Notice2022-25172
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
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Published
November 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Bryn Mawr College intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed from Humboldt County, CA.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69305-69306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25172]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034883; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Bryn Mawr College,
Bryn Mawr, PA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Bryn Mawr College intends to repatriate
certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and
that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed
from Humboldt County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after December 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Marianne Weldon, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Avenue,
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, telephone (610) 526-5022, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84e9f3e1e8e0ebeac4e6f6fdeae9e5f3f6aae1e0f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="18756f7d747c7776587a6a617675796f6a367d7c6d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Bryn
Mawr College. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice. Additional information
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on the determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the summary or related records held by
Bryn Mawr College.
Description
Six cultural items were removed from Humboldt Bay, Humboldt County,
CA, in the spring of 1963, by Frederica de Laguna, who later donated
them to Bryn Mawr College. The six sacred objects are one clam shell
fragment (64.5.2), four lots of fire-cracked rocks (64.5.4.a--
64.5.4.d), and one piece of flaked chert (64.5.3).
Cultural Affiliation
The cultural items in this notice are connected to one or more
identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a
relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier
groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were
used to reasonably trace the relationship: geographical information and
expert opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, Bryn Mawr College has determined that:
<bullet> The six cultural items described above are specific
ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by
their present-day adherents.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the Wiyot Tribe,
California (previously listed as Table Bluff Reservation--Wiyot Tribe).
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal
descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the
evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally
affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after December 19, 2022. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, Bryn Mawr College must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and
not competing requests. Bryn Mawr College is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, Sec.
10.10, and Sec. 10.14.
Dated: November 9, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-25172 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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