Notice2022-06665
Notice of Inventory Completion: Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, NY
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Published
March 30, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Brooklyn Children's Museum 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 Brooklyn Children's Museum. 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 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 18395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06665]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033640; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Brooklyn Children's Museum,
Brooklyn, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Brooklyn Children's Museum 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 Brooklyn
Children's Museum. 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
Brooklyn Children's Museum at the address in this notice by April 29,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Mirand Calleri, Brooklyn
Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213, telephone
(718) 735-4400, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e757d7f72727b6c775e7c6c71717572677075777a6d30716c79"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e18a82808d8d849388a183938e8e8a8d988f8a888592cf8e9386">[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 Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, NY. The human
remains were removed from ``Southern NY,'' most likely from within
Bronx 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. 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 Brooklyn
Children's Museum professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of
Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin (hereafter
referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In the early-to-mid 20th century, human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were removed from an unknown location in the
Bronx, NY. The three individuals, represented by three skulls, were
donated to the Museum by Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Brooklyn Children's Museum has made the geographic determination
that these human remains were removed from Bronx County based on the
``Southern New York'' label in the original accessioning records, as
well as from the extensive history of Kazimiroff's excavations within
New York City limits, particularly in Bronx County, NY. Starting in the
mid-1900s, records show that he excavated over 45,000 objects in New
York City, the vast majority of which he claimed were Native American.
Kazimiroff was the official Bronx County historian from 1953 to 1980,
as well as President of Kings Bridge Historical Society and the founder
of the Bronx Historical Society. In his writings, he documents an
``Algonquin village'' burial ground that he excavated in the Bronx. He
also writes of his extensive excavations in the Bronx where the New
York Botanical Gardens are today located. Kazimiroff's presence in
Bronx County was so great that, from 1980 to 2011, the northern
extension of Southern Boulevard between East Fordham Road and Allerton
Avenue was named ``Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Boulevard.'' To this day, he
is still associated with Bronx County; Pelham Bay Park contains the
``Kazimiroff Nature Trail.''
Determinations Made by the Brooklyn Children's Museum
Officials of the Brooklyn Children's Museum 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 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 Kate
Mirand Calleri, Brooklyn Children's Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11213, telephone (718) 735-4400, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#09626a6865656c7b60496b7b66666265706762606d7a27667b6e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="325951535e5e57405b7250405d5d595e4b5c595b56411c5d4055">[email protected]</span></a>, by April 29, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
The Brooklyn Children Museum is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 23, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-06665 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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