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Society also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the
one object described above is 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. Lastly, officials of the
Ohio Historical Society 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
associated funerary object and the
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary object should
contact James Strider, Acting Executive
Director, Ohio Historical Society, 1982
Velma Ave., Columbus, OH 43211,
telephone (614) 297–2350, before
November 12, 2009. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
object to the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Ohio Historical Society is
responsible for notifying the Forest
County Potawatomi Community,
Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little River
Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan;
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; and Ottawa Tribe of
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 15, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Museum of Natural History and
Planetarium, Roger Williams Park,
Providence, RI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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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 Museum of Natural
History and Planetarium, Roger
Williams Park, Providence, RI. The
human remains were removed from
Puget Sound, WA.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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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 Museum of
Natural History and Planetarium, Roger
Williams Park professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble
Indian Tribe of the Port Gamble
Reservation, Washington; Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
of Washington; Skokomish Indian Tribe
of the Skokomish Reservation,
Washington; Squaxin Island Tribe of the
Squaxin Island Reservation,
Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of
Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of
the Port Madison Reservation,
Washington; Swinomish Indians of the
Swinomish Reservation, Washington;
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington; and Upper
Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington. A
claim for the human remains described
in this notice has been received by the
Museum of Natural History and
Planetarium from the Puyallup Tribe of
the Puyallup Reservation, Washington.
In July 2008, a letter was sent notifying
the above-mentioned tribes of the claim
by the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington, and
statements of support or non-support
were also solicited.
In 1913 or earlier, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the Puget
Sound region, WA. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
A letter dated December 30, 1913,
from the museum’s curator
acknowledges receipt of the human
remains from the ‘‘Puget Sound region’’
as a loan from Sydney R. Turner of East
Providence, RI (Accn.# RIR035; Cat. # E
4166). The letter also acknowledges
receipt of ‘‘beads and other small
articles found in the grave with it.’’
However, these objects were not located
in the museum collections during the
inventory. Therefore, no associated
funerary objects are currently present
with these human remains. There is no
information regarding how the human
remains (and the articles that once
accompanied them) came into Mr.
Turner’s possession.
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In the 1913 letter the curator remarks
to Mr. Turner, ‘‘It is understood that you
have loaned these specimens to the
museum and we shall keep them safely
until you may order their removal.’’
This statement must stand as the sole
justification for why the Puget Sound
remains were retained in the collection.
It would appear that Mr. Turner failed
to recall them. In 2008, museum staff
reviewed 1913 city directories for East
Providence, RI. It was learned that Mr.
Sydney R. Turner owned and operated
a grocery store with his brother
Frederick until 1915–16. After that time,
he initiated a career as a traveling
salesman until his death in 1932, which
may explain his failure to retrieve the
remains. The museum tried to contact
any possible heirs of Mr. Turner, but
was unsuccessful.
No specific information is available
about the collection of the human
remains. The human remains were
found to be consistent with Native
American morphology by a physical
anthropologist (1983 Self Study funded
by the National Endowment for the
Humanities). Due to the generalized
‘‘Puget Sound region’’ provenience, the
human remains were originally reported
by the Museum of Natural History as
being culturally unidentifiable under
NAGPRA, although the 1983 study
suggested a possible Nootka (Nuu-chahnulth) affiliation for the human remains.
During consultation with the Puyallup
Tribe, the museum was notified that
tribes inhabiting the Puget Sound area
are culturally identifiable as Salish and
not Nootka, as the Nootka are further
north. The human remains show skull
flattening in the manner consistent with
the cultural history of Puyallup and
other Salish tribes. Therefore, officials
of the Museum of Natural History
hereby determine the human remains to
be those of a Salish Indian. Descendants
of the Salish of the Puget Sound region
are members of the Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation,
Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of
the Nisqually Reservation, Washington;
Port Gamble Indian Tribe of the Port
Gamble Reservation, Washington;
Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle
Indian Tribe of Washington; Skokomish
Indian Tribe of the Skokomish
Reservation, Washington; Squaxin
Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island
Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish
Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian
Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation,
Washington; Swinomish Indians of the
Swinomish Reservation, Washington;
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
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Reservation, Washington; and Upper
Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington.
In consultation with the Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington, the museum has learned
that there were many Puyallup villages
along Puget Sound prior to treaty times.
Additionally, the territory of the
Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington (within Pierce
County) extends to the Islands and
waterways of Puget Sound, up to
present day Steilacoom, out to present
day Gig Harbor, embracing the cities of
Tacoma, Fife, Milton, Puyallup,
Edgewood, Sumner, and up to the top
of Mount Rainier (and King County.)
The Puyallup also occupied seasonal
encampments in the Puget Sound area.
Based on lack of information about
the removal from Puget Sound, Mr.
Turner’s and his heirs’ failure to remove
the human remains from the museum,
and the fact that the Museum of Natural
History has had stewardship of them
since 1913, the museum considers the
human remains abandoned and has
decided to proceed as the responsible
entity under NAGPRA.
Officials of the Museum of Natural
History and Planetarium, Roger
Williams Park 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 the Museum of Natural
History and Planetarium, Roger
Williams Park 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 Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation,
Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of
the Nisqually Reservation, Washington;
Port Gamble Indian Tribe of the Port
Gamble Reservation, Washington;
Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle
Indian Tribe of Washington; Skokomish
Indian Tribe of the Skokomish
Reservation, Washington; Squaxin
Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island
Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish
Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian
Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation,
Washington; Swinomish Indians of the
Swinomish Reservation, Washington;
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington; and Upper
Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Marilyn Massaro,
Curator of Collections, Museum of
Natural History and Planetarium, Roger
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Williams Park, Providence, RI 02907,
telephone (401)785–9457, ext. 248,
before November 12, 2009. Repatriation
of the human remains to the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble
Indian Tribe of the Port Gamble
Reservation, Washington; Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
of Washington; Skokomish Indian Tribe
of the Skokomish Reservation,
Washington; Squaxin Island Tribe of the
Squaxin Island Reservation,
Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of
Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of
the Port Madison Reservation,
Washington; Swinomish Indians of the
Swinomish Reservation, Washington;
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington; and Upper
Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Museum of Natural History and
Planetarium, Roger Williams Park is
responsible for notifying the
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington;
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble
Indian Tribe of the Port Gamble
Reservation, Washington; Puyallup
Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
of Washington; Skokomish Indian Tribe
of the Skokomish Reservation,
Washington; Squaxin Island Tribe of the
Squaxin Island Reservation,
Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of
Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of
the Port Madison Reservation,
Washington; Swinomish Indians of the
Swinomish Reservation, Washington;
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington; and Upper
Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington that
this notice has been published.
Dated: September 21, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Natural History and
Planetarium, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI
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 Museum of Natural
History and Planetarium, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI. The human
remains were removed from Puget Sound, WA.
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 Museum of
Natural History and Planetarium, Roger Williams Park professional staff
in consultation with representatives of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of
the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of the
Nisqually Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble Indian Tribe of the Port
Gamble Reservation, Washington; Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington;
Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington;
Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation, Washington;
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation, Washington; Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation, Washington; Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation,
Washington; and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington. A claim for
the human remains described in this notice has been received by the
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium from the Puyallup Tribe of
the Puyallup Reservation, Washington. In July 2008, a letter was sent
notifying the above-mentioned tribes of the claim by the Puyallup Tribe
of the Puyallup Reservation, Washington, and statements of support or
non-support were also solicited.
In 1913 or earlier, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the Puget Sound region, WA. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
A letter dated December 30, 1913, from the museum's curator
acknowledges receipt of the human remains from the ``Puget Sound
region'' as a loan from Sydney R. Turner of East Providence, RI
(Accn. RIR035; Cat. E 4166). The letter also
acknowledges receipt of ``beads and other small articles found in the
grave with it.'' However, these objects were not located in the museum
collections during the inventory. Therefore, no associated funerary
objects are currently present with these human remains. There is no
information regarding how the human remains (and the articles that once
accompanied them) came into Mr. Turner's possession.
In the 1913 letter the curator remarks to Mr. Turner, ``It is
understood that you have loaned these specimens to the museum and we
shall keep them safely until you may order their removal.'' This
statement must stand as the sole justification for why the Puget Sound
remains were retained in the collection. It would appear that Mr.
Turner failed to recall them. In 2008, museum staff reviewed 1913 city
directories for East Providence, RI. It was learned that Mr. Sydney R.
Turner owned and operated a grocery store with his brother Frederick
until 1915-16. After that time, he initiated a career as a traveling
salesman until his death in 1932, which may explain his failure to
retrieve the remains. The museum tried to contact any possible heirs of
Mr. Turner, but was unsuccessful.
No specific information is available about the collection of the
human remains. The human remains were found to be consistent with
Native American morphology by a physical anthropologist (1983 Self
Study funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities). Due to the
generalized ``Puget Sound region'' provenience, the human remains were
originally reported by the Museum of Natural History as being
culturally unidentifiable under NAGPRA, although the 1983 study
suggested a possible Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) affiliation for the human
remains. During consultation with the Puyallup Tribe, the museum was
notified that tribes inhabiting the Puget Sound area are culturally
identifiable as Salish and not Nootka, as the Nootka are further north.
The human remains show skull flattening in the manner consistent with
the cultural history of Puyallup and other Salish tribes. Therefore,
officials of the Museum of Natural History hereby determine the human
remains to be those of a Salish Indian. Descendants of the Salish of
the Puget Sound region are members of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of
the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of the
Nisqually Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble Indian Tribe of the Port
Gamble Reservation, Washington; Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington;
Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington;
Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation, Washington;
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation, Washington; Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation, Washington; Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
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Reservation, Washington; and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington.
In consultation with the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington, the museum has learned that there were many
Puyallup villages along Puget Sound prior to treaty times.
Additionally, the territory of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington (within Pierce County) extends to the Islands
and waterways of Puget Sound, up to present day Steilacoom, out to
present day Gig Harbor, embracing the cities of Tacoma, Fife, Milton,
Puyallup, Edgewood, Sumner, and up to the top of Mount Rainier (and
King County.) The Puyallup also occupied seasonal encampments in the
Puget Sound area.
Based on lack of information about the removal from Puget Sound,
Mr. Turner's and his heirs' failure to remove the human remains from
the museum, and the fact that the Museum of Natural History has had
stewardship of them since 1913, the museum considers the human remains
abandoned and has decided to proceed as the responsible entity under
NAGPRA.
Officials of the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Roger
Williams Park 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 the Museum of
Natural History and Planetarium, Roger Williams Park 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 Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian
Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble Indian
Tribe of the Port Gamble Reservation, Washington; Puyallup Tribe of the
Puyallup Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of
Washington; Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation,
Washington; Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation,
Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe
of the Port Madison Reservation, Washington; Swinomish Indians of the
Swinomish Reservation, Washington; Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip
Reservation, Washington; and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Marilyn
Massaro, Curator of Collections, Museum of Natural History and
Planetarium, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI 02907, telephone
(401)785-9457, ext. 248, before November 12, 2009. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot
Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually
Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble Indian Tribe of the Port Gamble
Reservation, Washington; Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation,
Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington; Skokomish Indian
Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington; Squaxin Island Tribe of
the Squaxin Island Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of
Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation,
Washington; Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation, Washington;
Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington; and Upper Skagit
Indian Tribe of Washington may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Roger Williams Park
is responsible for notifying the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of the
Nisqually Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble Indian Tribe of the Port
Gamble Reservation, Washington; Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup
Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington;
Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington;
Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation, Washington;
Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port
Madison Reservation, Washington; Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish
Reservation, Washington; Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation,
Washington; and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington that this
notice has been published.
Dated: September 21, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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