[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 123 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38156-38157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13694]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030307; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: The Field Museum 
of Natural History, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Field Museum of Natural History (Field Museum), 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 unassociated funerary objects. 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 Field Museum. 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 Field Museum at the address 
in this notice by July 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Director of Repatriation, The Field Museum, 
1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665-7317, 
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 Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, that meet 
the definition of unassociated funerary 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(s)

    In 1900 and 1901, 1403 cultural items were removed from the sites 
of Awatobi, Chukubi, Kishuba, Mishongnovi, Shongopovi, Sikyatki, and 
Old Walpi in Navajo County, AZ. The items were removed by Charles Owen 
over the course of two field seasons. The excavations were sponsored by 
Stanley McCormick on behalf of the Field Museum of Natural History.
    The 109 unassociated funerary objects from Awatobi are: One 
necklace made of cedar berries, one stone amulet, two cup-like stone 
formations, three pipes, one chalcedony implement, five chert 
implements, 12 projectile points, four ceramic mugs, seven ceramic 
ladles, 10 ceramic jars, 21 ceramic pots, and 42 ceramic bowls.
    The 47 unassociated funerary objects from Chukubi are: One ceramic 
water vessel, one ceramic pitcher, three ceramic ladles, four ceramic 
pots, five ceramic mugs, five ceramic jars, and 28 ceramic bowls.
    The 17 unassociated funerary objects from Kishuba are: Three 
ceramic ladles, four ceramic bowls, and 10 ceramic mugs.
    The 418 unassociated funerary objects from Mishongnovi are: One lot 
of pebbles, one stone implement, two stone ornaments, two shell 
ornaments, two flakes of flint, 41 pieces of obsidian, one bone awl, 
two lots of bone beads, two pieces of burned corn, one mano, two 
metate, two stone slabs, eight bahos, four ceramic vessels, six 
ceramics water vessels, 24 ceramic pots, 26 ceramic mugs, 31 ceramic 
ladles, 39 ceramic jars, and 221 ceramic bowls.
    The 28 unassociated funerary objects from Shongopovi are: One stone 
slab, one ceramic pot, one ceramic water bottler, eight ceramic jars, 
and 17 ceramic bowls.
    The 111 unassociated funerary objects from Sikyatki are: One stone 
fetish, one stone ornament, one shell ornament, two chunks of hematite, 
one lot of bone beads, one lot of turquoise beads, two lots of cedar 
berry beads, four pieces of turquoise earrings, one ceramic olla, three 
ceramic vessels, three ceramic water vessels, three ceramic mugs, three 
ceramic ladles, nine ceramic pots, 17 ceramic jars, and 59 ceramic 
bowls.
    The 673 unassociated funerary objects from Old Walpi are: One stone 
ball, one stone slab, two stone mountain lion fetishes, two pipes, two 
lots of beads, three pieces of earrings, 45 bahos, three ceramic 
dishes, five ceramic water vessels, five ceramic pitchers, 10 ceramic 
vessels, 26 ceramic mugs, 30 ceramic ladles, 163 ceramic pots, 186 
ceramic bowls, and 189 ceramic jars.
    Owen's field notes and the corresponding field numbers on the items 
show by a preponderance of evidence that the items were removed

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from graves. The items were all removed from the Hopi Reservation, and 
are all culturally affiliated with the Hopi Tribe of Arizona based on 
academic literature, oral traditional information, and consultation 
with the Hopi Tribe.

Determinations Made by the Field Museum of Natural History

    Officials of the Field Museum of Natural History have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 1,403 cultural items 
described above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or 
near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of 
the death rite or ceremony and are believed, by a preponderance of the 
evidence, to have been removed from specific burial sites of Native 
American individuals.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the 
unassociated funerary objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.

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 Helen Robbins, Director of Repatriation, The 
Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone 
(312) 665-7317, email [email protected], by July 27, 2020. After 
that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of 
control of the unassociated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona may proceed.
    The Field Museum is responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona that this notice has been published.

    Dated: May 8, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-13694 Filed 6-24-20; 8:45 am]
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