Notice of Inventory Completion: Worcester Natural History Society (DBA EcoTarium), Worcester, MA, 71657-71658 [2021-27356]
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
the one cultural item described above
has ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred object and object of
cultural patrimony and the Rincon Band
of Luiseno Mission Indians of Rincon
Reservation, California.
affiliation between the human remains
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 should submit
a written request to the EcoTarium. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated
in this notice may proceed.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim this cultural item
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Dr. Thomas Torma, NAGPRA Liaison,
University of California, Berkeley;
Government and Community Relations,
Office of the Chancellor; University of
California, Berkeley; 200 California Hall,
Room 215A, Berkeley, CA 94720,
telephone (510) 672–5388, email
t.torma@berkeley.edu, by January 18,
2022. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred object and object
of cultural patrimony to the Rincon
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of
Rincon Reservation, California may
proceed.
The University of California, Berkeley
is responsible for notifying the Rincon
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of
Rincon Reservation, California that this
notice has been published.
DATES:
Dated: December 10, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
The Worcester Natural
History Society (DBA EcoTarium) has
completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin Christiansen, EcoTarium, 222
Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604,
telephone (508) 929–2734, email
MChristiansen@EcoTarium.org.
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 Worcester Natural History Society,
Worcester, MA. The human remains
were removed from land belonging to
the Daniels School of Forestry in
Rutland, Worcester County, MA.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Worcester Natural History Society
(DBA EcoTarium), Worcester, MA
AGENCY:
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 the EcoTarium at the
address in this notice by January 18,
2022.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by EcoTarium
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe [previously listed as
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal
Council, Inc.]; Wampanoag Tribe of Gay
Head (Aquinnah); and the Nipmuc
Nation, Hassanamisco Band, a nonfederally recognized Indian group.
Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes and the
non-federally recognized Indian group
listed in this section are referred to as
‘‘The Consulted Tribes and Group.’’
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History and Description of the Remains
In 1952, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from land belonging to the
Daniels School of Forestry in the town
of Rutland, Worcester County, MA. The
human remains have been in the
possession of the Worcester Natural
History Society since at least the late
1990s. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Forensic analysis of the human
remains reached the following
conclusion: ‘‘The remains consist of a
nearly complete skull of a probably
male, probable adult individual of
ancestry most consistent with Native
American. No meaningful estimate of
stature was possible. No antemortem or
perimortem trauma or antemortem
pathological changes are visible. The
PMI [postmortem interval, time of
death] was determined by 14C analysis
to be circa AD 290.’’ In other words,
these human remains belong to the
Woodland period of Native habitation of
the northeast.
The Daniels site is located within the
historic and prehistoric range of the
Nipmuc Nation. Historic associations,
including kinship connections, exist
between the Nipmuc and the
Wampanoag.
Multiple lines of evidence, guided by
consultation, including geographical,
oral traditional, linguistic, and historical
information, demonstrate the existence
of a shared group identity between The
Consulted Tribes and Group and the
earlier group to which the human
remains in this notice are connected.
Determinations Made by the Worcester
Natural History Society
Officials of the Worcester Natural
History Society 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 Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe [previously listed as Mashpee
Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.]
and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Tribes’’).
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
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a written request with information in
support of the request to Martin
Christiansen, EcoTarium, 222
Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604,
telephone (508) 929–2734, email
MChristiansen@EcoTarium.org, by
January 18, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may
proceed. If joined to a request from one
or more of The Tribes, the Nipmuc
Nation, Hassanamisco Band, a nonfederally recognized Indian group may
also be included in the transfer of
control.
The Worcester Natural History
Society is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and Group that this
notice has been published.
Dated: December 10, 2021.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University has completed an inventory
of associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between
the associated funerary objects 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 associated funerary objects
should submit a written request to the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
associated funerary objects to the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
associated funerary objects should
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submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
the Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology at the address in this
notice by January 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, Curator
and NAGPRA Director, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, email pcapone@
fas.harvard.edu.
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 associated funerary objects under the
control of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA. The
associated funerary objects were
removed from Stewart County, TN.
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
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the
associated funerary objects was made by
the Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’).
History and Description of the
Associated Funerary Objects
The sites listed in this notice were
excavated by Edwin Curtiss as part of a
series of Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology expeditions
in Middle Tennessee led by F.W.
Putnam between 1877 and 1884. The
human remains from these sites were
previously listed in a Notice of
Inventory Completion published in the
Federal Register on December 21, 2018
(83 FR 65727–65728, December 21,
2018) and transferred to The Chickasaw
Nation.
In 1879, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from a ‘‘Mound on Mr.
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Banister’s Place,’’ located near Dover in
Stewart County, TN. The three
associated funerary objects are one
chipped stone biface, one ceramic owl
effigy vessel, and one fluorspar pendant.
In 1879, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from a cemetery on ‘‘James C.
Green’s Place,’’ located near Dover in
Stewart County, TN. The 18 associated
funerary objects are one small ceramic
vessel and 17 ceramic sherds.
In 1879, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from a mound on ‘‘Mr. Perkin’s
Farm,’’ located on the Cumberland River
100 miles below Nashville, in Stewart
County, TN. The five associated
funerary objects are two copper-covered
wooden beads, one lead fragment, one
sharpening stone, and one pumice
stone.
Determinations Made by the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 26 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, Treaties, Acts of
Congress, or Executive Orders, the land
from which the Native American
associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘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
associated funerary objects should
submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Patricia Capone, Curator and NAGPRA
Director, Peabody Museum of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033138; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Worcester Natural History Society
(DBA EcoTarium), Worcester, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Worcester Natural History Society (DBA EcoTarium) has
completed an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit a
written request to the EcoTarium. If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
EcoTarium at the address in this notice by January 18, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Christiansen, EcoTarium, 222
Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604, telephone (508) 929-2734, email
[email protected].
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 Worcester Natural History Society, Worcester, MA.
The human remains were removed from land belonging to the Daniels
School of Forestry in Rutland, Worcester County, MA.
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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by EcoTarium
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe [previously listed as Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal
Council, Inc.]; Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah); and the Nipmuc
Nation, Hassanamisco Band, a non-federally recognized Indian group.
Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes and the non-federally recognized
Indian group listed in this section are referred to as ``The Consulted
Tribes and Group.''
History and Description of the Remains
In 1952, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from land belonging to the Daniels School of Forestry in
the town of Rutland, Worcester County, MA. The human remains have been
in the possession of the Worcester Natural History Society since at
least the late 1990s. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Forensic analysis of the human remains reached the following
conclusion: ``The remains consist of a nearly complete skull of a
probably male, probable adult individual of ancestry most consistent
with Native American. No meaningful estimate of stature was possible.
No antemortem or perimortem trauma or antemortem pathological changes
are visible. The PMI [postmortem interval, time of death] was
determined by 14C analysis to be circa AD 290.'' In other words, these
human remains belong to the Woodland period of Native habitation of the
northeast.
The Daniels site is located within the historic and prehistoric
range of the Nipmuc Nation. Historic associations, including kinship
connections, exist between the Nipmuc and the Wampanoag.
Multiple lines of evidence, guided by consultation, including
geographical, oral traditional, linguistic, and historical information,
demonstrate the existence of a shared group identity between The
Consulted Tribes and Group and the earlier group to which the human
remains in this notice are connected.
Determinations Made by the Worcester Natural History Society
Officials of the Worcester Natural History Society 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 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe [previously
listed as Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.] and the
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) (hereafter referred to as ``The
Tribes'').
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
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a written request with information in support of the request to Martin
Christiansen, EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA 01604,
telephone (508) 929-2734, email [email protected], by January
18, 2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed. If joined to a request from one or more of The Tribes, the
Nipmuc Nation, Hassanamisco Band, a non-federally recognized Indian
group may also be included in the transfer of control.
The Worcester Natural History Society is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes and Group that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 10, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-27356 Filed 12-16-21; 8:45 am]
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