Notice2025-01190
Notice of Intended Repatriation: St. Joseph Museums, Inc., St. Joseph, MO
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Published
January 17, 2025
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 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01190]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039331; 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 February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Tori Zieger, St. Joseph Museums, Inc., 3406 Frederick
Avenue, St. Joseph, MO 64506, telephone (816) 232-8471, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef9b809d86af9c9b85809c8a9f87829a9c8a9a82c1809d88"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a3e2538230a393e2025392f3a22273f392f3f276425382d">[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 67 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 67 objects of cultural patrimony/sacred objects were donated to the
St. Joseph Museums by three collectors: Harry L. George, Carol Getty,
and Mrs. L.T. Golding. Harry L. George was actively collecting
Indigenous objects during the years of 1904-1922, mostly through
purchasing from other dealers and occasionally through direct purchases
from tribes when on personal trips. The Harry L. George Collection was
donated to the St. Joseph Museums, Inc. in 1944. The sacred objects/
objects of cultural patrimony from the Harry L. George collection
include five necklaces, one pair of earrings, one otter skin case, 16
weapons, one basket, three bags, five rattles, one wand, three bowls,
two spoons, one knife, one needle, one item identified as a ``shot
maker'', one pipe stem, one life stick, one buffalo hide quiver with
arrows, six objects of applique or beaded work, one flute, one drum
staff, one drum, two metal armbands, one metal badge, one scalp bag,
two animal skulls, and one sacred bundle with one associated figure
that was previously separated. The buffalo hide quiver has previously
been treated with arsenic, as noted in written communication between
Harry L. George and the original seller of the object. The Getty
Collection was donated to the St. Joseph Museums, Inc. in 2018. The
sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony from the Getty Collection
include one necklace, three baskets, and one basket lid. The Mrs. L.T.
Golding collection was donated to the St. Joseph Museums, Inc. in 1953.
The sacred object/object of cultural patrimony from the Golding
collection is one cradleboard doll.
Determinations
The St. Joseph Museums, Inc. has determined that:
<bullet> The 67 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 Winnebago Tribe of 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 February 18, 2025. 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: January 6, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-01190 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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