Notice2022-02977
Notice of Inventory Completion: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit, WI
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Published
February 11, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology 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 Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology. 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 87, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8035-8036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02977]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033384; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Beloit College, Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit, WI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology 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 Beloit College,
Logan Museum of Anthropology. 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 Beloit
College, Logan Museum of Anthropology at the address in this notice by
March 14, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolette B. Meister, Director, Logan
Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511, telephone
(608) 363-2305, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#29444c405a5d4c5b47694b4c4546405d074c4d5c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f29f979b818697809cb290979e9d9b86dc979687">[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 Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit,
WI. The human remains were removed from an unknown location in the
Northeast region of the United States.
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
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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 Beloit
College, Logan Museum of Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Oneida Indian Nation
[previously listed as Oneida Nation of New York]; Onondaga Nation;
Seneca Nation of Indians [previously listed as Seneca Nation of New
York]; and the Seneca-Cayuga Nation [previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma]. In addition, an invitation to consult was extended
to the Cayuga Nation; Oneida Nation [previously listed as Oneida Tribe
of Indians of Wisconsin]; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe [previously listed
as St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York]; Tonawanda Band of
Seneca [previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New
York]; and the Tuscarora Nation. Hereafter, the Indian Tribes
identified in this section are referred to as ``The Consulted and
Notified Indian Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location in the Northeast
region of the United States. The provenience of these previously
uncatalogued human remains (TR 73.22) is based on their having been
found by the Logan Museum of Anthropology in a box labeled ``NE:
Iroquois.'' The human remains belong to an adult female around 36 years
in age. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College
Officials of Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology have
determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual 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 Consulted and Notified Indian 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 Nicolette
B. Meister, Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, 700 College
Street, Beloit, WI 53511, telephone (608) 363-2305, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2dfd7dbc1c6d7c0dcf2d0d7dedddbc69cd7d6c7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6dbd3dfc5c2d3c4d8f6d4d3dad9dfc298d3d2c3">[email protected]</span></a>, by March 14, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Consulted and Notified Indian Tribes may proceed.
Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Notified Indian Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: February 3, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-02977 Filed 2-10-22; 8:45 am]
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