Notice2021-24314
Notice of Inventory Completion: Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex (Formerly Baylor Museum's Strecker Museum Complex; Formerly Baylor University Museum)
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November 8, 2021
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Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex. If no additional requestors come forward, the human remains and associated funerary objects may be reinterred.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61783-61785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24314]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032978; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Baylor University's Mayborn
Museum Complex (Formerly Baylor Museum's Strecker Museum Complex;
Formerly Baylor University Museum)
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex has completed an
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
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 and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request to Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex. If no
additional requestors come forward, the human remains and associated
funerary objects may be reinterred.
DATES: 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 and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request with information in support of
the request to Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex at the
address in this notice by December 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita L. Benedict, Baylor University's
Mayborn Museum Complex, One Bear Place #97154, Waco, TX 76798-7154,
telephone (254) 710-4835, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97f6f9fee3f6c8f5f2f9f2f3fef4e3d7f5f6eefbf8e5b9f2f3e2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d4c4344594c724f48434849444e596d4f4c5441425f03484958">[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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the Baylor
University's Mayborn Museum Complex, Waco, TX. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from unknown locations in
Texas, and an unknown geographic location.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.9(e). 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 and associated funerary
objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Baylor
University's Mayborn Museum Complex professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Jicarilla Apache Nation,
New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; The Osage Nation [previously
listed as Osage Tribe]; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Wichita
and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma;
and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo [previously listed as Ysleta del Sur
Pueblo of Texas].
An invitation to consult was extended to the Alabama-Coushatta
Tribe of Texas [previously listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of
Texas]; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Cherokee Nation; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma [previously
listed as Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma]; Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort McDowell Yavapai
Nation, Arizona; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of
Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Mississippi
Band of Choctaw Indians; Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming [previously listed as Arapaho Tribe of the Wind
River Reservation, Wyoming]; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Poarch Band of Creek Indians
[previously known as the Poarch Band of Creeks, and as the Poarch Band
of Creek Indians of Alabama]; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Seminole Tribe of Florida [previously listed as
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood, &
Tampa Reservations)]; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona;
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
in Oklahoma; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; and the Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde
Indian Reservation, Arizona.
The Tribes identified above are hereafter referred to as ``The
Consulted and Notified Indian Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
Prior to 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from an unknown location in Central or North
Central Texas. The human remains and an associated funerary object were
collected by an amateur archeologist. On August 5, 1974, the human
remains and funerary object were donated to the Star of the Republic
Museum. On October 25, 1993, the Star of the Republic Museum
transferred them to the Strecker Museum. The individuals (AR 20807; AR
20917; AR 20918; AR 20919; AR 20920) are of indeterminate age and sex.
No known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary
object is a lot of shells, rocks, and pieces of chert (AR 20921).
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Prior to 1940, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual was removed from an unknown location in Texas. The human
remains and associated funerary object were collected by H. Grady
Moore. The individual (AR 16526) is a child of indeterminate sex. No
known individual was identified. The one associated funerary object is
one animal bone fragment (AR 16532).
Prior to 1940, human remains representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from an unknown location in Texas. The human
remains were collected by H. Grady Moore. The individuals (AR 20845; AR
20925; AR 20846; AR 20923; AR 20924) are of indeterminate age and sex.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
On unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an unknown location in Central Texas. The
human remains were likely excavated by Frank H. Watt. In 1981, Frank
Watt gave permission for the portion of his collection located at the
Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL) to be transferred to
Baylor University (under the care of Dr. John Fox), or Dr. Fox may have
acquired them from the Watt's estate after Watt's passing in 1981. Dr.
John Fox was a member of Baylor University's Anthropology Department
faculty. In 1985, Dr. John Fox transferred the human remains to the
Strecker Museum. The individuals (AR 20836; AR 20841) are of
indeterminate age and sex. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from an unknown location in Central Texas. The
human remains were likely excavated by Frank H. Watt. In 1981, Frank
Watt gave permission for the portion of his collection located at the
Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL) to be transferred to
Baylor University where it would become part of Dr. John Fox's teaching
collection. Dr. Fox was a member of Baylor University's Anthropology
Department faculty. In 1991, Dr. Fox transferred the human remains to
the Strecker Museum. The human remains were part of the Frank H. Watt
collection, acquired from his estate or the TARL. The human remains are
those of one male aged five to 13 years (AR 20837) and one female aged
10 to 11 years (AR 20838). No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual, were removed from an unknown location in Central Texas. The
human remains were likely excavated by Frank H. Watt. In 1995, they
were transferred from the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory
(TARL) to the Strecker Museum. The human remains (AR 20840) are of
indeterminate age and sex. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals, were removed from an unknown location in Central Texas.
The human remains were likely excavated by Frank H. Watt. In 1981,
Frank Watt gave permission for the portion of his collection located at
the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory (TARL) to be transferred
to Baylor University (under the care of Dr. John Fox), or Dr. Fox may
have acquired them from the Watt's estate after Watt's passing in 1981.
Dr. Fox was a member of Baylor University's Anthropology Department
faculty. On an unknown date, Dr. John Fox transferred the human remains
to the Strecker Museum. The human remains are those of one sub-adult of
indeterminate sex (AR 20827) and two individuals of indeterminate age
and sex (AR 20831; AR 20842). No known individuals were identified. The
two associated funerary objects are one lot of animal bone fragments
(AR 20929) and one lot of shells (AR 20929).
Prior to 1961, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown geographic location. According
to accession paperwork, in 1983 children found a coffin, containing a
partial skeleton, in the backyard of Mrs. Mary O'Neal, in Waco, Texas.
Mrs. O'Neal said her deceased husband purchased the ``Indian'' bones
and the old casket about 10-15 years prior to 1961. She put them in the
backyard in 1961. She told the police she did not want them, so the
police took them. The police called the Museum and asked if the
Strecker Museum wanted them. Calvin Smith, then Associate Director,
went to the police station to accept them and the coffin. The current
location of the coffin is unknown. The individual (AR 12779-A-UU) is of
indeterminate age and sex. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 20
individuals were removed from an unknown geographic location by an
unknown individual. The individuals (AR 20814; AR 20815; AR 20816; AR
20817; AR 20818; AR 20819; AR 20820; AR 20822; AR 20824; AR 20826; AR
20828; AR 20829; AR 20832; AR 20833; AR 20834; AR 20835; AR 20839; AR
20848) are of indeterminate age and sex. Two of the individuals (AR
20926; AR 20821) are sub-adults of indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown geographic location by an
unknown individual. The individual (AR 20823) is of indeterminate age
and sex. No known individual was identified. The one associated
funerary object is a lot of mixed materials including snail shells,
freshwater mollusks, glass fragment, small limestone rock, fragments
non-human bone, and 4 unidentified bones fragments (AR 20927).
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown geographic location by an
unknown individual. The individual (AR 20825) is of indeterminate age
and sex. No known individual was identified. The one associated
funerary object is an animal bone (AR 20928).
Based on the available information, the land from which these human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed is not the
``tribal land'' of an Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization,
or the ``aboriginal land'' of an Indian Tribe pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(5) and 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii) and
10.16(a), the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) may make a recommendation to the Secretary
of the Interior (Secretary) for specific actions for disposition of any
human remains and associated funerary objects not already addressed in
43 CFR 10.11. In June 2021, Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex
requested that the Review Committee consider a proposal for the
reinterment according to State or other law of the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice. The Review
Committee carefully considered this request at its July 13, 2021
meeting and recommended to the Secretary that the proposed reinterment
proceed. An October 19, 2021 letter transmitted the Secretary's
independent review and concurrence with the Review Committee that:
<bullet> Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex consulted with
every appropriate Indian Tribe,
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<bullet> none of The Consulted and Notified Indian Tribes objected
to the proposed re-interment, and
<bullet> Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex may proceed
with the proposed re-interment of the human remains and associated
funerary objects.
Reinterment is contingent on the publication of a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that
requirement.
Determinations Made by Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex
Officials of Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex have
determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on museum records, the
collecting history of the Museum, and the scope of the collection.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3003(e), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 42 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the six objects
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribe.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11, the land from which these human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed is not the
``tribal land'' of any Indian Tribe or a Native Hawaiian organization,
or the ``aboriginal land'' of any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii) and 10.16, the human
remains and associated funerary objects will be reinterred according to
State or other law.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 and associated funerary objects should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Anita L.
Benedict, Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex, One Bear Place
#97154, Waco, TX 76798-7154, telephone (254) 710-4835, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4d5daddc0d5ebd6d1dad1d0ddd7c0f4d6d5cdd8dbc69ad1d0c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="60010e0914013f02050e0504090314200201190c0f124e050415">[email protected]</span></a>, by December 8, 2021. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be reinterred.
Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Notified Indian Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: October 29, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-24314 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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