[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17573-17574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7984]


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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 Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given under the Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of the intent to repatriate 
a cultural item in the possession of the University of Pennsylvania 
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, that meets 
the definition of ``sacred object'' and ``object of cultural 
patrimony'' under Section 2 of the Act.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of this 
cultural item. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations within this notice.
    The one cultural item is a Dilzini Gaan headdress of painted wood 
and cloth.

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    In 1931, this cultural item was purchased by the Denver Art Museum 
from Mr. O.L.N. Foster. In 1959, the University of Pennsylvania Museum 
of Archaeology and Anthropology received this cultural item in an 
exchange with the Denver Art Museum. No information exists for the 
circumstances of the collection of this cultural item.
    Documentation associated with the Gaan headdress and information 
provided by representatives of the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the 
Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona confirm that a relationship of shared 
group identity exists between the original makers of the headdress and 
the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, 
Arizona. Representatives of the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort 
Apache Reservation, Arizona also have indicated that this cultural item 
is a specific ceremonial object needed by traditional Native American 
religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American 
religions by their present-day adherents. Representatives of the White 
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona provided 
evidence that this cultural item has ongoing historical, traditional, 
and cultural importance central to the tribe itself, and could not 
properly or legally have been sold, alienated, appropriated, conveyed, 
or taken into ownership by any individual.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the 
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology have 
determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(3), this cultural item is 
a specific ceremonial object needed by traditional Native American 
religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American 
religions by their present-day adherents. Officials of the University 
of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 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 Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and 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 sacred object/object of cultural 
patrimony and the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 
Reservation, Arizona. This notice has been sent to officials of the 
Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Indian Community of the Fort McDowell 
Indian Reservation, Arizona; the San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San 
Carlos Reservation, Arizona; the Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; the 
Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; 
and the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, 
Arizona. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself 
to be culturally affiliated with this sacred object/object of cultural 
patrimony should contact Dr. Jeremy Sabloff, the Williams Director, 
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 33rd 
and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324, telephone (215) 898-
4051, facsimile (215) 898-0657, before May 2, 2001. Repatriation of 
this sacred object/object of cultural patrimony to the White Mountain 
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona may begin after 
that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: March 16, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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