Notice of Inventory Completion: The American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, 6111-6112 [2015-02187]
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Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt
Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon;
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Lone Pine
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously
listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of
the Lone Pine Community of the Lone
Pine Reservation, California); Lower
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule
Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux
Indian Community in the State of
Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe
(previously listed as the Oglala Sioux
Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation,
South Dakota); Prairie Island Indian
Community in the State of Minnesota;
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada;
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada;
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud
Indian Reservation, South Dakota;
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community of Minnesota; Spirit Lake
Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota;
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone
Indians of Nevada (Four constituent
bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko
Band; South Fork Band and Wells
Band); Three Affiliated Tribes of the
Fort Berthold Reservation, North
Dakota; Upper Sioux Community,
Minnesota; Washoe Tribe of Nevada &
California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville
Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart
Community, & Washoe Ranches); and
Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba
Reservation, Nevada.
Hereafter, all tribes listed in this
section are referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted and Notified Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, 1 individual
were removed from an unknown site in
Wyoming. Theodore Sowers collected
the human remains in the 1930s during
fieldwork led by Dr. E.B. Renaud of the
University of Denver Department of
Anthropology. Mr. Sowers’ daughters,
Katy Sickles and Jenny Bauer, donated
the human remains to the University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology in
August, 1995, to facilitate repatriation.
A napkin with the inscription ‘‘A
Katenia’’ and male/female symbols were
found with the remains upon donation.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
Secretary of the Interior may make a
recommendation for a transfer of control
of culturally unidentifiable human
remains. In November 2014, the
University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology requested that the
Secretary, through the Native American
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Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee, recommend the
proposed transfer of control of the
culturally unidentifiable Native
American human remains in this notice
to the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; and the
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming. The Review
Committee, acting pursuant to its
responsibility under 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(5), considered the request at its
November 2014 meeting and
recommended to the Secretary that the
proposed transfer of control proceed. A
December 29, 2014 letter on behalf of
the Secretary of Interior from the
Associate Director, Cultural Resources,
Partnerships, and Science transmitted
the Secretary’s independent review and
concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
• The University of Denver Museum
of Anthropology consulted with every
appropriate Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization,
• none of The Consulted and Notified
Tribes objected to the proposed transfer
of control, and
• the University of Denver Museum
of Anthropology may proceed with the
agreed upon transfer of control of the
culturally unidentifiable human
remains to the Arapaho Tribe of the
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; and
the Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming.
Transfer of control is contingent on
the publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Determinations Made by the University
of Denver Museum of Anthropology
Officials of the University of Denver
Museum of Anthropology have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
broader collecting practices of Mr.
Theodore Sowers and the findings of a
physical anthropologist employed by
the University of Denver prior to
November 1995.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 1
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains will
be to the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming; and the
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Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Anne Amati, University of
Denver Museum of Anthropology, 2000
East Asbury Ave., Denver, CO 80208,
telephone (303) 871–2687, email
anne.amati@du.edu, by March 6, 2015.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; and the
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming may proceed.
The University of Denver Museum of
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Notified
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: January 9, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: The
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The American Museum of
Natural History has completed an
inventory of human remains in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. Representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit
a written request to the American
Museum of Natural History. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
SUMMARY:
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Representatives of any Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the American Museum of
Natural History at the address in this
notice by March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, Director of
Cultural Resources, American Museum
of Natural History, Central Park West at
79th Street, New York, NY 10024,
telephone (212) 769–5837, email
nmurphy@amnh.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of
the American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY. The human
remains were removed from an
unidentified mound in an unknown
county in MI.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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.
DATES:
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the American
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad
River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills
Indian Community, Michigan; Bois
Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; ChippewaCree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s
Reservation, Montana; Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Fond du
Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota; Forest County
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin;
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo
Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo
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Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe
of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of
Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Band of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Menominee Indian
Tribe of Wisconsin; Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma; Mille Lacs Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation (previously listed as the Prairie
Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas);
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red
Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Minnesota; Sac and Fox Nation of
Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe
of the Mississippi in Iowa; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan;
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca
Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of
Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York); Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota;
White Earth Band of Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Wyandotte
Nation (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In an unknown year, human remains
representing, at minimum, one adult
male individual were removed from a
mound in Michigan by an unknown
individual. These remains were in the
possession of the American Institute of
Phrenology and the American Museum
of Natural History does not have any
information regarding how theses
remains were acquired. The American
Museum of Natural History acquired
these remains as a gift in 1929 as part
of the Phrenology Collection from Jesse
Y. Loomis, in the name of Ernest Yates
Loomis. No known individual was
identified.
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Determinations Made by the American
Museum of Natural History
Officials of the American Museum of
Natural History have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
archaeological context and the presence
of cranial deformation.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission, the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the unknown
aboriginal land of The Tribes.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains were removed is the aboriginal
land of The Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Nell Murphy, Director of
Cultural Resources, American Museum
of Natural History, Central Park West at
79th Street, NY, NY 10024, telephone
212–769–5837, email nmurphy@
amnh.org, by March 6, 2015. After that
date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 19, 2014.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17372; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: The American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The American Museum of Natural History has completed an
inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there
is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-
day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of
any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
should submit a written request to the American Museum of Natural
History. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the American
Museum of Natural History at the address in this notice by March 6,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, Director of Cultural Resources, American Museum
of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY
10024, telephone (212) 769-5837, email nmurphy@amnh.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under
the control of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY.
The human remains were removed from an unidentified mound in an unknown
county in MI.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the American
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe
of Indians, Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Fond du Lac
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Forest County
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac
Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech
Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Little River Band
of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma;
Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as the
Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Red Cliff Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Indians, Minnesota; Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and
Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the
Mississippi in Iowa; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-
Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of
Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York); Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota;
White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Wyandotte
Nation (hereinafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In an unknown year, human remains representing, at minimum, one
adult male individual were removed from a mound in Michigan by an
unknown individual. These remains were in the possession of the
American Institute of Phrenology and the American Museum of Natural
History does not have any information regarding how theses remains were
acquired. The American Museum of Natural History acquired these remains
as a gift in 1929 as part of the Phrenology Collection from Jesse Y.
Loomis, in the name of Ernest Yates Loomis. No known individual was
identified.
Determinations Made by the American Museum of Natural History
Officials of the American Museum of Natural History have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on archaeological context and
the presence of cranial deformation.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission, the land from which the Native American human remains were
removed is the unknown aboriginal land of The Tribes.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed
is the aboriginal land of The Tribes.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to Nell Murphy, Director of Cultural
Resources, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at
79th Street, NY, NY 10024, telephone 212-769-5837, email
nmurphy@amnh.org, by March 6, 2015. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
to The Tribes may proceed.
The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 19, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-02187 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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