Notice2024-04653
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Ball State University (BSU), David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA), Muncie, IN
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Published
March 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the David Owsley Museum of Art of Ball State University (DOMA) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16017-16018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04653]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037515; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Ball State University (BSU),
David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA), Muncie, IN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the David Owsley Museum of Art of Ball State
University (DOMA) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that
meet the definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony
and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribe identified
in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after April 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Chyan Gilaspy, Ball State University, Applied Anthropology
Laboratories, 2000 W Riverside Avenue, Muncie, IN 47306, telephone
(765) 285-5362, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#672926203735262705141249020312"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="763837312624373614050358131203">[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 DOMA,
and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of seven cultural items have been requested for
repatriation. The sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony are five
basket hats, one basket with a lid, and one basket. The seven cultural
items were removed from an unknown county and state, likely originating
from Northern California and/or Southern Oregon. In 1983, a private
individual donated five of the objects of cultural patrimony/sacred
objects (four basket hats, one basket with lid) to DOMA. These are
identified by DOMA catalog numbers 1983.006.003, 1983.006.004a,
1983.006.004b, 1983.006.005a-b, and 1983.006.059. In 2018, the estate
of a private individual bequeathed two of the objects of cultural
patrimony/sacred objects (one basket hat and one basket) to DOMA. These
are identified by DOMA catalog numbers 2018.052.022 and 2018.052.024.
No information is available for any of the objects concerning the dates
of creation, donor
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acquisition history, or previous treatments of hazardous substances.
Determinations
DOMA has determined that:
<bullet> The seven sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony
described in this notice are, according to the Native American
traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional
Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice
traditional Native American religion, and have ongoing historical,
traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American
group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan,
lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision).
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the Resighini Rancheria, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under 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 April 5, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, DOMA 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. The DOMA is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: February 27, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-04653 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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