Notice2022-17767
Notice of Inventory Completion: Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA
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Published
August 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Valentine Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were likely removed from unknown locations in Virginia and/or North Carolina.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50877-50878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17767]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034369; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Valentine Museum has completed an
inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human
remains were likely removed from unknown locations in Virginia and/or
North Carolina.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after September 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Alicia Starliper, Collection Project Manager/Registrar, The
Valentine Museum, 1015 E Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone
(804) 649-0711 Ext. 329, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4627353227342a2f36233406322e2330272a2328322f282368293421"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8beaf8ffeaf9e7e2fbeef9cbffe3eefdeae7eee5ffe2e5eea5e4f9ec">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Valentine Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records held by the Valentine
Museum.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from unknown locations reasonably believed to be in Virginia.
One individual, whose sex and age are indeterminate, is represented by
four teeth, one distal phalanx, and one unidentified bone. A second
individual, whose sex and age are indeterminate, is represented by a
cranial fragment. The third individual is a male, 21-30 years old. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
As part of his interest in prehistoric culture, museum founder Mann
S. Valentine II (1824-1892), together with his sons Benjamin B.
Valentine (1862-1919) and Edward P. Valentine (1864-1908), initiated
multiple amateur excavations of Native American burial sites
predominantly located in Virginia and North Carolina. The Valentine
family disturbed these burial sites and removed ancestral human remains
and funerary objects to add to their private collection, which became
the foundation of the Valentine Museum.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the
aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following
information was used to identify the aboriginal land: Executive Order.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the Valentine Museum
has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice were removed
from the aboriginal lands of the Catawba Indian Nation (previously
listed as Catawba Tribe of South Carolina); Cherokee Nation;
Chickahominy Indian Tribe; Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division;
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Monacan Indian Nation; Nansemond Indian Nation
(previously listed as Nansemond Indian Tribe); Pamunkey Indian Tribe;
Rappahannock Tribe, Inc.; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Tuscarora
Nation; and the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice
and, if joined to a request from one or more of the Indian Tribes, any
one or more of the following non-federally recognized Indian groups:
the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe; Mattaponi Indian Tribe;
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia; and the Patawomeck Indian Tribe of
Virginia.
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2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September
19, 2022. If competing requests for disposition are received, the
Valentine Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Valentine Museum is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and Sec.
10.11.
Dated: August 10, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-17767 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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