Notice of Inventory Completion: Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY

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April 27, 2023

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) 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 Chenango, Jefferson, Madison, and Oneida Counties, NY.

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25687-25688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08892]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035726; 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 (RMSC)
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 Chenango, Jefferson,
Madison, and Oneida Counties, NY.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after May 29, 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#7e15130b0c1f10113e0c130d1d50110c19"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdd6d0c8cfdcd3d2fdcfd0cede93d2cfda">[email&#160;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

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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, two individuals were
removed from the Partridge Site (Una 001) in Chenango County, NY. These
human remains were excavated by the RMSC in 1935. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the Hunter Site (Hmd 002) in Jefferson County, NY. The
human remains of one individual were collected near the outlet of Red
Lake by Earl Abbott and donated to the RMSC in 1946. The human remains
of a second individual were removed by an unknown individual on an
unknown date. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the Muskalonge Lake Site (Hmd 001) in Jefferson County, NY. These
human remains were excavated by W.A. Ritchie for the RMSC sometime
between 1932 and 1933. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from the town of Cazenovia in Madison County, NY. These human
remains were acquired by an unknown collector around 1919, and they
were purchased by the RMSC from Alvin H. Dewey sometime between 1928
and 1929. No known individuals were identified. The one associated
funerary object is a necklace with animal and human teeth. It is
currently missing.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from the west bank of Oneida Creek in Madison County, NY. These human
remains were collected by Henry Wemple of Vernon Center in 1958, and
they were donated to the RMSC in 1961. No known individual was
identified. The one associated funerary object is an animal bone.
Human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were
removed from the Sherril Site in Oneida County, NY. These human remains
were collected by Herbert Bigford, and they were then donated to the
RMSC in 1941. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Teelins Site in Oneida County, NY. These human remains
were collected by Gilbert Hagerty, and they were donated to the RMSC in
1979. No known individuals were identified. Of the nine associated
funerary objects, eight are present and accounted for in the RMSC
collections and one object is currently missing. The eight present
associated funerary objects are one flint chunk; one lot of faunal
remains; three lots of body sherds; two clam shells; and one broken
projectile point. The currently missing associated funerary object is
one lot of soil.

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 14 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 11 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 Nation and the
Oneida 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. 2023-08892 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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