Notice2021-17065
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY
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Published
August 11, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP) has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the NYSOPRHP. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44041-44042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17065]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032391; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation, and Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic
Preservation (NYSOPRHP) has completed an inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
should submit a written request to the NYSOPRHP. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to
the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
NYSOPRHP at the address in this notice by September 10, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Farry (Scientist/Archaeology),
Division for Historic Preservation, P.O. Box 189, Waterford, NY 12188-
0189, telephone (518) 268-2185, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c7d72786e796b327a7d6e6e655c6c7d6e776f327265327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b1a151f091e0c551d1a0909023b0b1a091008551502551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and
Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY. The human remains were removed
from the Old Arsenal/Arsenal Hill Site, Canandaigua, Ontario County and
the Ball Farm/Totiakton Site, Mendon, Monroe County, NY.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the New York
State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Cayuga
Nation; Seneca Nation of Indians [previously listed as Seneca Nation of
New York]; Seneca-Cayuga Nation [previously listed Seneca-Cayuga Tribe
of Oklahoma]; Tonawanda Band of Seneca [previously listed as Tonawanda
Band of Seneca Indians of New York]; and the Tuscarora Nation
(hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In the late nineteenth century, human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were removed from the Old Arsenal/Arsenal Hill
Site in Ontario County, NY. The human remains were excavated by William
M. Locke and acquired by William Pryor Letchworth. The Letchworth
collection was included in the gift of the Glen Iris Estate to New York
State in 1907. The human remains include a skull belonging to an adult
of unknown sex (LE.2010.7) and partial cranium vault fragments
belonging to an adult of unknown sex (LE.2010.8). No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the known context of recovery and a 2002 archeological and
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osteological assessment, the human remains predate A.D. 1400 and are
connected to earlier Owasco/Seneca. The provenience of the human
remains is consistent with the historically documented territory of the
Seneca. Consultation has further established the cultural affiliation
of these human remains with the Seneca Nation of Indians [previously
listed as Seneca Nation of New York] and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
[previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York].
In the late nineteenth century, human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed from the Ball Farm/Totiakton Site,
Monroe County, NY. The human remains were excavated by William M. Locke
and acquired by William Pryor Letchworth. The Letchworth collection was
included in the gift of the Glen Iris Estate to New York State in 1907.
The human remains include the mandible, teeth, and cranial fragments
belonging to a sub-adult aged 6-12 of unknown sex. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the known context of recovery and a 2002 archaeological
and osteological assessment, the human remains date to ca. A.D. 1669-
1687 and are connected to the earlier Seneca. Ca. A.D. 1669-1687,
Totiakton was a Seneca village located along Honeoye Creek in the Town
of Mendon, Monroe County, NY. The provenience of the human remains is
consistent with the historically documented territory of the Seneca.
Consultation has further established the cultural affiliation of these
human remains with the Seneca Nation of Indians [previously listed as
Seneca Nation of New York] and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca [previously
listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York].
Determinations Made by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation,
and Historic Preservation
Officials of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and
Historic Preservation have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the Seneca Nation of Indians [previously
listed as Seneca Nation of New York] and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
[previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York]
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Division
for Historic Preservation, P.O. Box 189, Waterford, NY 12188-0189,
telephone (518) 268-2185, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcbdb2b8aeb9abf2babdaeaea59cacbdaeb7aff2b2a5f2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8a9a6acbaadbfe6aea9babab188b8a9baa3bbe6a6b1e6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>, by September
10, 2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may
proceed.
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic
Preservation is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that
this notice has been published.
Dated: July 28, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-17065 Filed 8-10-21; 8:45 am]
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