Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 102943-102944 [2024-29947]
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Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects described in this notice
to a requestor may occur on or after
January 17, 2025. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the
University of California, Davis must
determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests
for joint repatriation of the associated
funerary objects are considered a single
request and not competing requests. The
University of California, Davis 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: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–29946 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039218;
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 Fort Mohave Indian
School, Mohave County, AZ, the Hopi
Agency, Navajo County, AZ, the
Sherman Institute, Riverside County,
CA, Crownpoint, McKinley County,
NM, the U.S. Indian Vocational School,
Bernalillo County, NM, and the
Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe
County, NM.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
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SUMMARY:
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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 inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual was collected
at the Fort Mohave Indian School,
Mohave County, AZ. The human
remains are hair clippings collected
from one individual who was recorded
as being 19 years old and identified as
‘‘Navajo.’’ Timothy G. Mackey took the
hair clippings at the Fort Mohave Indian
School between 1930 and 1933. Mackey
sent the hair clippings to George
Woodbury, who donated the hair
clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 16 individuals were
collected at the Hopi Agency, Navajo
County, AZ. The human remains are
hair clippings collected from one
individual who was recorded as being
20 years old, two individuals who were
recorded as being 19 years old, three
individuals who were recorded as being
18 years old, one individual who was
recorded as being 17 years old, three
individuals who were recorded as being
16 years old, one individual who was
recorded as being 15 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being
14 years old, one individual who was
recorded as being 13 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being
12 years old, one individual who was
recorded as being 8 years old, and one
individual who was recorded as being
‘‘Adult’’ and all identified as ‘‘Navajo.’’
Edgar K. Miller took the hair clippings
at the Hopi Agency between 1930 and
1933. Miller sent the hair clippings to
George Woodbury, who donated the hair
clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, nine individuals were
collected at the Sherman Institute,
Riverside County, CA. The human
remains are hair clippings collected
from one individual who was recorded
as being 23 years old, four individuals
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who were recorded as being 20 years
old, two individuals who were recorded
as being 19 years old, one individual
who was recorded as being 18 years old,
and one individual who was recorded as
being 17 years old and all identified as
‘‘Navajo.’’ 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.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 27 individuals were
collected at Crownpoint, McKinley
County, NM. The human remains are
hair clippings collected from one
individual who was recorded as being
70 years old, one individual who was
recorded as being 57 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being
54 years old, one individual who was
recorded as being 50 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being
45 years old, one individual who was
recorded as being 38 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being
35 years old, one individual who was
recorded as being 17 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being
16 years old, two individuals who were
recorded as being 15 years old, four
individuals who were recorded as being
14 years old, and 12 individuals who
were recorded as being ‘‘Adult’’ and all
identified as ‘‘Navajo.’’ E. Stacher took
the hair clippings at Crownpoint
between 1930 and 1933. Stacher sent
the hair clippings to George Woodbury,
who donated the hair clippings to the
PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 21 individuals were
collected at the U.S. Indian Vocational
School, Bernalillo County, NM. The
human remains are hair clippings
collected from one individual who was
recorded as being 18 years old, three
individuals who were recorded as being
17 years old, five individuals who were
recorded as being 16 years old, three
individuals who were recorded as being
15 years old, six individuals who were
recorded as being 14 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being
13 years old, and two individuals with
no age recorded and all identified as
‘‘Navajo.’’ Reuben Perry took the hair
clippings at the U.S. Indian Vocational
School between 1930 and 1933. Perry
sent the hair clippings to George
Woodbury, who donated the hair
clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No
associated funerary objects are present.
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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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U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–29947 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am]
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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
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.
[FR Doc. 2024–29940 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039218; 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
Fort Mohave Indian School, Mohave County, AZ, the Hopi Agency, Navajo
County, AZ, the Sherman Institute, Riverside County, CA, Crownpoint,
McKinley County, NM, the U.S. Indian Vocational School, Bernalillo
County, NM, and the Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe County, NM.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 17, 2025.
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, 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
minimum, one individual was collected at the Fort Mohave Indian School,
Mohave County, AZ. The human remains are hair clippings collected from
one individual who was recorded as being 19 years old and identified as
``Navajo.'' Timothy G. Mackey took the hair clippings at the Fort
Mohave Indian School between 1930 and 1933. Mackey sent the hair
clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the
PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
minimum, 16 individuals were collected at the Hopi Agency, Navajo
County, AZ. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one
individual who was recorded as being 20 years old, two individuals who
were recorded as being 19 years old, three individuals who were
recorded as being 18 years old, one individual who was recorded as
being 17 years old, three individuals who were recorded as being 16
years old, one individual who was recorded as being 15 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being 14 years old, one individual who
was recorded as being 13 years old, one individual who was recorded as
being 12 years old, one individual who was recorded as being 8 years
old, and one individual who was recorded as being ``Adult'' and all
identified as ``Navajo.'' Edgar K. Miller took the hair clippings at
the Hopi Agency between 1930 and 1933. Miller sent the hair clippings
to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935.
No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
minimum, nine individuals were collected at the Sherman Institute,
Riverside County, CA. The human remains are hair clippings collected
from one individual who was recorded as being 23 years old, four
individuals who were recorded as being 20 years old, two individuals
who were recorded as being 19 years old, one individual who was
recorded as being 18 years old, and one individual who was recorded as
being 17 years old and all identified as ``Navajo.'' 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.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
minimum, 27 individuals were collected at Crownpoint, McKinley County,
NM. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual
who was recorded as being 70 years old, one individual who was recorded
as being 57 years old, one individual who was recorded as being 54
years old, one individual who was recorded as being 50 years old, one
individual who was recorded as being 45 years old, one individual who
was recorded as being 38 years old, one individual who was recorded as
being 35 years old, one individual who was recorded as being 17 years
old, one individual who was recorded as being 16 years old, two
individuals who were recorded as being 15 years old, four individuals
who were recorded as being 14 years old, and 12 individuals who were
recorded as being ``Adult'' and all identified as ``Navajo.'' E.
Stacher took the hair clippings at Crownpoint between 1930 and 1933.
Stacher sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the
hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
minimum, 21 individuals were collected at the U.S. Indian Vocational
School, Bernalillo County, NM. The human remains are hair clippings
collected from one individual who was recorded as being 18 years old,
three individuals who were recorded as being 17 years old, five
individuals who were recorded as being 16 years old, three individuals
who were recorded as being 15 years old, six individuals who were
recorded as being 14 years old, one individual who was recorded as
being 13 years old, and two individuals with no age recorded and all
identified as ``Navajo.'' Reuben Perry took the hair clippings at the
U.S. Indian Vocational School between 1930 and 1933. Perry sent the
hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to
the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are present.
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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.
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 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29947 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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