Notice2023-08889
Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY
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Published
April 27, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Rochester Museum & Science Center has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Jefferson County, NY.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25690-25691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08889]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035722; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science
Center, Rochester, NY
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 Rochester Museum & Science Center has
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from Jefferson County, NY.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after May 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Kathryn Murano Santos, Rochester Museum & Science Center,
657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607, telephone (585) 697-1929, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#076c6a727566696847756a746429687560"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e35332b2c3f30311e2c332d3d70312c39">[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
Rochester Museum & Science Center. 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 Rochester Museum & Science Center.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from a farm in the Chaumont Bay area in Jefferson County, NY. These
human remains were purchased by the Rochester Museum & Science Center
(RMSC) from Alvin H. Dewey sometime between 1928 and 1929. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were
removed from the Long Bay Ossuary 3 Site (Cln 003) in Jefferson County,
NY. These human remains were excavated by W.A. Ritchie on behalf of the
RMSC in 1932 and 1933. No known individuals were identified. The four
associated funerary objects are one lot of flint flakes; one antler
projectile point; one scraper blade; and one lot of sherds. These
funerary objects are currently missing.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 17 individuals were removed
from a location near Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, NY. These human
remains were collected by J.B. Nichols and donated to RMSC in 1948. The
one associated funerary object is a pottery sherd.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the Pillar Point Site (Skh 001) in Jefferson County, NY. These
human remains were excavated by W.A. Ritchie on behalf of the RMSC in
1936. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The
following type of information was used to reasonably trace the
relationship: geographical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Rochester Museum & Science Center has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 23 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The five objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at
the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Oneida Indian
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Nation; Oneida Nation; Onondaga Nation; and the Wyandotte Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations 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.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 29, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Rochester Museum
& Science Center must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Rochester Museum & Science Center 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, 10.10,
and 10.14.
Dated: April 19, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-08889 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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