Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 31512 [05-10818]
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Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Nell Murphy, Director of
Cultural Resources, American Museum
of Natural History, Central Park West at
79th Street, New York, NY 10024–5192,
telephone (212) 769–5837, before July 1,
2005. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Pueblo of Cochiti, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
and Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New
Mexico may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Laguna, New Mexico; and Pueblo of
Santo Domingo, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks.
[FR Doc. 05–10811 Filed 5–31–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession of the
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY. The human remains
were removed from the Hopi Indian
Reservation, Navajo County, AZ.
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 human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by American
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona.
In 1900, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
collected by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka from the
base of Second Mesa, Hopi Indian
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Reservation, Navajo County, AZ. Dr.
Hrdlicka gifted the human remains to
the American Museum of Natural
History that same year. The human
remains were cataloged as Moki, a dated
term for Hopi. The original burial site is
located on the Hopi Indian Reservation.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
The individuals have been identified
as Native American based on mode of
burial and a catalog label of Moki, a
dated term for the Hopi. The
provenience of the remains at the base
of Second Mesa suggests an association
with one of the (primarily) historic
towns situated at the top of Second
Mesa. Burial within rocks at the mesa
margin is consistent with the postcontact Hopi practice of disposing of
epidemic victims.
Although the lands from which the
human remains were collected are
currently under the jurisdiction of the
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, the American Museum
of Natural History has control of the
human remains since their removal
from tribal land predates the permit
requirements established by the
Antiquities Act of 1906.
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the American
Museum of Natural History also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Nell Murphy, Director of
Cultural Resources, American Museum
of Natural History, Central Park West at
79th Street, New York, NY 10024–5192,
telephone (212) 769–5837, before July 1,
2005. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona that this notice
has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession of the
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY. The human remains
were removed from Montana.
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 human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by American
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Blackfeet Tribe of
the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of
Montana.
According to Museum records, at an
unknown date, the naturalist Audubon,
upon his return from the Rocky
Mountains in Montana, gave human
remains representing a minimum of two
individuals to Dr. A. V. Williams. Dr.
Williams subsequently gifted the
remains to the American Museum of
Natural History in 1900. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The individuals have been identified
as Native American based on a catalog
description of ‘‘Blackfeet Indians.’’ The
geographic origin of the remains is
consistent with the post-contact
territory of the Blackfeet Nation.
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the American
Museum of Natural History also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the
American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY. The human remains
were removed from the Hopi Indian Reservation, Navajo County, AZ.
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 human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by American
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
In 1900, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were collected by Dr. Ales Hrdlicka from the base of Second Mesa, Hopi
Indian Reservation, Navajo County, AZ. Dr. Hrdlicka gifted the human
remains to the American Museum of Natural History that same year. The
human remains were cataloged as Moki, a dated term for Hopi. The
original burial site is located on the Hopi Indian Reservation. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
The individuals have been identified as Native American based on
mode of burial and a catalog label of Moki, a dated term for the Hopi.
The provenience of the remains at the base of Second Mesa suggests an
association with one of the (primarily) historic towns situated at the
top of Second Mesa. Burial within rocks at the mesa margin is
consistent with the post-contact Hopi practice of disposing of epidemic
victims.
Although the lands from which the human remains were collected are
currently under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, the American Museum of Natural
History has control of the human remains since their removal from
tribal land predates the permit requirements established by the
Antiquities Act of 1906.
Officials of the American Museum of Natural History have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the American Museum of Natural History
also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a
relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human remains and the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Nell
Murphy, Director of Cultural Resources, American Museum of Natural
History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192,
telephone (212) 769-5837, before July 1, 2005. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come forward.
The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 05-10818 Filed 5-31-05; 8:45 am]
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