Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL, 65658-65659 [2024-17883]
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ethnographic teaching collection, so
cross-contamination is a possibility.
There is one documented instance of
pest fumigation relating to the
collections that dates to 1972–1973.
This was to treat a silverfish infestation
in underground storage rooms that held
the museum’s objects after it closed. The
proposal was for the application of
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
to the floors, the placement of open
containers of paradichlorobenzene
(PDB) around the room, and the
placement of a mildew-retarding
insecticide inside the wraps of museum
specimens. The specific contents of the
room in which the chemicals were
applied, and to what extent they were
shielded from them, is unknown.
Consultation
Invitations to consult were sent to the
Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe;
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of
Connecticut; and the Narragansett
Indian Tribe. Invitations to consult were
also sent to the following non-federally
recognized Indian groups: Brothertown
Indian Nation; Eastern Pequot Tribal
Nation; Golden Hill Paugussett Indian
Nation; and the Schaghticoke Indian
Nation. The Mashantucket Pequot
Indian Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of
Indians of Connecticut responded to the
invitation and participated in
consultation. Other Indian Tribes and/or
groups either chose to defer,
participated in preliminary phone calls,
or did not participate.
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Cultural Affiliation
No information about the cultural
affiliation of the human remains in this
notice are available. The information,
including the results of consultation,
identified:
1. No earlier group connected to the
human remains.
2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization connected to the human
remains.
3. No relationship of shared group
identity between the earlier group and
the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization that can be reasonably
traced through time.
Determinations
Wesleyan University has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 16 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• No known lineal descendant who
can trace ancestry to the human remains
in this notice has been identified.
• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation to
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the human remains in this notice has
been clearly or reasonably identified.
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 any lineal
descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native
Hawaiian organization who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the
requestor is a lineal descendant or an
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
Upon request, repatriation of the
human remains described in this notice
may occur on or after September 11,
2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, Wesleyan
University 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. Wesleyan
University is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to any consulting
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: August 1, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605,
telephone (312) 665–7820, email
jcarpenter@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,
and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in its inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
two individuals have been identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present. The human remains are hair
clippings belonging to two individuals,
identified with the tribal designation
‘‘Yankton’’ (Field Museum catalog
numbers 193213.1 and 193213.4). Field
Museum staff believe they were
collected under the direction of Franz
Boas and Frederick Ward Putnam for
the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
in Chicago. The hair clippings were
accessioned into the Field Museum’s
collection in 1939. No information
regarding the individual’s name, sex,
age, or geographic location has been
found. There is no known presence of
any potentially hazardous substances.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the human
remains.
SUMMARY:
Determinations
The Field Museum has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a connection between the
human remains described in this notice
and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South
Dakota.
Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after September 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: June Carpenter, NAGPRA
Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake
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,
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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 has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice.
DATES:
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by a preponderance of the evidence, that
the requestor is a lineal descendant or
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after September 11,
2024. 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 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 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: August 1, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intended Repatriation:
University of California, Riverside,
Riverside, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of California, Riverside
intends to repatriate certain cultural
items that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects or objects
of cultural patrimony and that have a
cultural affiliation with the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
September 9, 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
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SUMMARY:
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California, Riverside, and additional
information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
summary or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of two cultural items have
been requested for repatriation. The one
unassociated funerary object is a bag of
cremated ceramic potsherds. In 1985 the
UCR Archaeological Research Unit was
hired to assess several archaeological
sites along Highway 111 in La Quinta,
Riverside County for the Desert Sands
Unified School District ahead of
potential grading. During their
pedestrian survey the archaeologists
assessed archaeological sites CA–RIV–
1180, CA–RIV–1980, CA–RIV–1981, and
CA–RIV–1982. They observed cremated
human remains on the surface of CA–
RIV–1980 and contacted the chairman
of a Cahuilla band, who advised that the
remains should not be disturbed. The
archaeologists did, however, collect
some pottery sherds that were found in
association with the cremation.
The one object of cultural patrimony
is a large ceramic olla. In the Winter of
1972, Dr. Wilke of the University of
California, Riverside, Archaeological
Research Unit discovered a large
ceramic olla containing a cache of
decomposed honey mesquite beans in
an unnamed canyon in the Mecca Hills
between Thermal and Painted Canyon.
The olla was discovered in
archaeological site CA–RIV–519, which
was a windswept rock-shelter affected
by years of rain and erosion. Wilke
decided to remove the olla to prevent
further damage or possible looting by
amateur pothunters. Radiocarbon
analysis of the mesquite beans indicated
a date of 200 +/¥ 100 years old. This
approximate time period corresponds
with the US Land Offices Survey
recording of at least five Cahuilla
villages situated near the base of the
Mecca Hills.
Determinations
The University of California,
Riverside has determined that:
• The one unassociated funerary
object described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed
intentionally with or near human
remains, and are connected, either at the
time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native
American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been
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identified by a preponderance of the
evidence as related to human remains,
specific individuals, or families, or
removed from a specific burial site or
burial area of an individual or
individuals with cultural affiliation to
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• The one object of cultural
patrimony described in this notice have
ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group, including any
constituent sub-group (such as a band,
clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or
other subdivision), according to the
Native American traditional knowledge
of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the Torrez Martinez
Desert Cahuilla Indians, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the authorized
representative identified in this notice
under 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 September 9, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the University of California, Riverside
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 California, Riverside is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: August 1, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038470; 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 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 September 11, 2024.
ADDRESSES: June Carpenter, NAGPRA Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake
Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665-7820, 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, and additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains are hair clippings belonging to two individuals, identified
with the tribal designation ``Yankton'' (Field Museum catalog numbers
193213.1 and 193213.4). Field Museum staff believe they were collected
under the direction of Franz Boas and Frederick Ward Putnam for the
1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The hair clippings were
accessioned into the Field Museum's collection in 1939. No information
regarding the individual's name, sex, age, or geographic location has
been found. There is no known presence of any potentially hazardous
substances.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains.
Determinations
The Field Museum has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
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,
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by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after September 11, 2024. 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 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 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: August 1, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-17883 Filed 8-9-24; 8:45 am]
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