Notice2022-10265
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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Published
May 13, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University 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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. 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 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10265]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033900; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University 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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology. 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
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at the address in this
notice by June 13, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Capone, Curator and NAGPRA
Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity
Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496-3702, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b5b484a5b44454e6b4d4a5805434a595d4a594f054e4f5e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="39495a584956575c795f584a1751584b4f584b5d175c5d4c">[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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA. The human remains were removed from an
unknown location.
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 Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff in consultation
with representatives of The Chickasaw Nation.
History and Description of the Remains
At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an unknown location. These human remains
were originally part of the American Institute of Phrenology (formerly
the American Craniological Museum). The collection of the American
Institute of Phrenology was donated to the American Museum of Natural
History in the late 1920s by Jessie Y. Loomis in the name of Ernest
Yates Loomis. In 1932, these human remains were transferred to the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology as part of an exchange with
the American Museum of Natural History. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Osteological characteristics indicate that, more likely than not,
these human remains are Native American. Furthermore, museum
documentation describes the human remains as a ``Chickasaw Indian.''
This specific cultural attribution suggests that these human remains
likely date to the Contact period. Consequently, a preponderance of the
evidence shows that a relationship of shared group identity exists
between The Chickasaw Nation and the earlier group to which these
Native American human remains belong.
Determinations Made by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University 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 Chickasaw 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
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Patricia
Capone, Curator and NAGPRA Director, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496-3702, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1819290819e9f94b1979082df99908387908395df949584"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2c2d1d3c2dddcd7f2d4d3c19cdad3c0c4d3c0d69cd7d6c7">[email protected]</span></a>, by June 13, 2022. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to The Chickasaw Nation may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
is responsible for notifying The Chickasaw Nation that this notice has
been published.
Dated: May 4, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-10265 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
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