Notice2023-06910
Notice of Inventory Completion: Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA
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Published
April 4, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the M[uuml]tter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia 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. The human remains were removed from New Jersey.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19984-19985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06910]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035569; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: M[uuml]tter Museum of the College
of Physicians of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA
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 M[uuml]tter Museum of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia 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. The human remains were removed from New Jersey.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after May 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Kate Quinn, Executive Director, M[uuml]tter Museum and
Historic Medical Library, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 S
22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, telephone (267) 807-1924 Ext.
1924, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#563d27233f38381635393a3a3331333930263e2f253f353f37382578392431"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b405a5e4245456b484447474e4c4e444d5b4352584248424a45580544594c">[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
M[uuml]tter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. 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 M[uuml]tter Museum of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia.
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Description
At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from New Jersey. The human remains consist of
a skull (F1996.135) belonging to one individual; two mandibles
(F1996.132, F1996.133) belonging to two individuals; occipital
fragments (F1996.134) belonging to one individual; and skull fragments
(F1996.136, F1996.137) belonging to two individuals. The original
collector of these human remains was Dr. Matthew Cryer, M.D., D.D.S.
Whether Dr. Cryer removed these human remains himself or acquired them
from another person or entity is unknown. On December 23, 1938, Dr.
Cryer donated these human remains to the Mutter Museum. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
were removed from known geographic locations. Historical documents and
consultation information demonstrate that these locations are the
aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following
information was used to identify the aboriginal land: a treaty.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the M[uuml]tter Museum
of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of six 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> Based on the Treaty of Fort Pitt, signed on September 17,
1778, the area from which the human remains described in the notice
were removed is the aboriginal land of the Lenape people, who are
represented by the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of
Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES
(see above). Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
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 described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after May 4, 2023. If competing requests for
disposition are received, the M[uuml]tter Museum of the College of
Physicians of Philadelphia must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the
human remains are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The M[uuml]tter Museum of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia 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
10.11.
Dated: March 22, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-06910 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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