Notice of Inventory Completion: Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL, 24498 [2024-07363]
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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 10.10.
Dated: March 22, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–07364 Filed 4–5–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037677;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Birmingham Museum of Art,
Birmingham, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Birmingham Museum of Art 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after May 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Graham C. Boettcher,
Director & CEO, Birmingham Museum
of Art, 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr.
Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35203,
telephone (205) 297–8048, email
gboettcher@artsbma.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 Birmingham
Museum of Art and additional
information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
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SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
two individuals have been reasonably
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. In 1969, Dr. Samuel
Fischer, III of Birmingham, Alabama,
donated to the Birmingham Museum of
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Art the skeletal remains of two
individuals (partial skulls, accession
numbers 1969.33.1 and 1969.33.2)
believed to be Native American, which
were found in Detroit, Lamar County,
Alabama. In October 2018, the remains
of these individuals were examined and
tested by Dr. Keith Jacobi, biological
anthropologist in the Dept. of
Anthropology, University of Alabama,
and their ancestry was confirmed to be
Native American. The town of Detroit,
Lamar County, Alabama was established
on lands historically belonging to the
Choctaw Nation, which were ceded to
the United States of America in the
treaty of Fort St. Stephens in 1816.
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 10.10.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
history of the human remains described
in this notice.
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037672;
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Determinations
The Birmingham Museum of Art has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the human remains described
in this notice and the Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians; Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians; and The Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma.
ACTION:
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the authorized representative
identified in this notice under
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 May 8, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Birmingham Museum of Art 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
Birmingham Museum of Art is
responsible for sending a copy of this
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Dated: March 22, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–07363 Filed 4–5–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of California, Riverside,
Riverside, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of California, Riverside
(UCR) 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after May
8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Megan Murphy, University
of California, Riverside, 900 University
Avenue, Riverside, CA 92517–5900,
telephone (951) 827–6349, email
megan.murphy@ucr.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
California, Riverside, and additional
information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
four individuals have been reasonably
identified. The 47 lots of associated
funerary objects are eight lots of animal
bone, four lots of ceramics, six lots of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037677; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Birmingham Museum of Art,
Birmingham, AL
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 Birmingham Museum of Art 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after May 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Graham C. Boettcher, Director & CEO, Birmingham Museum
of Art, 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35203,
telephone (205) 297-8048, 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
Birmingham Museum of Art and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, two individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. In 1969, Dr. Samuel Fischer, III of
Birmingham, Alabama, donated to the Birmingham Museum of Art the
skeletal remains of two individuals (partial skulls, accession numbers
1969.33.1 and 1969.33.2) believed to be Native American, which were
found in Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama. In October 2018, the remains
of these individuals were examined and tested by Dr. Keith Jacobi,
biological anthropologist in the Dept. of Anthropology, University of
Alabama, and their ancestry was confirmed to be Native American. The
town of Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama was established on lands
historically belonging to the Choctaw Nation, which were ceded to the
United States of America in the treaty of Fort St. Stephens in 1816.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
The Birmingham Museum of Art has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
There is a reasonable connection between the human remains
described in this notice and the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; and The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under 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 May 8, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the Birmingham Museum of Art 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 Birmingham Museum of Art 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 10.10.
Dated: March 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-07363 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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