[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23588-23589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09864]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18065; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: School for 
Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center, Santa Fe, NM

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center, 
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 
School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center. 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 School for Advanced 
Research, Indian Arts Research Center at the address in this notice by 
May 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Brian Vallo, Director, School for Advanced Research, Indian 
Arts Research Center, P.O. Box 2188, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2188, telephone 
(505) 954-7271, 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 School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research 
Center, Santa Fe, NM, that meet the definition of sacred objects and 
objects of cultural patrimony 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 Items

    In 1944, Mrs. Frank Applegate donated two kachina masks (IAF.C220 
and IAF.C221) and one stone axe with a wooden handle (IAF.C243) to the 
School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center. According to 
documentation, the two masks and the axe belonged to the Jemez Warrior 
Society at the Pueblo of Jemez. The School for Advanced Research, 
Indian Arts Research Center has no documentation on how Mrs. Applegate 
came to own the items.
    In 1958, Roy Tilghman donated one round mask (IAF.C282) to the 
School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center. According to 
documentation, the mask is from the Pueblo of Jemez. The School for 
Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center has no documentation on 
how Mr. Tilghman came to own the item.
    The four cultural items have each been identified as both sacred 
objects and objects of cultural patrimony. Pueblo of Jemez 
representatives have visited the School for Advanced Research, Indian 
Arts Research Center on several occasions (including three visits 
during the years 2008 to 2010) to view many items, including the three 
kachina masks and the stone axe listed in this notice. The review of 
the School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center's 
documentation, in addition to physical inspections by Pueblo of Jemez 
representatives, has resulted in confirmation from the Pueblo of 
Jemez's traditional leaders that the four items are of Pueblo of Jemez 
origin, supporting cultural affiliation, as well as determining that 
the four items meet the criteria for both sacred objects and objects of 
cultural patrimony. The School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts 
Research Center records, including catalog cards and other provenance 
information, indicate these objects to be of Pueblo of Jemez origin, 
further supporting the claim by the Pueblo of Jemez. On December 24, 
2014, the Pueblo of Jemez submitted a repatriation request from the 
Governor for three of the sacred objects and objects of cultural 
patrimony (IAF.C220, IAF.C221, and IAF.C282, the three kachina masks). 
On February 19, 2015, the Pueblo of Jemez submitted a repatriation 
request from the Tribal Cultural Properties Project Manager for the 
fourth sacred object and object of cultural patrimony (IAF.C243, the 
stone axe).

Determinations Made by the School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts 
Research Center

    Officials of the School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research 
Center have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 4 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 4 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 Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico.

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

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Brian Vallo, Director, School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts 
Research Center, P.O. Box 2188, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2188, telephone 
(505) 954-7271, email [email protected], by May 28, 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 School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center is 
responsible for notifying the Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico, that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: April 7, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-09864 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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