Notice2022-08602
Notice of Inventory Completion: Maryland Center for History and Culture (Formerly Maryland Historical Society), Baltimore, MD
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Published
April 22, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Maryland Center for History and Culture 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 Maryland Center for History and Culture. 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 78 (Friday, April 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 24198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08602]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033741; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Maryland Center for History and
Culture (Formerly Maryland Historical Society), Baltimore, MD
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Maryland Center for History and Culture 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 Maryland
Center for History and Culture. 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
Maryland Center for History and Culture at the address in this notice
by May 23, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vivien Barnett, Curatorial &
Collections Assistant, Maryland Center for History and Culture, 610
Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201, telephone (410) 685-3750 Ext. 332,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1d7c3c0d3cfc4d5d5e1ccc5c9c8d2d5ced3d88fced3c6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef998d8e9d818a9b9baf828b87869c9b809d96c1809d88">[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 Maryland Center for History and Culture, Baltimore,
MD. The human remains were removed from an unknown site in Nebraska.
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 Maryland
Center for History and Culture professional staff in consultation with
a representative of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Elizabeth Blackowl,
and archeologists Ronald Thomas and Tyler Bastian.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from an unknown site in Nebraska.
Subsequently, they entered the archeological collection of the Maryland
Academy of Sciences. In 1975, the Maryland Academy of Sciences donated
these human remains to the predecessor of the Maryland Center for
History and Culture (the Maryland Historical Society) as part of a much
larger collection of archeological artifacts. The accession ledger
corresponding to these human remains reads, ``Donated to Md. Hist. Soc.
In box marked `Pawnee Bones from Nebraska.' '' The fragmentary human
remains are represented by crania, arm and leg bones, and belong to two
adults and one juvenile. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Maryland Center for History and Culture
Officials of the Maryland Center for History and Culture 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 Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.
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 Vivien
Barnett, Curatorial & Collections Assistant, Maryland Center for
History and Culture, 610 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201, telephone
(410) 685-3750 Ext. 332, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0a6b2b1a2beb5a4a490bdb4b8b9a3a4bfa2a9febfa2b7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c1a0e0d1e020918182c010804051f18031e1542031e0b">[email protected]</span></a>, by May 23, 2022.
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma may proceed.
The Maryland Center for History and Culture is responsible for
notifying the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 13, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-08602 Filed 4-21-22; 8:45 am]
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