Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL, 51347-51348 [2023-16482]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 148 / Thursday, August 3, 2023 / Notices Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, PA. The human remains were brought back to the Museum, where they are currently being held [PM# 35–21–24] along with associated funerary objects. The four associated funerary objects are two lots consisting of shell beads (about 70+ total) [PM# 35–21–25, PM# 35–21–26], one stone ‘‘flint’’ blade [PM# 35–21–27], and one lot consisting of fragments of an iron blade with wooden handle [PM#35–21–28]. 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: archeological and oral traditional. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, BLM Alaska has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The four 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. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Galena Village (a.k.a. Louden Village). ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:35 Aug 02, 2023 Jkt 259001 Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 5, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, BLM Alaska 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. BLM Alaska 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 10.9, § 10.10, and § 10.14. Dated: July 26, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–16483 Filed 8–2–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036302; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Chatham County, GA, and McIntosh County, GA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2023. ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Field Museum, 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51347 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. Description Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Chatham County, GA. In 1896 or 1897, Clarence B. Moore removed human remains from Mound D on Ossabaw Island. The Field Museum received the human remains from Moore in 1897, via an exchange. The human remains belong to a possible adult whose sex is unknown. No associated funerary objects were present. Two associated funerary objects were removed from McIntosh County, GA. In 1896 or 1897, Clarence B. Moore removed one associated funerary object from Dumoussay’s Field, on Sapelo Island, and one associated funerary object from the north end of Creighton Island. The Field Museum received the funerary objects from Moore in 1897, via an exchange. The two associated funerary objects are two burial urns. Cultural Affiliation The human remains and associated funerary objects 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, geographical, and linguistic. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Field Museum has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The two 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 and are reasonably believed to have been made exclusively for burial purposes or to contain human remains. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains and E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1 51348 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 148 / Thursday, August 3, 2023 / Notices associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creek Indians; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 5, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Field Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Field Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. 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: July 26, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–16482 Filed 8–2–23; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036305; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Berkeley intends to repatriate a certain cultural SUMMARY: 17:35 Aug 02, 2023 Description The one unassociated funerary object was removed from site CA-Sac-159 in Sacramento County, CA, by Robert Fleming Heizer and a field crew, and appropriated by the University of California, Berkeley’s Lowie Museum of Anthropology (now known as the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum) in 1938. The one unassociated funerary object is a clamshell disc bead. Cultural Affiliation BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 item that meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural item was removed from site CA-Sac-159, Sacramento County, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexandra Lucas, Repatriation Coordinator, Government and Community Relations (Chancellor’s Office), University of California, Berkeley, 200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, telephone (510) 570–0964, email nagpra-ucb@berkeley.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the University of California, Berkeley. 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 summary or related records held by the University of California, Berkeley. Jkt 259001 The cultural item in this notice is 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: tribal traditional, linguistic, archeological, and geographical. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 organizations, the University of California, Berkeley has determined that: • The one unassociated funerary object described above 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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native American individual. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural item and the Wilton Rancheria, California. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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 item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 5, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of California, Berkeley must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item is considered a single request and not competing requests. The University of California, Berkeley 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. Dated: July 26, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–16484 Filed 8–2–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–36283; PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036302; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum has completed an inventory 
of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined 
that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and 
associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed from Chatham County, GA, and McIntosh County, GA.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, 
Chicago, IL 60605-2496, telephone (312) 665-7317, 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 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.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed 
from Chatham County, GA. In 1896 or 1897, Clarence B. Moore removed 
human remains from Mound D on Ossabaw Island. The Field Museum received 
the human remains from Moore in 1897, via an exchange. The human 
remains belong to a possible adult whose sex is unknown. No associated 
funerary objects were present.
    Two associated funerary objects were removed from McIntosh County, 
GA. In 1896 or 1897, Clarence B. Moore removed one associated funerary 
object from Dumoussay's Field, on Sapelo Island, and one associated 
funerary object from the north end of Creighton Island. The Field 
Museum received the funerary objects from Moore in 1897, via an 
exchange. The two associated funerary objects are two burial urns.

Cultural Affiliation

    The human remains and associated funerary objects 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, geographical, and 
linguistic.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the Field Museum has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The two 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 and 
are reasonably believed to have been made exclusively for burial 
purposes or to contain human remains.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the human remains and

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associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creek 
Indians; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects 
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 5, 2023. 
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Field Museum 
must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. 
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing 
requests. The Field Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this 
notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, Sec.  
10.10, and Sec.  10.14.

    Dated: July 26, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-16482 Filed 8-2-23; 8:45 am]
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