pottery vessels, two ceramic pottery sherds, one
stone pipe, one stone celt, two stone projectile points, 68 wolf teeth
(six perforated), 13 bear teeth (two perforated, two canines), five
bear phalanges, 11 moose teeth (seven perforated), eight elk teeth (two
perforated), 26 rodent incisors, one deer tooth, two deer phalanges,
one antler, five antler fragments, one antler object, nine antler
tines, 15 teeth (one perforated) (faunal), two beaver incisors, one
marten skull with jaw, nine marten teeth and bone fragments, one bone
(faunal), two mammal bone fragments, two pieces of rodent bone, one
bird beak fragment, two worked bone game discs, one bone figurine, one
bone effigy comb, one bone comb, one bone pendant, one bone and metal
cutting tool, one bone handle, two bone harpoons, four bone punches,
two turtle shell rattles, six turtle shell fragments (three pieces
along with three additional vials), one shell gorget, 49 shell discs,
286 Wampum, 106 shell beads, two shell crescent beads, 179 glass beads,
one metal tube, one metal coach bell, three metal bells, two metal
rolled pipes, one metal pipe bowl, five metal chisels, one metal
harpoon, one metal spike, two metal awls, one metal kettle, six metal
knives, five metal knives and chisels, one iron knife with bone handle,
two metal projectile points, one projectile point with shaft fragment,
one round metal object, one metal object, one scissors fragment, 31
metal fragments, and one fibrous material.
In 1959, Colgate University purchased the Bigford collection from
Winona F. Bigford. Currently, this collection is housed in the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology.
The information derived from Herbert Bigford's excavation records,
Longyear Museum collection records, scholarly publications, and
consultation shows that these cultural items were removed from eight
sites within Oneida territory and are unassociated funerary objects.
Accordingly, the 1,520 unassociated funerary objects are culturally
affiliated with the present-day Oneida Indian Nation (previously listed
as Oneida Nation of New York).
Determinations Made by the Longyear Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the Longyear Museum of Anthropology have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 1,520 cultural items
described above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or
near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of
the death rite or ceremony and are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native
American individual.
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<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and the Oneida Indian Nation (previously
listed as Oneida Nation of New York).
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 Rebecca Mendelsohn, Curator of the Longyear
Museum of Anthropology and Co-director of University Museums, Colgate
University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, telephone (315) 228-6643,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8dac5cdc6cccdc4dbc7c0c6e8cbc7c4cfc9dccd86cdccdd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4b6a9a1aaa0a1a8b7abacaa84a7aba8a3a5b0a1eaa1a0b1">[email protected]</span></a>, by September 2, 2022. After that date,
if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of
the unassociated funerary objects to the Oneida Indian Nation
(previously listed as Oneida Nation of New York) may proceed.
The Longyear Museum of Anthropology is responsible for notifying
the Oneida Indian Nation (previously listed as Oneida Nation of New
York) that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 27, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-16568 Filed 8-2-22; 8:45 am]
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