Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 13368-13369 [2024-03582]

Download as PDF 13368 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 36 / Thursday, February 22, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed from a burial cave on the Kona coast of Hawai1i island. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after March 25, 2024. ADDRESSES: Dr. Jonathan Osorio, Dean of Hawai1inuia¯kea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, University of Hawai1iMa¯noa, 2540 Maile Way, HI 96822, telephone (808) 956–0980, email osorio@hawaii.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 University of Hawai1i. 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 Hawai1i. Description Two burial kapa (bark cloth) were recently discovered within numbered editions of a book entitled Specimens of Hawaiian Kapa Vol I by D.R. Severson within the UH Library system. One edition, No. 20, 2 was found in the UHManoa (UHM) Hamilton Library, GN432.S37, while the other edition, No. 28, was found in the UH-Hilo Mo1okini Library, GN432.S37. All respective numbered editions of the book (No.’s 1 to 95) were published by Severson in 1979, with No.’s 1–50 including samples of burial kapa. UH Ma¯noa acquired a copy (No. 20) in the same year it was published; UH Hilo received a donation of a copy (No. 28) in 2019. Each book contained actual kapa samples that Severson had gathered over the years from various notable collections and individuals; however, the burial kapa was from Severson’s personal collection. The only detail regarding their acquisition indicates that they were acquired from burial caves on the Kona Coast of Hawai1i Island. There is no way to determine if they were illicitly acquired or not. As the book contains traditional Hawaiian kapa acquired during the 19th century, its assumed that the burial kapa may have also likely been acquired during the same time period. Its further unknown if these burial kapa were exclusively made for burial or if they were personal belongings of the deceased. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Feb 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 Cultural Affiliation A detailed assessment of the unassociated funerary objects was made by UH staff in consultation with representatives of Hui Iwi Kuamo1o and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). There is a relationship of shared group identity that can reasonably be traced between the unassociated funerary object and present-day Native Hawaiian organizations listed in this notice. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological information, historical information, and expert opinion. (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12, 2024). As the notice conforms to the mandatory format of the Federal Register and includes the required information, the National Park Service is publishing this notice as submitted. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: February 9, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–03576 Filed 2–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the University of Hawai1i has determined that: • The two cultural items described above 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 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 items and the Hui Iwi Kuamo1o. 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 25, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of Hawai1i 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 University of Hawai1i is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised regulations PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037416; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) 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 collected at the Office of Indian Affairs Government School, Akutan Island, AK. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after March 25, 2024. ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496–2374, email jpickering@ fas.harvard.edu. 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 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: E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 36 / Thursday, February 22, 2024 / Notices Description Human remains representing, at minimum, 14 individuals were collected at the Office of Indian Affairs Government School, Akutan Island, AK. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual who was recorded as being 68 years old, one individual recorded as being 67 years old, one individual who was recorded as being 65 years old, one individual who was recorded as being 47 years old, three individuals who were recorded as being 45 years old, two individuals who were recorded as being 40 years old, one individual recorded as being 30 years old, one individual who was recorded as being 19 years old, two individuals recorded as being 14 years old, and one individual recorded as being 13 years old. All individuals were identified as ‘‘Aleut.’’ Elizabeth Burrows took the hair clippings at the Office of Indian Affairs Government School, Akutan Island between 1930 and 1933. Burrows sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. 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: kinship and anthropological. Determinations 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: 17:10 Feb 21, 2024 Dated: February 9, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–03582 Filed 2–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations, the PMAE has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 14 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 Native Village of Akutan. VerDate Sep<11>2014 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 25, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE 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 PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice. This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12, 2024). As the notice conforms to the mandatory format of the Federal Register and includes the required information, the National Park Service is publishing this notice as submitted. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Jkt 262001 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037412; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) 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 collected at the ‘‘Carson Indian School,’’ SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13369 (now Stewart Indian School), Carson City County, NV, and the Sherman Institute, Riverside County, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after March 25, 2024. ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496–2374, email jpickering@ 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 inventory or related records held by the PMAE. Description Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were collected at ‘‘Carson Indian School,’’ (now Stewart Indian School), Carson City County, NV. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual, George Wessell, who was recorded as being male, 15 years old and identified as ‘‘Digger.’’ Frederic Snyder took the hair clippings at the ‘‘Carson Indian School’’ between 1930 and 1933. Snyder sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are present. Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were collected at the Sherman Institute, Riverside County, CA. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual, May Hadurick, who was recorded as being female, 16 years old and identified as ‘‘Miwok.’’ Samuel H. Gilliam took the hair clippings at the Sherman Institute between 1930 and 1933. Gilliam sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. 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 E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037416; 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, Harvard University (PMAE) 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 collected at the 
Office of Indian Affairs Government School, Akutan Island, AK.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after March 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone 
(617) 496-2374, 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.

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Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, 14 individuals were 
collected at the Office of Indian Affairs Government School, Akutan 
Island, AK. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one 
individual who was recorded as being 68 years old, one individual 
recorded as being 67 years old, one individual who was recorded as 
being 65 years old, one individual who was recorded as being 47 years 
old, three individuals who were recorded as being 45 years old, two 
individuals who were recorded as being 40 years old, one individual 
recorded as being 30 years old, one individual who was recorded as 
being 19 years old, two individuals recorded as being 14 years old, and 
one individual recorded as being 13 years old. All individuals were 
identified as ``Aleut.'' Elizabeth Burrows took the hair clippings at 
the Office of Indian Affairs Government School, Akutan Island between 
1930 and 1933. Burrows sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who 
donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. 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: kinship and anthropological.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, 
and Native Hawaiian organizations, the PMAE has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of 14 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 Native Village of Akutan.

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 25, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the PMAE 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 PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to 
the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
    This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised 
regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12, 
2024). As the notice conforms to the mandatory format of the Federal 
Register and includes the required information, the National Park 
Service is publishing this notice as submitted.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: February 9, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-03582 Filed 2-21-24; 8:45 am]
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