Notice of Inventory Completion: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 5913-5914 [2023-01844]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 19 / Monday, January 30, 2023 / Notices Cultural Affiliation The cultural items in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: geographical and historical. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Ralph Foster Museum has determined that: • The three cultural items described above have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural items and The Chickasaw Nation. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 1, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Ralph Foster Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Ralph Foster Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 10.14. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Jan 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 Dated: January 18, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–01846 Filed 1–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 5913 October 3, 2022, Uluwehi K. Cashman identified the individuals listed in this notice as Native Hawaiians from the Island of Maalaea, Maui, Hawaii. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035192; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Vassar College has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Maui County, HI. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after March 1, 2023. ADDRESSES: Brian Daly, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, telephone (845) 437–5310, email brdaly@vassar.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Vassar College. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by Vassar College. SUMMARY: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were removed from Maalaea, Maui County, HI. During the 1920s, these human remains (030 Box; 380 Box; 577; Mandible 9) were acquired by Vassar College’s Natural History and Social Museums. Following the Museums’ dissolution 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, and the results were reported on December 21, 2020. On PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological, archeological, biological, geographical, historical, kinship, linguistic, oral traditional, and expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, Vassar College has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Hui Iwi Kuamo’o. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 1, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Vassar College must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. Vassar College is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Native Hawaiian organization identified in this notice. E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1 5914 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 19 / Monday, January 30, 2023 / Notices collection of human and primate skeletal remains and casts, to the San Diego Museum (now the Museum of Us) for the Alesˇ Hrdlicˇka-curated The Science of Man exhibition at the 1915 Panama California Exposition. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: January 18, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–01844 Filed 1–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035189; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Museum of Us, San Diego, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Museum of Us has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Tunica County, MS. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after March 1, 2023. ADDRESSES: Carmen Mosley, NAGPRA Repatriation Manager, Museum of Us, 1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101, telephone (619) 239–2001 Ext. 42, email cmosley@ museumofus.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Museum of Us. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the Museum of Us. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Description In 1911, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Commerce in Tunica County, MS, by Clarence B. Moore. Soon thereafter, Clarence B. Moore donated the human remains to the Smithsonian Institution. In 1914 or 1915, the Smithsonian Institution sent these human remains, along with a large VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Jan 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: January 18, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Cultural Affiliation The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: geographical and historical information. [FR Doc. 2023–01839 Filed 1–27–23; 8:45 am] Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Museum of Us has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and The Chickasaw Nation. ACTION: Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 1, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Museum of Us must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Museum of Us is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice. PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035188; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from unknown location(s). DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after March 1, 2023. ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Repatriation Director, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605–2496, telephone (312) 665–7317, email hrobbins@ fieldmuseum.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Field Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the Field Museum. SUMMARY: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were removed from unknown location(s). According to Museum records, these human remains consisting of four crania were part of a group of eighteen unaccessioned individuals that had been stored in a box labeled ‘‘Sun Dance, Arapaho.’’ The Museum contends, based on institutional history E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01844]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035192; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Vassar College has completed an inventory of 
human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Maui 
County, HI.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after March 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Brian Daly, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, 
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, telephone (845) 437-5310, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Vassar 
College. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the 
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, 
can be found in the inventory or related records held by Vassar 
College.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were 
removed from Maalaea, Maui County, HI. During the 1920s, these human 
remains (030 Box; 380 Box; 577; Mandible 9) were acquired by Vassar 
College's Natural History and Social Museums. Following the Museums' 
dissolution 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, and 
the results were reported on December 21, 2020. On October 3, 2022, 
Uluwehi K. Cashman identified the individuals listed in this notice as 
Native Hawaiians from the Island of Maalaea, Maui, Hawaii. No 
associated funerary objects are present.

Cultural Affiliation

    The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more 
identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a 
relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier 
groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were 
used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological, 
archeological, biological, geographical, historical, kinship, 
linguistic, oral traditional, and expert opinion.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, Vassar College has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice 
and the Hui Iwi Kuamo'o.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
    Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after March 1, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation 
are received, Vassar College must determine the most appropriate 
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the 
human remains are considered a single request and not competing 
requests. Vassar College is responsible for sending a copy of this 
notice to the Native Hawaiian organization identified in this notice.

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    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, 
and 10.14.

    Dated: January 18, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-01844 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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