[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80389-80390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33010]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate a Cultural Item: U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield
National Monument, Crow Agency, MT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, in consultation
with the appropriate Indian tribes, has determined that a cultural item
meets the definition of sacred object and repatriation to the lineal
descendant stated below may occur if no additional claimants come
forward. Any other individuals who believe they are lineal descendants
of the individual who owned the sacred object and who wish to claim the
item should contact Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
DATES: Any other individuals who believe they are lineal descendants of
the individual who owned the sacred object and who wish to claim the
item should contact Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument at the
address below by January 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Kate Hammond, Superintendent, Little Bighorn Battlefield
National Monument, P.O. Box 39, Crow Agency, MT, 59022-0039, telephone
(406) 638-3201.
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 a cultural item in the
possession of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Crow Agency, MT
that meets the definition of sacred object 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
Superintendent, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
History and Description of the Cultural Item
The cultural item is a wooden framed trade mirror adorned with
brass tacks
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and otter fur strips. Two small medicine bags are attached. The mirror
was used in the 1870s by the Cheyenne warrior Long Jaw. In 1957 the
mirror was purchased from Albert Long Jaw, grandson of Long Jaw, by the
Custer Battlefield Historic Museum Association and later donated to
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
Frank Long Jaw, Sr., son of Albert Long Jaw and great-grandson of
Cheyenne warrior Long Jaw, the original owner, is requesting
repatriation of the cultural item described above. The mirror is needed
by Mr. Long Jaw to continue traditional ceremonies. The Northern
Cheyenne Cultural Commission and Tribal Historic Preservation Office
corroborated Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument's
determination that Frank Long Jaw, Sr. is the most appropriate
recipient under the Northern Cheyenne traditional kinship system and
common law system of descendance.
Determinations Made by Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Officials of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the one cultural item
described above 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.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3005(a)(5)(A), Mr. Frank Long Jaw,
Sr. is the direct lineal descendant of the individual who owned the
sacred object.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Any other individuals who believe they are lineal descendants of
the individual who owned this sacred object and who wish to claim the
item should contact Kate Hammond, Superintendent, Little Bighorn
Battlefield National Monument, P.O. Box 39, Crow Agency, MT, 59022-
0039, telephone (406) 638-3201, before January 23, 2012. Repatriation
of the sacred object to Mr. Frank Long Jaw, Sr. may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come forward.
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is responsible for
notifying Mr. Frank Long Jaw, Sr.; the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck
Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
(formerly the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek
Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe of
Montana; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Lower Brule
Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Northern
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Rosebud
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Santee
Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse
Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and the Yankton Sioux
Tribe of South Dakota that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 20, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-33010 Filed 12-22-11; 8:45 a.m.]
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