Notice2022-10267
Notice of Inventory Completion: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit, WI
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Published
May 13, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects 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]
[Pages 29374-29375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10267]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033899; 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 and associated funerary objects 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects 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 June 13, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolette B. Meister, Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511,
telephone (608) 363-2305, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81ece4e8f2f5e4f3efc1e3e4edeee8f5afe4e5f4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc9199958f88998e92bc9e9990939588d2999889">[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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of Beloit College, Logan
Museum of Anthropology, Beloit, WI. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from Monroe 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 remains and associated funerary objects. 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]; Seneca Nation of
Indians [previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York]; Seneca-Cayuga
Nation [previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma]; and the
Wyandotte Nation.
An invitation to consult was extended to the Cayuga Nation; Oneida
Nation [previously listed as Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin];
Onondaga Nation; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska;
Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa;
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, all Indian Tribes listed in this section are referred to
as ``The Consulted and Notified Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from an Indian grave in Monroe County, NY. The
human remains (number 1134) consist of 63 adult teeth. Subsequently,
someone strung these teeth and 96 plum pits together. No known
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is one
lot of plum pits (number 1134).
Determinations Made by Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology
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 three individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described
in this notice 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.
<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 associated funerary objects and the Seneca
Nation of Indians [previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York];
Seneca-Cayuga Nation [previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of
Oklahoma]; and the Tonawanda Band of Seneca [previously listed as
Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York] (hereafter referred to as
``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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Nicolette B. Meister, Logan Museum of
Anthropology, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511,
telephone (608) 363-2305, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d7078746e69786f735d7f787172746933787968"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="573a323e24233225391735323b383e2379323322">[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 and associated funerary
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
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Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Consulted and Notified Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 4, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-10267 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
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