Notice2024-07364
Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
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Published
April 8, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the American Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24497-24498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07364]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037678; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural
History, New York, 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 American Museum of Natural History has
completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after May 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central
Park West, New York, NY 10024, telephone (212) 769-5837, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd2d1c9ceccd4c5fcddd1d2d492d3cedb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="345a594146445c4d7455595a5c1a5b4653">[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
American Museum of Natural History, and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, three individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. In 1875, human remains representing a
minimum of one individual were removed from San Miguel Island,
California, by Captain A.W. Chase. James Terry sold the human remains
to the American Museum of Natural History in 1891, and they were
accessioned that year. In 1924, human remains representing a minimum of
two individuals were purchased from Felix von Luschan with funding from
Felix Warburg and accessioned by the Museum. Handwritten notes on the
crania of each individual indicate that they were removed from Santa
Rosa Island, California. Biological information for the remains of one
individual suggests they may date to the Mission Period. These remains
from San Miguel Island and Santa Rosa Island are affiliated with the
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez
Reservation.
While it no longer does so, in the past, the Museum applied
potentially hazardous pesticides to items in the collections. Museum
records do not list specific objects treated or which of several
chemicals used were applied to a particular item. Therefore, those
handling this material should follow the advice of industrial
hygienists or medical personnel with specialized training in
occupational health or with potentially hazardous substances.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains described in this notice
Determinations
The American Museum of Natural History has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the human remains
described in this notice and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under 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 in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after May 8, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the American Museum of Natural History must determine the
most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. The American Museum of Natural History is
responsible for sending a copy of this
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notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: March 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-07364 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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