Notice2022-24559
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Art Theft Program, Washington, DC
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Published
November 10, 2022
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 meet 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 87, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67957-67958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24559]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034855; 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 meet 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 these cultural items should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the FBI at the address in this
notice by December 12, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI
Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Randolph J. Deaton
IV, Art Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20535, telephone (202) 324-5525, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f3e2d2b36393e3c2b2c1f363c71393d3671383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="127360667b7473716661527b713c74707b3c757d64">[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, four cultural items were removed from the Four
Corners region of the southwestern United States transported to
Indiana, where they remained part of a private collection. In April of
2014, these cultural items were seized by the FBI as part of a criminal
investigation.
Through consultation with representatives of the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, the cultural
affiliation of these four items with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado was determined and the
identification of the items as sacred objects was established. The
Southern Ute Indian Tribe's ``original territory'' and ancestral
homelands extended throughout the Four Corners region. According to Ute
oral traditional knowledge, ``the Utes were created by Sinawav (the
Creator) and were placed in the mountains. The Sinawav told the people
they would be few in number but, they would be strong warriors, and
protectors of their lands. There is no migration story, we were placed
here in the mountains, we have always been here, we will always be
here.''
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 four cultural items
described above are specific sacred/ceremonial objects needed by
traditional Native American religious leaders for the practice of
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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 Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado.
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 (SSA) Randolph J. Deaton
IV, Art Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20535, telephone (202) 324-5525, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfbeadabb6b9bebcabac9fb6bcf1b9bdb6f1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9afbe8eef3fcfbf9eee9daf3f9b4fcf8f3b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>, by
December 12, 2022. After that date, if no additional claimants have
come forward, transfer of control of the sacred objects to the Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado may proceed.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible for notifying
the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado
that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 2, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-24559 Filed 11-9-22; 8:45 am]
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