Notice of Inventory Completion: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 69317 [2022-25131]
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Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc.)
and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) (hereafter referred to as
‘‘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 Jane Pickering, William &
Muriel Seabury Howells Director,
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, 11
Divinity Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138,
telephone (617) 496–2374, email
jpickering@fas.harvard.edu, by
December 19, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology on behalf of the Warren
Anatomical Museum, Harvard
University is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes and Groups that
this notice has been published.
Dated: November 9, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034886;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: Vassar College 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 Vassar College. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
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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 Vassar College at the
address in this notice by December 19,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Daly, Vassar College, 124
Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY
12604, telephone (845) 437–5310, email
brdaly@vassar.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 under the control of
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. The
human remains were removed from an
unknown geographic location.
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.
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A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Vassar College
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona and the Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona.
An invitation to consult was extended
to the Ak-Chin Indian Community
(previously listed as Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona); Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Tohono O’Odham
Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes listed
in this section are referred to as ‘‘The
Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from an
unknown geographic location. During
the 1920s, the human remains
(Mandible 1; Mandible 2; Mandible 5;
Mandible 7) were acquired by Vassar
College’s Natural History and Social
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Museums. After the museums dissolved
in the 1960s, the human remains were
acquired by the Anthropology and
Biology departments. Human remains
located in the Biology and
Anthropology Department teaching
collections were examined for visual
and statistical markers of Native
American affinities, with results
reported on December 21, 2020. The
results from the assessments identified
these individuals with ‘‘Hohokam’’
affinity. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by Vassar College
Officials of Vassar College have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of five
individuals 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 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
a written request with information in
support of the request to Brian Daly,
Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue,
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, telephone
(845) 437–5310, email brdaly@
vassar.edu, by December 19, 2022. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
Vassar College is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: November 9, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034875;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034886; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Vassar College 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 Vassar College. 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 Vassar
College at the address in this notice by December 19, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Daly, Vassar College, 124
Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, telephone (845) 437-5310, 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 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. The human remains were
removed from an unknown geographic location.
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 Vassar
College professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona.
An invitation to consult was extended to the Ak-Chin Indian
Community (previously listed as Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona); Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Tohono O'Odham Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes listed in this section are
referred to as ``The Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from an unknown geographic location. During
the 1920s, the human remains (Mandible 1; Mandible 2; Mandible 5;
Mandible 7) were acquired by Vassar College's Natural History and
Social Museums. After the museums dissolved in the 1960s, the human
remains were acquired by the Anthropology and Biology departments.
Human remains located in the Biology and Anthropology Department
teaching collections were examined for visual and statistical markers
of Native American affinities, with results reported on December 21,
2020. The results from the assessments identified these individuals
with ``Hohokam'' affinity. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by Vassar College
Officials of Vassar College have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals 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 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 a
written request with information in support of the request to Brian
Daly, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604,
telephone (845) 437-5310, email [email protected], by December 19,
2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
Vassar College is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: November 9, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-25131 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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