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funerary objects under the control of the
Ohio History Connection, Columbus,
OH. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
Schoenbrunn, Tuscarawas County, OH
and Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas County,
OH.
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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Ohio History
Connection professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
and the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
In the 1920s, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from a burial
site in Schoenbrunn, in Tuscarawas
County, OH. In 1927, William C. Mills
investigated the cemetery, during which
it is believed the human remains of a
child (A4213/2) and an adult (A4213/3)
were encountered. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, three adult
individuals were removed from a burial
site in Schoenbrunn, in Tuscarawas
County, OH. The human remains are a
collection of modified (drilled) human
phalanges from a ‘‘mound coffin’’
(A4213/1). As the remains were
modified, they were originally reported
as objects. Initially, the human remains
were mistakenly reported as having
been removed from a different site
(A4487); their provenance was correctly
identified in 2013. No known
individuals were identified. As
Schoenbrunn was founded by the
Moravian Church in 1772–1777, as a
mission to the Delaware Indians, these
human remains are affiliated to the
Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
Either in the 1920s or the 1960s,
human remains representing, at
minimum, four individuals were
probably removed from Gnadenhutten,
in Tuscarawas County, OH. Although
the human remains lack documentation,
William C. Mills was in the area of
Gnadenhutten during his excavations at
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Schoenbrunn, and these human remains
were found mixed with the
Schoenbrunn human remains. It is
probable that the material comes from
this time period. Alternatively, the
human remains could have been
excavated in the 1960’s prior to the
property being given to the Village of
Gnadenhutten. The remains represent
three adults (A4578/1, 3 and 5) and one
child (A4578/1.01). No known
individuals were identified. The 13
associated funerary objects are one
small mammal mandible fragment
(A4578/2, found with A4578/1), nine
miscellaneous animal bone fragments
(A4578/4 found with A4578/3) and
three pottery sherds (A4578/6 found
with A4578/5). As Gnadenhutten has
strong historic ties to the Delaware
Tribe, these human remains and
associated funerary objects are affiliated
with the Delaware Tribe of Indians,
Oklahoma.
Determinations Made by the Ohio
History Connection
Officials of the Ohio History
Connection have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of nine
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the thirteen objects described in this
notice are 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.
• 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 associated funerary objects
and the Delaware Tribe, Oklahoma.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Bradley Lepper, Ohio
History Connection, 800 East 17th
Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211,
telephone (614) 298–2064, email
blepper@ohiohistory.org, by January 7,
2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
may proceed.
The Ohio History Connection is
responsible for notifying the Delaware
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Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma, and the
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: November 4, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
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 and
associated funerary objects in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or 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 and associated
funerary objects 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 and
associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
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 and associated funerary
objects 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 January 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American
Museum of Natural History, Central
Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY
10024, telephone (201) 876–4194, 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.
SUMMARY:
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3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from Pueblo San Pedro Viejo,
Bernalillo County, NM.
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.
Lhorne on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the American
Museum of Natural History professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo
Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo
of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
(previously listed as Ysleta del Sur
Pueblo of Texas).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1914, human remains representing,
at minimum, 37 individuals were
removed from Pueblo San Pedro Viejo,
in Bernalillo County, NM during Nels C.
Nelson’s excavations sponsored by the
American Museum of Natural History. A
total of 13 individuals were removed
from the South Ruin, including 4 adult
females, 1 possible adult female
individual, 2 adults of unknown sex, 3
sub-adults of unknown sex, and 3
individuals of unknown age and sex. A
total of 23 individuals were removed
from the North Ruin, including 3 adult
males, 3 possible adult males, 2 adult
females, 3 possible adult female
individuals, 7 adults of unknown sex,
and 5 sub-adults of unknown sex. No
provenience information was available
for 1 adult female individual. No known
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individuals were identified. The 3
associated funerary objects are 1
complete ceramic redware bowl, 1
reconstructed ceramic polychrome
bowl, and 1 mostly complete ceramic
grayware jar.
These remains, which have not been
directly dated, have been identified as
Native American based on archeological
context and associated funerary objects.
This Ancestral Pueblo village, more
commonly known as Paak’u, includes
multiple components that date from
Pueblo IV (A.D. 1300–1425) (Tano
Basin, Santa Fe Phase), and from
Spanish Contact/Colonial (A.D. 1525) to
the Pueblo Revolt (A.D. 1692) (Tano
Basin, Glaze E Phase). The pueblo was
abandoned before 1680. Based on oral
traditions and expert opinion that
Paak’u was an ancestral site to the
Pueblos of Kewa, San Felipe and Santa
Ana, the weight of evidence supports
affiliation with Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico, Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico, and Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico.
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
represent the physical remains of 37
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 3 objects described in this notice are
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.
• 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 associated funerary objects
and Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico, Pueblo
of San Felipe, New Mexico, and Pueblo
of Santa Ana, New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Nell Murphy, American
Museum of Natural History, Central
Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY
10024, (201) 876–4194, email
nmurphy@amnh.org., by January 7,
2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to Kewa
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Pueblo, New Mexico, Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico, and Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico may proceed.
The American Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo
of Santo Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh,
New Mexico (previously listed as the
Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia,
New Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
(previously listed as Ysleta del Sur
Pueblo of Texas), Pueblo of San Felipe,
New Mexico, and Pueblo of Santa Ana,
New Mexico, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 21, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council,
Bemidji, MN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Minnesota Indian Affairs
Council has completed an inventory of
human remains and an associated
funerary object, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and the associated funerary object and
present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or 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 and the
associated funerary object should
submit a written request to the
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. If no
additional requestors come forward,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19650; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: 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 and associated funerary objects in
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-
day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants
or 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 and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants,
Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice
may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 and associated
funerary objects 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 January 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American Museum of Natural History, Central
Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, telephone (201) 876-4194,
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.
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3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Pueblo San Pedro Viejo, Bernalillo County,
NM.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the American
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of
Texas).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1914, human remains representing, at minimum, 37 individuals
were removed from Pueblo San Pedro Viejo, in Bernalillo County, NM
during Nels C. Nelson's excavations sponsored by the American Museum of
Natural History. A total of 13 individuals were removed from the South
Ruin, including 4 adult females, 1 possible adult female individual, 2
adults of unknown sex, 3 sub-adults of unknown sex, and 3 individuals
of unknown age and sex. A total of 23 individuals were removed from the
North Ruin, including 3 adult males, 3 possible adult males, 2 adult
females, 3 possible adult female individuals, 7 adults of unknown sex,
and 5 sub-adults of unknown sex. No provenience information was
available for 1 adult female individual. No known individuals were
identified. The 3 associated funerary objects are 1 complete ceramic
redware bowl, 1 reconstructed ceramic polychrome bowl, and 1 mostly
complete ceramic grayware jar.
These remains, which have not been directly dated, have been
identified as Native American based on archeological context and
associated funerary objects. This Ancestral Pueblo village, more
commonly known as Paak'u, includes multiple components that date from
Pueblo IV (A.D. 1300-1425) (Tano Basin, Santa Fe Phase), and from
Spanish Contact/Colonial (A.D. 1525) to the Pueblo Revolt (A.D. 1692)
(Tano Basin, Glaze E Phase). The pueblo was abandoned before 1680.
Based on oral traditions and expert opinion that Paak'u was an
ancestral site to the Pueblos of Kewa, San Felipe and Santa Ana, the
weight of evidence supports affiliation with Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico,
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico, and Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico.
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 represent the physical remains of 37 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 3 objects described
in this notice are 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.
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 associated funerary objects and Kewa Pueblo,
New Mexico, Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico, and Pueblo of Santa Ana,
New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Nell Murphy, American Museum of Natural
History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, (201)
876-4194, email nmurphy@amnh.org., by January 7, 2016. After that date,
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of
the human remains and associated funerary objects to Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico, Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico, and Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico may proceed.
The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed as
the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously
listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo
of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously
listed as Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas), Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico, and Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: October 21, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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