Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, 42105 [E9-19961]
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 160 / Thursday, August 20, 2009 / Notices
Dated: July 24, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E9–19964 Filed 8–19–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: New
York University College of Dentistry,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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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 New
York University College of Dentistry,
New York, NY. The human remains
were removed from Cape Nome, Nome
County, AK.
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 New York
University College of Dentistry
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Nome Eskimo
Community.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unidentified site at Cape Nome, AK, by
an unknown individual. By 1924, the
human remains were donated to the
Museum of the American Indian, Heye
Foundation by Mrs. George Heye. In
1956, the human remains were
transferred to Dr. Theodore Kazamiroff,
New York University College of
Dentistry. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Museum of the American Indian
records list the locality of origin as Cape
Nome, AK. The human remains are
well-preserved and the morphology is
consistent with Native American
ancestry. There are four cultural phases
for the Cape Nome area, the Denbigh
Flint Complex, Norton, Birnirk, and
Cape Nome phases. Because
preservation of human remains is
extremely rare for sites in the Cape
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Nome region that predate the Cape
Nome phase, it is likely that the human
remains date to the Cape Nome phase,
circa A.D. 1000–1800. The Cape Nome
phase corresponds to the Western Thule
tradition of the Bering Sea region. In the
Western Thule tradition, the people of
the Seward Peninsula were highly
localized, with differences in their
lifeways based on the particular
resources available in their territory.
Localization may have occurred
alongside the development of
geopolitical boundaries. Cape Nome was
a coastal area with a focus on smaller
sea mammals.
Cape Nome was part of the
Ayaasaeiarmiut or Cape Nome territory
of Inupiaq speakers at the time of
Euroamerican contact. Burials at Cape
Nome were described by Edward Nelson
in the late 19th century. Nelson
observed that human remains were
placed in wooden boxes that were
elevated onto poles. The boxes were
exposed to the elements and highly
visible to collectors.
Archeological and consultation
evidence indicates that the
Ayaasaeiarmiut Inupiaq inhabited the
Cape Nome area since at least A.D.
1000. Today, the descendants of the
people of Cape Nome are represented by
the Nome Eskimo Community.
Officials of New York University
College of Dentistry have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10),
the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of New York University
College of Dentistry 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 Nome
Eskimo Community.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Louis Terracio, New
York University College of Dentistry,
345 East 24th St., New York, NY 10010,
telephone (212) 998–9917, before
September 21, 2009. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Nome Eskimo
Community may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come
forward.
The New York University College of
Dentistry is responsible for notifying the
Nome Eskimo Community that this
notice has been published.
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Dated: July 24, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E9–19961 Filed 8–19–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: The
Colorado College, Colorado Springs,
CO; Correction
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 and associated funerary objects
under the control of The Colorado
College, Colorado Springs, CO. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from sites in the
southwestern United States and a
canyon tributary of Comb Wash, San
Juan County, UT.
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 and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
This notice corrects the number count
of the associated funerary objects in a
Notice of Inventory Completion
previously published in the Federal
Register (72 FR 19232–193233, April 14,
2004) from one to two. In the Federal
Register notice of April 14, 2004,
paragraph numbers 6–9 are corrected by
substituting the following paragraphs:
Between 1897 and 1898, human
remains representing one individual
were removed from a cliff ruin in a
canyon tributary of Comb Wash, San
Juan County, UT, under the auspices of
the Lang Expedition of 1897–1898. Prior
to 1900, General William Jackson
Palmer acquired what became known as
the Lang-Bixby Collection which he
subsequently transferred to The
Colorado College. With the exception of
the human remains and funerary objects
in direct contact with the human
remains, The Colorado College Museum
collection, which included the LangBixby Collection, was dispersed through
long-term loans primarily to the
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University College of
Dentistry, 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
New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY. The human
remains were removed from Cape Nome, Nome County, AK.
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 New York
University College of Dentistry professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Nome Eskimo Community.
At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unidentified site at Cape Nome, AK, by
an unknown individual. By 1924, the human remains were donated to the
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation by Mrs. George Heye. In
1956, the human remains were transferred to Dr. Theodore Kazamiroff,
New York University College of Dentistry. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Museum of the American Indian records list the locality of origin
as Cape Nome, AK. The human remains are well-preserved and the
morphology is consistent with Native American ancestry. There are four
cultural phases for the Cape Nome area, the Denbigh Flint Complex,
Norton, Birnirk, and Cape Nome phases. Because preservation of human
remains is extremely rare for sites in the Cape Nome region that
predate the Cape Nome phase, it is likely that the human remains date
to the Cape Nome phase, circa A.D. 1000-1800. The Cape Nome phase
corresponds to the Western Thule tradition of the Bering Sea region. In
the Western Thule tradition, the people of the Seward Peninsula were
highly localized, with differences in their lifeways based on the
particular resources available in their territory. Localization may
have occurred alongside the development of geopolitical boundaries.
Cape Nome was a coastal area with a focus on smaller sea mammals.
Cape Nome was part of the Ayaasaeiarmiut or Cape Nome territory of
Inupiaq speakers at the time of Euroamerican contact. Burials at Cape
Nome were described by Edward Nelson in the late 19th century. Nelson
observed that human remains were placed in wooden boxes that were
elevated onto poles. The boxes were exposed to the elements and highly
visible to collectors.
Archeological and consultation evidence indicates that the
Ayaasaeiarmiut Inupiaq inhabited the Cape Nome area since at least A.D.
1000. Today, the descendants of the people of Cape Nome are represented
by the Nome Eskimo Community.
Officials of New York University College of Dentistry have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains
described above represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry. Officials of New York University College of
Dentistry 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 Nome Eskimo
Community.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr.
Louis Terracio, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th
St., New York, NY 10010, telephone (212) 998-9917, before September 21,
2009. Repatriation of the human remains to the Nome Eskimo Community
may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The New York University College of Dentistry is responsible for
notifying the Nome Eskimo Community that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 24, 2009.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E9-19961 Filed 8-19-09; 8:45 am]
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