Notice of Inventory Completion: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, 50881-50882 [2022-17768]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 159 / Thursday, August 18, 2022 / Notices portions of the human remains to Seattle University. In 1992, the human remains of this one individual were transferred to Eastern Washington University. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1920–1921, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed by F.S. Hall or his expedition team from the Washington State Museum from a cave near Pot Holes in Grant County, WA. The human remains were wrapped in a bundle of horsetails along with stone tools, harness fragments and firecracked rock and stored in a box. This bundle was determined to be part of Hall’s expedition based on the writing on the box label, which matches other boxes from this expedition; the location, which is within the vicinity of the project area; the condition of the human remains being similar to other human remains recovered from this expedition; and the date and region of the newspaper found in the box. The expedition collection was accessioned by the Burke Museum in 1920 (Accn. #1860). In 1974, the Burke Museum legally transferred portions of the human remains to Seattle University. In 1992, the human remains of this one individual and 10 associated funerary objects were transferred to Eastern Washington University. No known individual was identified. The 10 associated funerary objects are three fragments of harness leather with rivets, one lot of newspaper fragments (dated 1920, local ads from Walla Walla, WA and Moscow, ID), one lot of horsetail bundles, four basalt flakes, and one firecracked rock. NAGPRA experts representing the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and the Wanapum Band identified this site as part of their traditional territory. Early and late published ethnographic documentation indicates that this was the aboriginal territory of the MosesColumbia or Sinkiuse, and the Yakima (Daugherty 1973, Miller 1998, Mooney 1896, Ray 1936, Spier 1936), whose descendants are represented today by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and the Wanapum Band, a non-federally recognized Indian group. Museum documentation indicates that the cultural items were found in connection with the human remains. The cultural items are consistent with cultural items typically found with burials in Eastern Washington. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Aug 17, 2022 Jkt 256001 Determinations Made by the Eastern Washington University Officials of the Eastern Washington University have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 11 individuals of Native American ancestry. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 14 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 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Kate Valdez, NAGPRA Coordinator, Eastern Washington University, 214 Showalter Hall, Cheney, WA 99004, telephone (509) 359–3116, email vvaldez6@ewu.edu, by September 19, 2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed. If joined to a request from one or more of The Tribes, the Wanapum Band, a nonfederally recognized Indian group may receive transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects. The Eastern Washington University is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes and Group that this notice has been published. Dated: August 10, 2022. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2022–17763 Filed 8–17–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50881 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034370; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: Bryn Mawr College 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 Bryn Mawr College. 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 Bryn Mawr College at the address in this notice by September 19, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marianne Weldon, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, telephone (610) 526–5022, email mweldon@brynmawr.edu. 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 Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from a mound in the City of Natchez, Adams County, MS. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1 50882 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 159 / Thursday, August 18, 2022 / Notices 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 Bryn Mawr College professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Catawba Indian Nation (previously listed as Catawba Tribe of South Carolina); Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians (previously listed as Poarch Band of Creeks); Quapaw Nation (previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood, & Tampa Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage Tribe); The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma were invited to consult but did not participate. Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes listed in this section are referred to as ‘‘The Consulted and Invited Tribes.’’ khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES History and Description of the Remains Sometime in the nineteenth century, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from a burial at a mound site in the City of Natchez, Adams County, MS. Upon his death in 1882, William Sansom Vaux bequeathed a collection to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (ANS) that included the human remains and associated funerary objects listed in this notice. The ANS accessioned them on June 27, 1912. In 1961, the ANS loaned approximately 3,000 items, including these human remains and associated funerary objects, to Bryn Mawr College. In 1997, the ANS transferred control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to Bryn Mawr College. No known individuals were identified. The 10 associated funerary objects are one lot of iron rings or beads, three copper VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Aug 17, 2022 Jkt 256001 bracelets, three copper beads, one bone bead, one shell bead, and one shell ring. Mound sites in the region are associated with the Plaquemine Mississippian period (circa 1200–1730 CE) and the Natchez people. Based on the presence of iron cultural items, the burial occurred after contact with European material culture. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Determinations Made by Bryn Mawr College AGENCY: Officials of Bryn Mawr College have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of, at minimum, three individuals of Native American ancestry. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 10 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 Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). SUMMARY: 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 Marianne Weldon, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, telephone (610) 526–5022, email mweldon@ brynmawr.edu, by September 19, 2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed. Bryn Mawr College is responsible for notifying The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: August 10, 2022. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2022–17768 Filed 8–17–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034372; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice. The Grand Rapids Public Museum 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 no cultural affiliation between the human remains and 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 human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Grand Rapids Public Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and 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 human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Grand Rapids Public Museum at the address in this notice by September 19, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Forist, Chief Curator, Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, telephone (616) 929–1809, email aforist@grpm.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 and associated funerary objects under the control of the Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Norton Mounds (20KT01) in Kent County, 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 E:\FR\FM\18AUN1.SGM 18AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034370; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Bryn Mawr College 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 Bryn 
Mawr College. 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 Bryn Mawr College at the address in this 
notice by September 19, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marianne Weldon, Bryn Mawr College, 
101 N Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, telephone (610) 526-5022, 
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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of Bryn Mawr College, 
Bryn Mawr, PA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from a mound in the City of Natchez, Adams County, MS.
    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

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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 Bryn Mawr 
College professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The 
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Catawba Indian 
Nation (previously listed as Catawba Tribe of South Carolina); Cherokee 
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miami 
Tribe of Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Mississippi Band of 
Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians (previously listed as 
Poarch Band of Creeks); Quapaw Nation (previously listed as The Quapaw 
Tribe of Indians); Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood, & 
Tampa Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw 
Nation of Oklahoma; The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage 
Tribe); The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; 
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 
Indians in Oklahoma were invited to consult but did not participate. 
Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes listed in this section are referred to 
as ``The Consulted and Invited Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    Sometime in the nineteenth century, human remains representing, at 
minimum, three individuals were removed from a burial at a mound site 
in the City of Natchez, Adams County, MS. Upon his death in 1882, 
William Sansom Vaux bequeathed a collection to the Academy of Natural 
Sciences in Philadelphia (ANS) that included the human remains and 
associated funerary objects listed in this notice. The ANS accessioned 
them on June 27, 1912. In 1961, the ANS loaned approximately 3,000 
items, including these human remains and associated funerary objects, 
to Bryn Mawr College. In 1997, the ANS transferred control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects to Bryn Mawr College. No known 
individuals were identified. The 10 associated funerary objects are one 
lot of iron rings or beads, three copper bracelets, three copper beads, 
one bone bead, one shell bead, and one shell ring.
    Mound sites in the region are associated with the Plaquemine 
Mississippian period (circa 1200-1730 CE) and the Natchez people. Based 
on the presence of iron cultural items, the burial occurred after 
contact with European material culture.

Determinations Made by Bryn Mawr College

    Officials of Bryn Mawr College have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of, at minimum, three 
individuals of Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 10 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 
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; 
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw 
Nation of Oklahoma; and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation (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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Marianne Weldon, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N 
Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, telephone (610) 526-5022, email 
[email protected], by September 19, 2022. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may 
proceed.
    Bryn Mawr College is responsible for notifying The Consulted and 
Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: August 10, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-17768 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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