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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.
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma may
proceed.
The New Jersey State Museum is
responsible for notifying the Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has
been published.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the New Jersey
State Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
Dated: August 29, 2017.
Sarah Glass,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime after 1868, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were collected by Mr.
Charles A. Philhower of Westfield, NJ.
The human remains were donated to
Rutgers University, Special Collections
and Library and, in 1972, transferred to
the New Jersey State Museum as a
permanent loan. In 2010, the Philhower
collection was permanently accessioned
into the New Jersey State Museum. The
human remains consist of a hair lock
and scalp representing one male of
indeterminate age. A note
accompanying the scalp lock reads
‘‘Taken from the head of a Pawnee
Indian by an Indian wagon driver,
Alapthe, along the old Santa Fe Trail
near Wagon Mound in the center of New
Mexico, year 1868.’’ No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Determinations Made by the New Jersey
State Museum
Officials of the New Jersey State
Museum have determined that:
• 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), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Pawnee Nation of
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 should submit
a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Gregory D.
Lattanzi, Bureau of Archaeology &
Ethnology, New Jersey State Museum,
205 West State Street, Trenton, NJ
08625, telephone (609) 984–9327, email
gregory.lattanzi@sos.nj.gov, by October
5, 2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Fish and
Wildlife Service, Office of Law
Enforcement, Denver, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service,
Office of Law Enforcement (USFWS
OLE), 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 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 associated
funerary object should submit a written
request to the USFWS OLE. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary object 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
object should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the USFWS OLE at the
address in this notice by October 5,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Steve Oberholtzer, Special
Agent in Charge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Office of Law Enforcement,
Mountain-Prairie Region, P.O. Box
SUMMARY:
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telephone (303) 236–7893, email steve_
oberholtzer@fws.gov.
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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
USFWS OLE. The human remains and
associated funerary object were removed
from Ontario County, NY.
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 object. 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 USFWS OLE
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Onondaga Nation;
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York); Tonawanda Band of Seneca
(previously listed as the Tonawanda
Band of Seneca Indians of New York);
and Tuscarora Nation, as well as the
Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on
Burial Rules & Regulations. The Oneida
Nation (previously listed as the Oneida
Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin) deferred
to the Haudenosaunee Standing
Committee. The Seneca-Cayuga Nation
(previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma) deferred to the
Cayuga Nation and the Haudenosaunee
Standing Committee. The Cayuga
Nation; Oneida Nation of New York;
and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
(previously listed as the St. Regis Band
of Mohawk Indians of New York) were
invited to consult but declined to
participate.
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
consisting of 80 loose teeth,
representing, at minimum, 12
individuals (seizure-item number
817879–1) were removed from the Alva
Reed Farm, Richmond Mills (Hne 105–
4) or the site known as the Reed Fort or
Richmond Mills site, all of which are
located in Ontario County, NY. The ages
of the individuals represented by the
dentition are 11 to 12 years; 14 to 15
years; 6 to 61⁄2 years; and 81⁄2 to 10
years. No known individuals were
identified. The associated funerary
object is 1 bone roundel made from a
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human cranial bone, which was
contained together with the dentition in
a display case.
On an unknown date, human remains
consisting of 22 loose teeth,
representing, at minimum, 5 individuals
(seizure-item number 817890–2) were
removed from an unknown location in
the Finger Lakes region of New York,
and more likely than not in Ontario
County, NY. Adults and children of
both sexes are represented. The age of
one child is 9 or 10 years. Five teeth,
which represent two individuals, have
green copper oxide staining. This type
of staining is often seen in Protohistoric
and historic burials. Prominent
shoveling and double-shoveling are
indicative of Native American descent.
On an unknown date, human remains
consisting of 53 loose teeth,
representing, at minimum, 8 individuals
(seizure-item number 817890–5) were
removed from an unknown location in
the Finger Lakes region of New York,
and more likely than not in Ontario
County, NY. Adults and children of
both sexes are represented. The age of
one child is 8 to 81⁄2 years, and the other
is 101⁄2 to 11 years. Four teeth, which
represent one individual, have taken on
an orange hue. Prominent shoveling and
double-shoveling are indicative of
Native American descent.
On May 9, 2002, as part of a criminal
investigation, the USFWS OLE
purchased a display case containing
what was suspected to be Native
American human remains (seizure-item
number 817879–1). The display case
contained what appeared to be human
teeth and a bone rondel. The human
remains were being sold by an antique
store in the Finger Lakes region of New
York. On June 26, 2002, as part of the
same investigation, the USFWS OLE
seized further items suspected to be
Native American human remains
(seizure-item numbers 817890–2 and
817890–5), which were being held by a
private individual, who also supplied
the antiques store with the previously
purchased human remains. The
individual offered these items for sale to
the USFWS OLE. After lengthy litigation
regarding the case, the Department of
Justice transferred the items to the
USFWS OLE for NAGPRA compliance.
The Reed Farm site suggests a
Protohistoric or historic time frame and,
based on historical evidence, are
believed to represent early historic
Seneca villages. Archeological evidence
indicates that the Owasco culture
occupied central and eastern New York
and the Glaciated Alleghany Plateau
during the Woodland Stage (1000 B.C.—
A.D. 1600). Around A.D. 1600, the
Owasco culture underwent a transition.
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Between A.D. 1450 and 1600, diagnostic
characteristics indicative of the Seneca
culture begin to become evident in the
archeological record. Seneca occupation
of Ontario County, NY, is welldocumented. From the early 16th
century until the American Revolution,
the Seneca occupied a region between
the Genesee River and Canandaigua
Lake, which includes Livingston and
Ontario Counties, NY, as well as the
southern portion of Monroe County, NY.
Today, the Seneca are represented by
three federally recognized Indian Tribes:
The Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation
of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation
(previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma); and Tonawanda
Band of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York).
Determinations Made by the U.S.
Department of Interior, Fish and
Wildlife Service, Office of Law
Enforcement
Officials of the USFWS OLE have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of a
minimum of 25 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
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.
• 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 object
and the Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation
of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation
(previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma); and Tonawanda
Band of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York).
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 object should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Steve Oberholtzer, Special
Agent in Charge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Office of Law Enforcement,
Mountain-Prairie Region, P.O. Box
25486—DFC, Denver, CO 80225,
telephone (303) 236–7893, email steve_
oberholtzer@fws.gov, by October 5,
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2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary object to the Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as
the Seneca Nation of New York);
Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed
as the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of
Oklahoma); and Tonawanda Band of
Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York) may proceed.
The USFWS OLE is responsible for
notifying the Cayuga Nation; Oneida
Nation (previously listed as the Oneida
Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin); Oneida
Nation of New York; Onondaga Nation;
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously
listed as the St. Regis Band of Mohawk
Indians of New York); Seneca Nation of
Indians (previously listed as the Seneca
Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga
Nation (previously listed as the SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Tonawanda
Band of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York); Tuscarora Nation; and the
Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on
Burial Rules & Regulations that this
notice has been published.
Dated: August 29, 2017.
Sarah Glass,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, have corrected an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects, originally published in a Notice
of Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register on February 27, 2012, and
subsequently published in a corrected
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register on November 17, 2014.
This notice corrects the minimum
number of individuals and number of
associated funerary objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23719; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, Denver, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife
Service, Office of Law Enforcement (USFWS OLE), 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 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 associated funerary object should submit a
written request to the USFWS OLE. If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary object 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 object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the USFWS OLE at the address in this notice
by October 5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Steve Oberholtzer, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement, Mountain-Prairie Region,
P.O. Box 25486--DFC, Denver, CO 80225, telephone (303) 236-7893, email
steve_oberholtzer@fws.gov.
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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the USFWS OLE. The
human remains and associated funerary object were removed from Ontario
County, NY.
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 object. 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 USFWS
OLE professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Onondaga Nation; Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the
Seneca Nation of New York); Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed
as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York); and Tuscarora
Nation, as well as the Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on Burial Rules
& Regulations. The Oneida Nation (previously listed as the Oneida Tribe
of Indians of Wisconsin) deferred to the Haudenosaunee Standing
Committee. The Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as the Seneca-
Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma) deferred to the Cayuga Nation and the
Haudenosaunee Standing Committee. The Cayuga Nation; Oneida Nation of
New York; and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously listed as the St.
Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York) were invited to consult but
declined to participate.
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains consisting of 80 loose teeth,
representing, at minimum, 12 individuals (seizure-item number 817879-1)
were removed from the Alva Reed Farm, Richmond Mills (Hne 105-4) or the
site known as the Reed Fort or Richmond Mills site, all of which are
located in Ontario County, NY. The ages of the individuals represented
by the dentition are 11 to 12 years; 14 to 15 years; 6 to 6\1/2\ years;
and 8\1/2\ to 10 years. No known individuals were identified. The
associated funerary object is 1 bone roundel made from a
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human cranial bone, which was contained together with the dentition in
a display case.
On an unknown date, human remains consisting of 22 loose teeth,
representing, at minimum, 5 individuals (seizure-item number 817890-2)
were removed from an unknown location in the Finger Lakes region of New
York, and more likely than not in Ontario County, NY. Adults and
children of both sexes are represented. The age of one child is 9 or 10
years. Five teeth, which represent two individuals, have green copper
oxide staining. This type of staining is often seen in Protohistoric
and historic burials. Prominent shoveling and double-shoveling are
indicative of Native American descent.
On an unknown date, human remains consisting of 53 loose teeth,
representing, at minimum, 8 individuals (seizure-item number 817890-5)
were removed from an unknown location in the Finger Lakes region of New
York, and more likely than not in Ontario County, NY. Adults and
children of both sexes are represented. The age of one child is 8 to
8\1/2\ years, and the other is 10\1/2\ to 11 years. Four teeth, which
represent one individual, have taken on an orange hue. Prominent
shoveling and double-shoveling are indicative of Native American
descent.
On May 9, 2002, as part of a criminal investigation, the USFWS OLE
purchased a display case containing what was suspected to be Native
American human remains (seizure-item number 817879-1). The display case
contained what appeared to be human teeth and a bone rondel. The human
remains were being sold by an antique store in the Finger Lakes region
of New York. On June 26, 2002, as part of the same investigation, the
USFWS OLE seized further items suspected to be Native American human
remains (seizure-item numbers 817890-2 and 817890-5), which were being
held by a private individual, who also supplied the antiques store with
the previously purchased human remains. The individual offered these
items for sale to the USFWS OLE. After lengthy litigation regarding the
case, the Department of Justice transferred the items to the USFWS OLE
for NAGPRA compliance.
The Reed Farm site suggests a Protohistoric or historic time frame
and, based on historical evidence, are believed to represent early
historic Seneca villages. Archeological evidence indicates that the
Owasco culture occupied central and eastern New York and the Glaciated
Alleghany Plateau during the Woodland Stage (1000 B.C.--A.D. 1600).
Around A.D. 1600, the Owasco culture underwent a transition. Between
A.D. 1450 and 1600, diagnostic characteristics indicative of the Seneca
culture begin to become evident in the archeological record. Seneca
occupation of Ontario County, NY, is well-documented. From the early
16th century until the American Revolution, the Seneca occupied a
region between the Genesee River and Canandaigua Lake, which includes
Livingston and Ontario Counties, NY, as well as the southern portion of
Monroe County, NY. Today, the Seneca are represented by three federally
recognized Indian Tribes: The Seneca Nation of Indians (previously
listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation
(previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); and
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of
Seneca Indians of New York).
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and
Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement
Officials of the USFWS OLE have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of a minimum of 25
individuals of Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described
in this notice 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.
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 object and the Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York);
Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of
Oklahoma); and Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York).
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 object should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Steve Oberholtzer, Special Agent in Charge,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement, Mountain-
Prairie Region, P.O. Box 25486--DFC, Denver, CO 80225, telephone (303)
236-7893, email steve_oberholtzer@fws.gov, by October 5, 2017. After
that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary object to the
Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New
York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma); and Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as
the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York) may proceed.
The USFWS OLE is responsible for notifying the Cayuga Nation;
Oneida Nation (previously listed as the Oneida Tribe of Indians of
Wisconsin); Oneida Nation of New York; Onondaga Nation; Saint Regis
Mohawk Tribe (previously listed as the St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians
of New York); Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the Seneca
Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as the
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York); Tuscarora
Nation; and the Haudenosaunee Standing Committee on Burial Rules &
Regulations that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 29, 2017.
Sarah Glass,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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