Notice2022-25131
Notice of Inventory Completion: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
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Published
November 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
Vassar College 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 Vassar College. 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 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25131]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034886; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Vassar College 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 Vassar College. 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 Vassar
College at the address in this notice by December 19, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Daly, Vassar College, 124
Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, telephone (845) 437-5310, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1839385808d98a1978092928093cf848594"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bad8c8dedbd6c3faccdbc9c9dbc894dfdecf">[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 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. The human remains were
removed from an unknown geographic location.
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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Vassar
College professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona.
An invitation to consult was extended to the Ak-Chin Indian
Community (previously listed as Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona); Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Tohono O'Odham Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Hereafter, all the Indian Tribes listed in this section are
referred to as ``The Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from an unknown geographic location. During
the 1920s, the human remains (Mandible 1; Mandible 2; Mandible 5;
Mandible 7) were acquired by Vassar College's Natural History and
Social Museums. After the museums dissolved in the 1960s, the human
remains were acquired by the Anthropology and Biology departments.
Human remains located in the Biology and Anthropology Department
teaching collections were examined for visual and statistical markers
of Native American affinities, with results reported on December 21,
2020. The results from the assessments identified these individuals
with ``Hohokam'' affinity. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by Vassar College
Officials of Vassar College have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of five 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 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Brian
Daly, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604,
telephone (845) 437-5310, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd9c9dfdad7c2fbcddac8c8dac995dedfce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53312137323f2a132532202032217d363726">[email protected]</span></a>, by December 19,
2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
Vassar College is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: November 9, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-25131 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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