Notice2022-15038
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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Published
July 14, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University has completed an inventory of 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 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 associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the 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 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42203-42204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15038]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034191; 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 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 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
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identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these associated funerary objects should submit a written request to
the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the 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 associated funerary objects 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 August 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: 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#42322123322d2c27022423316c2a2330342330266c272637"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a7a696b7a65646f4a6c6b7924626b787c6b786e246f6e7f">[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 associated funerary
objects under the control of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. The associated funerary
objects and the human remains with which they are associated were
removed from Erie 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 associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the associated funerary objects was made
by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff
in consultation with representatives of the Cayuga Nation; Oneida
Indian Nation (previously listed as Oneida Nation of New York); Oneida
Nation (previously listed as Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin);
Onondaga Nation; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously listed as St.
Regis Band of Mohawk Indians 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); Tonawanda Band
of Seneca (previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New
York); and the Tuscarora Nation (hereafter referred to as ``The
Tribes'').
History and Description of the Associated Funerary Objects
In 1903, 28 associated funerary objects were removed from Erie
County, NY, during a Peabody Museum expedition led by M.R. Harrington
and A.C. Parker. Museum records indicate that these associated funerary
objects were recovered from the Silverheels site. This site is located
within the town of Brant, 1.5 miles east of the village of Irving, on
the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, approximately 2.5 miles upstream of
Lake Erie on Cattaraugus Creek. These interments most likely date to
the early Contact period (A.D. 1500-1700). Museum documentation and
consultation information indicate that the associated funerary objects
were removed from specific burials of Native American individuals. The
28 associated funerary objects are: five sherds, one stone, one faunal
remain, one lot of faunal remains, one nut, one animal tooth, two lots
of sherds, five bones, one point, two iron knife fragments, one
fragment of scissors, one metal sheet fragment, three iron knives, and
three lithics.
The associated human remains together with other associated
funerary objects from the site were reported in a Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2001, and
have subsequently been transferred to the culturally affiliated Indian
Tribes.
Historical and geographical information indicate that these
cultural items are from areas considered to be aboriginal homelands and
traditional burial grounds of the Haudenosaunee. The present-day Indian
Tribes who represent the Haudenosaunee are The Tribes.
Determinations Made by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University
Officials of Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard
University have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 28 objects described
in this notice are 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
associated funerary objects 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 associated funerary objects 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#03736062736c6d66436562702d6b6271756271672d666776"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="acdccfcddcc3c2c9eccacddf82c4cddedacddec882c9c8d9">[email protected]</span></a>, by August 15,
2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the associated funerary objects to The Tribes
may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 6, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-15038 Filed 7-13-22; 8:45 am]
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