Notice2024-19681
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
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Published
September 3, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Denver Museum of Nature & Science 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 71388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19681]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038632; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, Denver, CO
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 Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Chris Patrello, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001
Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370-6378, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95f6fde7fce6bbe5f4e1e7f0f9f9fad5f1f8fbe6bbfae7f2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b0803190218451b0a1f190e0707042b0f0605184504190c">[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
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 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 14 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 14 sacred objects are five baskets, five wooden plaques, one dance
shield, one T-necklace, one beaded shawl, and one dance cane. 13 of the
14 sacred objects were purchased by Mary and Francis Crane, who donated
their collection to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science between 1968
and 1983. In 1954, Mary and Francis Crane purchased two woven plates
(AC.58 and AC.106), identified as White Mountain Apache, from
Kohlberg's Antiques and Indian Arts in Denver, Colorado. In 1958, Mary
and Francis Crane purchased two woven plates (AC.3047 and AC.3152) from
Julian D. Pyatt of Trenton, Missouri. In 1959, Mary and Francis Crane
purchased a White Mountain Apache beaded shawl (AC.4353) from National
News and Gift Shop in Globe, Arizona. In 1964, Mary and Francis Crane
purchased one dance shield (AC.7619), one T-necklace (AC.7621), one
dance cane (AC.8088), and five wooden plaques (AC.8090A-E) from the
Forestdale Trading post in Show Low, Arizona, all of which are
identified as White Mountain Apache. In 2003, the estate of Donald
Graham donated one White Mountain Apache basket (AN-2003-91.1) to the
Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Determinations
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has determined that:
<bullet> The 14 sacred objects described in this notice are
specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the White Mountain Apache Tribe of
the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona.
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 October 3, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science 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 Denver Museum of Nature
& Science 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: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-19681 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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