[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76366-76367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29908]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17155; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of 
Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, in 
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this 
notice meet the definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural 
patrimony. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the 
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. If no additional 
claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to 
the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations 
stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
claim these cultural items should submit a written request with 
information in support of the claim to the University of Colorado 
Museum of Natural History at the address in this notice by January 21, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Jen Shannon, Curator of Cultural Anthropology, University of 
Colorado Museum of Natural History, 218 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0218, 
telephone (303) 492-6276, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the 
control of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, 
Boulder, CO that meet the definition of sacred objects under 25 U.S.C. 
3001.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

History and Description of the Cultural Item

    In 1959, the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 
acquired two Jemez Kachina masks through an exchange from the Denver 
Art Museum, which purchased the masks in 1948, from Nat Stern via 
Henriette Harris of Santa Fe, NM. The female mask, represented by 
catalog number 10353, is comprised of rawhide, paint, turkey feathers, 
cotton cord, and cotton cloth. The male mask, represented by catalog 
number 10354 is comprised of wood, leather, and paint.
    During consultation, the Pueblo of Jemez provided evidence in 
support of cultural affiliation.

Determinations Made by the University of Colorado Museum of Natural 
History

    Officials of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History 
have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the two cultural items 
described above are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional 
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional 
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the two cultural items 
described above have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural 
importance central to the Native American group or culture itself, 
rather than property owned by an individual.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred 
objects and the Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico.

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Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim 
these cultural items should submit a written request with information 
in support of the claim to Jen Shannon, Curator of Cultural 
Anthropology, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, 218 
UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0218, telephone (303) 492-6276, email 
[email protected], by January 21, 2015. After that date, if no 
additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the 
sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony to the Pueblo of 
Jemez, New Mexico, may proceed.
    The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is responsible 
for notifying the Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico, that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: November 10, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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