Notice of Intended Repatriation: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 102944 [2024-29940]
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Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
collected at the Laboratory of
Anthropology, Santa Fe County, NM.
The human remains are hair clippings
collected from one individual who was
recorded as being 18 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being
17 years old, and one individual who
was recorded as being 16 years old and
all identified as ‘‘Navajo.’’ An unknown
collector took the hair clippings at the
Laboratory of Anthropology between
1930 and 1933. They 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
Based on the available information
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the human
remains described in this notice.
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Determinations
The PMAE has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 77 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the human remains described
in this notice and the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah.
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 17, 2025. 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.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
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regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intended Repatriation:
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)
intends to repatriate certain cultural
items that meet the definition of sacred
objects 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
January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Deanna Byrd, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
384–0672, email deannabyrd@
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, 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.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
A total of two cultural items have
been requested for repatriation. The two
sacred objects are one shield and one
cover. According to PMAE records, Mr.
Sprigelburg, of Santa Fe, New Mexico,
purchased the shield and cover, at an
unknown date, from a member of the
Santa Ana Pueblo community, after
‘‘trying to buy it for 20 years and from
3 generations.’’ Dr. Samuel Kirkland
Lothrop purchased the shield and cover
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from Mr. Sprigelburg in 1915, and
subsequently donated both the shield
and cover to PMAE in 1916.
Determinations
The PMAE has determined that:
• The two sacred objects described in
this notice are specific ceremonial
objects needed by a traditional Native
American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to
the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant,
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the Pueblo of Santa Ana,
New Mexico.
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 January 17, 2025. 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 items are
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 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: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039211; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: 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 certain
cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects 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 January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Deanna Byrd, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone
(617) 384-0672, 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, 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 two sacred objects are one shield and one cover. According to PMAE
records, Mr. Sprigelburg, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, purchased the shield
and cover, at an unknown date, from a member of the Santa Ana Pueblo
community, after ``trying to buy it for 20 years and from 3
generations.'' Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop purchased the shield and
cover from Mr. Sprigelburg in 1915, and subsequently donated both the
shield and cover to PMAE in 1916.
Determinations
The PMAE has determined that:
The two sacred objects described in this notice are
specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico.
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 January 17, 2025. 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 items are 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 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: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29940 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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