Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 25607 [06-4047]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 83 / Monday, May 1, 2006 / Notices published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on July 9, 2004 (69 FR 41476), commencing the required 30-day no-action period. The final EIS describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of four action alternatives and a no-action alternative. The NPS has decided to adopt the Preferred Alternative as presented in the final EIS. This will result in conveyance of 1,034 acres to the state of Alaska. The Preferred Alternative is a slight variation of the final EIS Maximum Boundary Alternative. The Maximum Boundary Alternative included the entire 1,145 acres of Glacier Bay park land identified in the Act as potentially available for exchange and the development of a hydroelectric power project. Because 95 acres in the upper portion of the Falls Creek area was not needed for construction of the hydroelectric power project, the Maximum Boundary Alternative was reduced by this amount. To compensate for the 1,034 acres in Glacier Bay that will be exchanged to the state of Alaska, the state of Alaska will transfer to NPS, approximately 1,040 acres of Chilkoot parcels within Klondike Gold Rush. This land will be administered as part of the historical park. Upon completion of the exchange of land under this Act, the Secretary shall adjust, as necessary, the boundaries of Glacier Bay to exclude the land exchanged to the State of Alaska and at Klondike Gold Rush to include the land acquired from the State of Alaska. In accordance with Section 2(b) of the Boundary Act, to compensate for the 1,034 acres deleted from the National Wilderness Preservation System at Glacier Bay, the unnamed island near Blue Mouse Cove and Cenotaph Island, totaling 1,069 acres, will be designated as wilderness. The wilderness boundaries in the Falls Creek, Blue Mouse Cove, and Cenotaph Island areas will be adjusted accordingly. Dated: March 21, 2006. Marcia Blaszak, Regional Director, Alaska. [FR Doc. E6–6485 Filed 4–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–HX–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES National Park Service Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY AGENCY: ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:38 Apr 28, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 collected from Morton and Oliver Counties, ND, and Hughes County, SD. 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 Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Prior to 1877, human remains representing a minimum of one individual were collected from a village site, Fort Lincoln, Morton County, ND, on the Missouri River. The human remains were collected by an unknown person. It is unclear how the museum received the remains. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The individual has been identified as Native American based on museum documentation that describes the remains as ‘‘Hidatsa?’’ The human remains have not been dated, but originated from an area occupied during the early postcontact period by the Mandan people, who are now part of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Given the description of their geographic origin, the human remains may have come from On-a-Slant Village, a Mandan settlement abandoned in 1781. In 1916, human remains representing a minimum of one individual were collected from Old Fort Clark in Oliver County, ND, by Rev. Gilbert L. Wilson. The American Museum of Natural History purchased the human remains from Rev. Wilson in 1917. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The individual has been identified as Native American based on geographic origin. The location of the human remains is consistent with the postcontact territory of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. In 1827, most of the Arikara and some of the PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25607 Mandan people settled near Fort Clark. An Arikara cemetery is present at Fort Clark. Based on the association of the human remains with historic Fort Clark, the remains are most likely postcontact. In 1939, human remains representing a minimum of six individuals were collected from the Arzberger site, Hughes County, SD, by Columbia University. The American Museum of Natural History acquired the human remains as a gift from Columbia University in 1964. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The individuals have been identified as Native American based on geographic origin, mortuary practices, and catalog records. The catalog indicates the remains are ‘‘probably Arikara.’’ Flexed inhumations on elevated land forms immediately outside villages are consistent with late precontact and postcontact Arikara mortuary practices. 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 eight 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 Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. 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 May 31, 2006. Repatriation of the human remains to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward. The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota that this notice has been published. Dated: March 24, 2006. Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 06–4047 Filed 4–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–S E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1

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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 collected from Morton and Oliver Counties, ND, and Hughes County, 
SD.
    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 Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota.
    Prior to 1877, human remains representing a minimum of one 
individual were collected from a village site, Fort Lincoln, Morton 
County, ND, on the Missouri River. The human remains were collected by 
an unknown person. It is unclear how the museum received the remains. 
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    The individual has been identified as Native American based on 
museum documentation that describes the remains as ``Hidatsa?'' The 
human remains have not been dated, but originated from an area occupied 
during the early postcontact period by the Mandan people, who are now 
part of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, 
North Dakota. Given the description of their geographic origin, the 
human remains may have come from On-a-Slant Village, a Mandan 
settlement abandoned in 1781.
    In 1916, human remains representing a minimum of one individual 
were collected from Old Fort Clark in Oliver County, ND, by Rev. 
Gilbert L. Wilson. The American Museum of Natural History purchased the 
human remains from Rev. Wilson in 1917. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    The individual has been identified as Native American based on 
geographic origin. The location of the human remains is consistent with 
the postcontact territory of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. In 1827, most of the Arikara and 
some of the Mandan people settled near Fort Clark. An Arikara cemetery 
is present at Fort Clark. Based on the association of the human remains 
with historic Fort Clark, the remains are most likely postcontact.
    In 1939, human remains representing a minimum of six individuals 
were collected from the Arzberger site, Hughes County, SD, by Columbia 
University. The American Museum of Natural History acquired the human 
remains as a gift from Columbia University in 1964. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    The individuals have been identified as Native American based on 
geographic origin, mortuary practices, and catalog records. The catalog 
indicates the remains are ``probably Arikara.'' Flexed inhumations on 
elevated land forms immediately outside villages are consistent with 
late precontact and postcontact Arikara mortuary practices.
    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 eight 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 Three Affiliated 
Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
    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 May 31, 2006. Repatriation of the 
human remains to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota may proceed after that date if no additional 
claimants come forward.
    The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying 
the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 
Dakota that this notice has been published.

    Dated: March 24, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 06-4047 Filed 4-28-06; 8:45 am]
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