Notice2022-19172
Notice of Inventory Completion: Penn State University, Matson Museum of Anthropology, University Park, PA
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Published
September 6, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Matson Museum of Anthropology, Penn State 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 no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Matson Museum of Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 54527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19172]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034453; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Penn State University, Matson
Museum of Anthropology, University Park, PA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Matson Museum of Anthropology, Penn State 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 no cultural affiliation between the human
remains and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. 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 Matson Museum of Anthropology. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to
the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this
notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 Matson Museum
of Anthropology at the address in this notice by October 6, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. James Doyle, Director, Matson
Museum of Anthropology, Penn State University, 410 Carpenter Building,
University Park, PA 16802, telephone (814) 865-2033, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f020e1b1c0001021a1c0a1a022f1f1c1a410a0b1a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c111d080f131211090f1909113c0c0f0952191809">[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 Matson Museum of Anthropology, Penn State
University, University Park, PA. The human remains were removed from
Humboldt and Modoc Counties, CA.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 Matson
Museum of Anthropology professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria,
California; Blue Lake Rancheria, California; Klamath Tribes; and the
Wiyot Tribe, California (previously listed as Table Bluff Reservation--
Wiyot Tribe) (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In the early 20th century, human remains representing, at minimum,
18 individuals were removed by collector H. H. Stuart from Tuluwat
Island and other sites in what are today Humboldt and Modoc Counties,
CA. These human remains were later purchased by Mr. Howard K. Lucas of
Eureka, CA, who was once an employee of Penn State University. Lucas,
who began collecting prehistoric items in 1902, purchased some items
from collectors such as Stuart in the 1920s and 1930s. The museum's
accession file does not specify how and when the human remains
described in this notice were acquired by Lucas or Stuart. Upon Howard
Lucas's death, the Lucas collection was transferred to his wife, Mrs.
Bertha H. Lucas. In 1978, Mrs. Lucas donated the collection to Penn
State University, where it was cared for by the Department of
Anthropology. The Matson Museum of Anthropology accessioned the human
remains upon moving to its current location in 1987. Only general
geographic locations were associated with the human remains, apart from
the human remains designated PSU 27:150, which were recorded as having
been removed from Tuluwat Island (formerly Gunther or Indian Island).
These human remains belong to an adult female. The human remains of the
other 17 individuals belong to 10 adult males (PSU 27.115; PSU 27.116;
PSU 27.117; PSU 27.118; PSU 27.119; PSU 27.122; PSU 27.123; PSU 27.124;
PSU 27.126; and PSU 27.128); one young adult male (PSU 27.121 (2));
three adult females (PSU 27.120; PSU 27.127; PSU 27.129); one young
adult of indeterminate sex (PSU 27.156); one possible male of
indeterminate age (PSU 27.125); and one cremated adult (PSU 27.158). No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Determinations Made by the Matson Museum of Anthropology, Penn State
University
Officials of the Matson Museum of Anthropology, Penn State
University have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on archival information and
osteological analysis.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 18 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
<bullet> According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of
The Tribes.
<bullet> Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed
is the aboriginal land of The Tribes.
<bullet> Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Dr. James Doyle, Director, Matson Museum
of Anthropology, Penn State University, 410 Carpenter Building,
University Park, PA 16802, telephone (814) 865-2033, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1875796c6b7776756d6b7d6d7558686b6d367d7c6d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3ded2c7c0dcdddec6c0d6c6def3c3c0c69dd6d7c6">[email protected]</span></a>, by October 6, 2022. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
The Matson Museum of Anthropology, Penn State University is
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 29, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-19172 Filed 9-2-22; 8:45 am]
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