Notice2021-26782
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
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Published
December 10, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The American Museum of Natural History in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural item listed in this notice meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim this cultural item should submit a written request to the American Museum of Natural History. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural item 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 235 (Friday, December 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70520-70521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26782]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033082; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: American Museum of
Natural History, New York, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The American Museum of Natural History in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural item listed in this notice meets the
definition of an unassociated funerary object. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to claim this cultural item should
submit a written request to the American Museum of Natural History. If
no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the
cultural item 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
claim this cultural item should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to the American Museum of Natural
History at the address in this notice by January 10, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nell Murphy, American Museum of
Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024,
telephone (212) 769-5837, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7816150d0a081001381915161056170a1f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="056b687077756d7c4564686b6d2b6a7762">[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. 3005, of the intent to repatriate a cultural item under the
control of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, that
meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object under 25 U.S.C.
3001.
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 cultural item. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Item
In 1902, one cultural item was removed from Mahong Swamp, located
in Shinnecock Hills, Suffolk County, NY, by William Payne. The item was
gifted to the Museum in 1903 by Samuel Parrish and accessioned into the
collection that same year. According to Museum records, a metal spoon
was found lying by the skull of an ``apparently Indian'' skeleton,
which crumbled upon exposure to the air. The unassociated funerary item
is a ``seal top'' spoon. Examples of this type of spoon range from A.D.
1494 to 1699. Shinnecock Hills lies within the contact period territory
of the Shinnecock Indians.
Determinations Made by the American Museum of Natural History
Officials of the American Museum of Natural History have determined
that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the one cultural item
described above is 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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native
American individual.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary object and the Shinnecock Indian Nation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
this cultural item should submit a written request with information in
support of the claim to Nell Murphy, American Museum of Natural
History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024,
telephone (212) 769-5837, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bed0d3cbccced6c7fedfd3d0d690d1ccd9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e00031b1c1e06172e0f03000640011c09">[email protected]</span></a>, by January 10,
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2022. After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward,
transfer of control of the unassociated funerary object to the
Shinnecock Indian Nation may proceed.
The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
the Shinnecock Indian Nation that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 3, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-26782 Filed 12-9-21; 8:45 am]
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