[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 14210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5938]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item in the Possession 
of the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, Ann Arbor, MI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given under the Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of the intent to 
repatriate a cultural item in the possession of the University of 
Michigan Museum of Anthropology, Ann Arbor, MI, that meets the 
definition of ``object of cultural patrimony'' under section 2 of the 
Act.
    The one cultural item is a headdress made of wood, string, cotton 
cloth, and pigments. The gray cotton hood has 2 small eye holes and is 
attached to 12 slats of wood radiating out from the top, forming a wide 
``V'' shape. Attached between the ``V'' is a full circle made of a reed 
covered three-quarters in wooden feathers, and within the circle is a 
suspended four-point cross. Both sides of the wood are painted.
    Prior to 1950, this headdress was collected from person(s) and 
locations unknown. In 1966, this headdress was donated to the 
University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology through a bequest of the 
estate of Mrs. Louise Shepard Corbrusier. Following consultation with 
representatives of the Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona, the White 
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, and the San 
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, this headdress has 
been identified as a cultural item playing an integral role in the 
Apache ceremonies involving the Dilzini Gaan. The headdress is an 
element of the Na'ii'ees, the Western Apache girls' puberty rite or 
Changing Woman ceremony. After further consultation with the Tonto 
Apache Tribe of Arizona; the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort 
Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San 
Carlos Reservation, Arizona, the University of Michigan agrees that the 
most appropriate recipient is the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the 
Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona.
    Officials of the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology have 
determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(4), this cultural item has 
ongoing historical, traditional, and cultural importance central to the 
tribe itself, and could not have been alienated, appropriated, or 
conveyed by any individual.
    Officials of the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology also 
have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a 
relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced 
between this cultural item and the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the 
Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona. This notice has been sent to 
officials of the Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; the White Mountain 
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the San 
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with this cultural item should contact Karen 
O'Brien, Collections Manager, University of Michigan Museum of 
Anthropology, 1109 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, telephone (734) 
764-6299, before April 9, 2001. Repatriation of this cultural item to 
the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona 
may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: February 15, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 01-5938 Filed 3-8-01; 8:45 am]
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