Notice2023-28180
Notice of Inventory Completion: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, Bristol, RI
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Published
December 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University (Haffenreffer Museum) 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 an area near Phoenix, AZ, and an unknown geographic location, AZ.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037125; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Haffenreffer Museum of
Anthropology, Brown University, Bristol, RI
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 Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology,
Brown University (Haffenreffer Museum) 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 an area near Phoenix, AZ, and an unknown
geographic location, AZ.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Thierry Gentis, Brown University, Haffenreffer Museum of
Anthropology, 300 Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02889, telephone (401) 863-
5702, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfcbd7d6dacdcdc6e0d8dad1cbd6ccffddcdd0c8d191dadbca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f3b27262a3d3d3610282a213b263c0f2d3d203821612a2b3a">[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
Haffenreffer Museum. 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
Haffenreffer Museum.
Description
Between 1917 and 1935, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an area near Phoenix, AZ, during
archeological excavations. On an unknown date, the individual became
part of Rudolph Haffenreffer's collection. At the time of removal, it
was uncertain if this collection included human remains. In 2012,
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology staff determined that one of the
bones is human. The five associated funerary objects are one lot of
faunal bone fragments; one Glycymeris shell bracelet; one lot of shell
fragments; one lot of Puebloan pottery sherds; and one lot of lithics.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from an unknown geographic location, AZ. On an unknown date, Rudolf
Haffenreffer acquired the individual. The two associated funerary
objects are one buffware cremation urn and one lot of charcoal.
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 types of information were used to reasonably trace the
relationship: geographic information, archaeological information, and
oral tradition.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and it's implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Haffenreffer Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The seven 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 Ak-Chin Indian Community; Gila
River Indian Community of Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'Odham Nation of Arizona; and the
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
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 January 22, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Haffenreffer
Museum 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 Haffenreffer Museum 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: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Prog.
[FR Doc. 2023-28180 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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