Notice2024-07355
Notice of Intended Repatriation: St. Joseph Museums, Inc; St. Joseph, MO
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Published
April 8, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the St. Joseph Museums, Inc. 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 Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 24502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07355]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037668; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: St. Joseph Museums, Inc; St.
Joseph, MO
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 St. Joseph Museums, Inc. 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 Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in
this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after May 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Tori Zieger, St. Joseph Museums, Inc., 3406 Frederick
Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 64506, telephone (816) 752-2778 (cell); email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#572338253e1724233d382432273f3a222432223a79382530"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7b3a8b5ae87b4b3ada8b4a2b7afaab2b4a2b2aae9a8b5a0">[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 the
St. Joseph Museums, Inc. 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 two cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The two sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony are sacred
bundles, labeled as medicine bags in museum inventory. The first
medicine bundle is labeled as belonging to Otter Lodge. This bundle was
sold to Harry L. George approximately February of 1916 by Vern
Thornburg of Lincoln, NE. The second bundle is labeled as belonging to
Snake Lodge. It was sold to Harry L. George in the early 1900s.
Determinations
The St. Joseph Museums, Inc. has determined that:
<bullet> The two 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 Iowa Tribe of Kansas and
Nebraska.
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 May 8, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the St. Joseph Museums, Inc. 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 St. Joseph Museums, Inc. 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: March 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-07355 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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