Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 73374-73375 [2023-23558]

Download as PDF 73374 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / Notices opinion, including Tribal traditional knowledge. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of at minimum 21 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 California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 November 24, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 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 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 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: October 18, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–23553 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Oct 24, 2023 Jkt 262001 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036827; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) intends to repatriate a certain cultural 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 Hampden County, MA. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after November 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496–3702, email pcapone@fas.harvard.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 the PMAE. 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 PMAE. SUMMARY: Description The one cultural item was removed from Hampden County, MA. The cultural item was collected by Harry A. Wright from a cemetery at the Long Hill site in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, between 1891 and 1896. Wright donated the cultural item to the PMAE in 1907. Wright removed the cultural item from a grave containing the human remains of at least 13 individuals. Wright described the individuals as embedded in a layer of dry sand and surrounded by a layer of ‘‘charcoal,’’ which may have been a misinterpretation of decayed woven burial mats. The cultural item lay in the layer of ‘‘charcoal’’ and was not associated with any specific individual. Descriptions of the burial indicate that PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 two metal spoons and European-made buckles were also interred with the individuals and a few Dutch ‘‘fairy pipes,’’ flint flakes, and a stone axe laid on and near the surface of the grave. None of these items are in the possession of the Peabody Museum. The one unassociated funerary object is a Colonoware cup. 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: archeological, geographical, historical, kinship, linguistic, and oral tradition. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the PMAE has determined that: • The one cultural item 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 is 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 Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 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 item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after November 24, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / Notices considered a single request and not competing requests. The PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations 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: October 18, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–23558 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036801; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Saint Augustine, FL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (CASA) 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 St. Johns County, FL. DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after November 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Gordie Wilson, Superintendent, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, 8635 A1A South, Saint Augustine, FL 32080, telephone (904) 829–6506, email Gordon_Wilson@ nps.gov. 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 superintendent, CASA. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by CASA. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Oct 24, 2023 Jkt 262001 Description Human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were removed from St. John’s County, FL. The human remains were donated to CASA in 1947 with very little accompanying documentation pertaining to archeological context. In 1974, Dr Kathleen Deagan dated most material in the collection to post-1672 (the date the fort was constructed). No associated funerary objects are present. In 1979, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from St. John’s County, FL, during an excavation of test pits and trenches by Dr. Kathleen Deagan. No associated funerary objects are present. Aboriginal Land The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission, and a treaty. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, CASA has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry. • No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. • The human remains described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Requests for Disposition Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes 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, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land Indian Tribe. Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after November 24, PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73375 2023. If competing requests for disposition are received, CASA must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. CASA 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 and § 10.11. Dated: October 18, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–23545 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036807; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, Dalton State 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 Johnson County, TX. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after November 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Adam Ware, Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, Dalton State College, 650 College Drive, Dalton, GA 30720, telephone (706) 712–8218, email aware@daltonstate.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 the Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia, Dalton State 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 the Bandy Heritage SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036827; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) intends to repatriate a certain 
cultural 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 Hampden County, MA.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or 
after November 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 
496-3702, 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 
PMAE. 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 PMAE.

Description

    The one cultural item was removed from Hampden County, MA. The 
cultural item was collected by Harry A. Wright from a cemetery at the 
Long Hill site in Springfield, Hampden County, MA, between 1891 and 
1896. Wright donated the cultural item to the PMAE in 1907. Wright 
removed the cultural item from a grave containing the human remains of 
at least 13 individuals. Wright described the individuals as embedded 
in a layer of dry sand and surrounded by a layer of ``charcoal,'' which 
may have been a misinterpretation of decayed woven burial mats. The 
cultural item lay in the layer of ``charcoal'' and was not associated 
with any specific individual. Descriptions of the burial indicate that 
two metal spoons and European-made buckles were also interred with the 
individuals and a few Dutch ``fairy pipes,'' flint flakes, and a stone 
axe laid on and near the surface of the grave. None of these items are 
in the possession of the Peabody Museum. The one unassociated funerary 
object is a Colonoware cup.

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: archeological, geographical, 
historical, kinship, linguistic, and oral tradition.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the PMAE has determined that:
     The one cultural item 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 is 
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 Stockbridge 
Munsee Community, Wisconsin.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 
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 item in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after November 24, 2023. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate 
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the 
cultural item are

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considered a single request and not competing requests. The PMAE is 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and 
Native Hawaiian organizations 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: October 18, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-23558 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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