Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 88643-88644 [2023-28177]
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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
information, geographical information,
historical information, kinship, and
linguistics.
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Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Alabama Department
of Archives and History 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 and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte
Tribal Town; Cherokee Nation;
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians;
Seminole Tribe of Florida; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town.
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 January 22, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Alabama Department of Archives
and 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 Alabama
Department of Archives and History is
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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 10.9, 10.10, and
10.14.
Dated: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology (PMAE), Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, has completed an
inventory of associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is no
cultural affiliation between the
associated funerary objects and any
Indian Tribe. The associated funerary
objects were removed from Sumner and
Williamson counties, TN.
SUMMARY:
Disposition of the associated
funerary objects in this notice may
occur on or after January 22, 2024.
DATES:
Patricia Capone, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, email pcapone@
fas.harvard.edu.
ADDRESSES:
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 inventory or related records held
by the PMAE.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Description
The human remains associated with
the associated funerary objects were
previously published in the Federal
Register on December 21, 2018 (83 FR
65741–65743), September 15, 2022 (87
FR 56695–56696), and April 26, 2023
(88 FR 25426–25427) and transfer of
control has been completed. The present
notice reflects the identification of
additional associated funerary objects.
In 1878, associated funerary objects
were removed from the site of Gray’s
Farm (40Wm11) in Williamson County,
TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part of a
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology expedition led by F.W.
Putnam. The one associated funerary
object is a shell spoon.
In 1878, associated funerary objects
were removed from the site of Noel
Cemetery, also known as Oscar Noel’s
Farm (40Dv3), in Davidson County, TN,
by Edwin Curtiss as part of a Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
expedition led by F.W. Putnam. The one
associated funerary object is a stone
bead.
In 1882, associated funerary objects
were removed from the Brentwood
Library Site (40Wm210) also known as
Dr. Jarman’s Site, in Williamson County,
TN, by F.W. Putnam as part of a
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology expedition. The one
associated funerary object is a pearl
bead.
In 1879, associated funerary objects
were removed from the RutherfordKizer site (40Su15) in Sumner, TN, by
Edwin Curtiss as part of a Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Expedition led by F.W. Putnam. The
two associated funerary objects are one
shell fragment and one shell bead.
Aboriginal Land
The associated funerary objects 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 or the
United States Court of Claims and
treaties.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, the PMAE has
determined that:
• The five objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or
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later as part of the death rite or
ceremony.
• No relationship of shared group
identity can be reasonably traced
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
Indian Tribe.
• The human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice
were removed from the aboriginal land
of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects 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 and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after January 22, 2024. If competing
requests for disposition are received, the
PMAE must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The PMAE 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.
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Dated: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–28177 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037133;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Shelburne Museum, Shelburne,
VT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Shelburne
Museum intends to repatriate a certain
cultural item that meets the definition of
an object of cultural patrimony and that
has a cultural affiliation with the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
in this notice. The cultural item was
removed from an unknown location.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item
in this notice may occur on or after
January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Alexander Kikutis,
Shelburne Museum, P.O. Box 10,
Shelburne, VT 05482, telephone (802)
985–0871, email AKikutis@
ShelburneMuseum.org.
SUMMARY:
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 Shelburne
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 summary or related
records held by Shelburne Museum.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
The one cultural item was removed
from an unknown location. This item of
cultural patrimony is a Santa Ana
Pueblo polychrome bowl (2023–5.13)
made circa 1820. In April 2023,
Shelburne Museum received a donation
of Pueblo pottery. Teressa Perry, widow
of Anthony Perry, donated this item.
Ms. Perry inherited this item from her
husband, Anthony Perry, in 2017. Mr.
Perry purchased this from Sotheby’s in
2007. It was previously sold at auction
by Sotheby’s again in 1989. It is
unknown who possessed it between the
auctions. There is no record prior to the
1989 Sotheby’s auction.
Cultural Affiliation
The cultural item in this notice is
connected to one or more identifiable
earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or
cultures. There is a relationship of
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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
information, archeological information,
geographical information, and historical
information.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, Shelburne Museum has
determined that:
• The one cultural item described
above has 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 item and the
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico.
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 January 22, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
Shelburne Museum must determine the
most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural item are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. Shelburne Museum
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: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–28186 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037122; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: 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 (PMAE), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, has completed an
inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there
is no cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and
any Indian Tribe. The associated funerary objects were removed from
Sumner and Williamson counties, TN.
DATES: Disposition of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, 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 inventory or related records held by the PMAE.
Description
The human remains associated with the associated funerary objects
were previously published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2018
(83 FR 65741-65743), September 15, 2022 (87 FR 56695-56696), and April
26, 2023 (88 FR 25426-25427) and transfer of control has been
completed. The present notice reflects the identification of additional
associated funerary objects.
In 1878, associated funerary objects were removed from the site of
Gray's Farm (40Wm11) in Williamson County, TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part
of a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by F.W.
Putnam. The one associated funerary object is a shell spoon.
In 1878, associated funerary objects were removed from the site of
Noel Cemetery, also known as Oscar Noel's Farm (40Dv3), in Davidson
County, TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part of a Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology expedition led by F.W. Putnam. The one associated
funerary object is a stone bead.
In 1882, associated funerary objects were removed from the
Brentwood Library Site (40Wm210) also known as Dr. Jarman's Site, in
Williamson County, TN, by F.W. Putnam as part of a Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology expedition. The one associated funerary
object is a pearl bead.
In 1879, associated funerary objects were removed from the
Rutherford-Kizer site (40Su15) in Sumner, TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part
of a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Expedition led by F.W.
Putnam. The two associated funerary objects are one shell fragment and
one shell bead.
Aboriginal Land
The associated funerary objects 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 or the United States Court of Claims and treaties.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the PMAE has
determined that:
The five objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at
the time of death or
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later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and
any Indian Tribe.
The human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January
22, 2024. If competing requests for disposition are received, the PMAE
must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition.
Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and associated
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The PMAE 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: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-28177 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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