Notice2023-28181
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), 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 Brevard, Hillsborough, and Palm Beach Counties, FL.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88641-88642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28181]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037126; 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), 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 Brevard, Hillsborough, and Palm Beach Counties, FL.
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#4a3e22232f383833152d2f243e23390a2838253d24642f2e3f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="47332f2e2235353e18202229332e3407253528302969222332">[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
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from a mound near Oak Lodge, Brevard County,
FL. On an unknown date, the individuals were gifted to Brown University
and later transferred to the Haffenreffer Museum in the 1950s. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from Lake Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County,
FL. On an unknown date, the individuals were acquired by the
Haffenreffer Museum. The two associated funerary objects are one lot of
flint flakes and one shell.
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, FL. In
1930, the individual was gifted by D. Stewart, Jr. to Brown
University's Department of Geology and later transferred to the
Haffenreffer Museum in 1957. 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 types of information were used to reasonably trace the
relationship: geographic information.
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 five individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The two 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 Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Seminole Tribe of Florida; and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
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.
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Dated: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-28181 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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