Notice2022-24220
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, VA
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Published
November 7, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Colonial National Historical Park 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 Colonial National Historical Park. 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 214 (Monday, November 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67061-67062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24220]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034801; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, VA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Colonial National Historical Park 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 Colonial National Historical Park.
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 Colonial
National Historical Park at the address in this notice by December 7,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerri Marr, Superintendent, Colonial
National Historical Park, P.O. Box 210, Yorktown, VA 23690, telephone
(757) 898-2400, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#43292631312a1c2e223131032d33306d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5cfc0d7d7ccfac8c4d7d7e5cbd5d68bc2cad3">[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 U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, VA. The
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human remains were removed from unknown locations in Central Virginia.
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
Superintendent, Colonial National Historical Park.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Colonial
National Historical Park professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Monacan Indian Nation.
History and Description of the Remains
At unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, three
individuals were removed from unknown sites in Central Virginia by
Colonel Wirt Robinson. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries,
Colonel Robinson collected human remains and artifacts from multiple
Virginia counties, including Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell,
and Nelson. In 1940, the collection was purchased from Colonel
Robinson's widow by the National Park Service and placed with Colonial
National Historical Park's Jamestown museum collection. During the
study, evaluation, and cataloging of the collection by the University
of Virginia, several human remains were discovered. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 2000, the Wirt Robinson Collection was loaned to the Monacan
Indian Nation and analyzed by Dr. Jeffrey Hantman of the University of
Virginia. Dr. Hantman, an authority on Monacan history and material
culture, wrote that ``There can be no more appropriate place for this
collection than with the Monacan Indian Nation.'' In 2002, osteologist
Debra Gold of St. Cloud State University concluded that the 14 human
bones and one human tooth represented two adults and one juvenile. In
2008, the artifacts, none of which were determined to be associated
funerary objects, were deaccessioned and transferred to the Monacan
Indian Nation.
All of the Virginia counties from which the human remains and
artifacts were removed have been identified as Monacan ancestral
territory.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Colonial National Historical Park
Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, Colonial National Historical Park 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(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the Monacan Indian 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 Jerri
Marr, Superintendent, Colonial National Historical Park, P.O. Box 210,
Yorktown, VA 23690, telephone (757) 898-2400, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3d9d6c1c1daecded2c1c1f3ddc3c09dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="701a150202192f1d110202301e00035e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>,
by December 7, 2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Monacan
Indian Nation may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Colonial National Historical Park is responsible for notifying the
Monacan Indian Nation that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 26, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-24220 Filed 11-4-22; 8:45 am]
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