Notice2024-14101
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, & Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY
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Published
June 27, 2024
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, & Historic Preservation (NYOPRHP) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53636-53637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14101]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038159; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation, & Historic Preservation, Waterford, 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 New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation, & Historic Preservation (NYOPRHP) has completed an
inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no lineal
descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains in this notice
may occur on or after July 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Jessica Vavrasek, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation
& Historic Preservation, Peebles Island State Park, P.O. Box 189,
Waterford, NY 12188-0189, telephone (518) 268-2199, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#39735c4a4a505a58176f584f4b584a5c527949584b524a175740175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="63290610100a00024d35021511021006082313021108104d0d1a4d040c15">[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
NYOPRHP, and additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. A suspected
Native American scalp was discovered during periotic cleaning of 80+
year old exhibit dedicated to Dan
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Beard located within Bear Mountain State Park. The scalp was discovered
within a riker box inside of a cardboard box with ``Indian Scalp''
written on the outside in pencil. This box was buried at the bottom of
a chest of Mr. Beard's personal items that had been on display since
the 1940's. No information is available as to where, when, or how it
was acquired by Mr. Beard prior to his death and eventual donation of
the scalp to the park.
Consultation
Invitations to consult were sent to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
The Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. All responded yes to NYOPRHP's
request for consultation on this matter with all three Nations agreeing
that the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin, would take the lead
during this consultation.
Cultural Affiliation
The following types of information about the cultural affiliation
of the human remains in this notice are available: geographical, and
historical. The information, including the results of consultation,
identified:
1. No earlier group connected to the human remains;
2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization connected to the
human remains; and
3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier
group and the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be
reasonably traced through time.
Determinations
The NYOPRHP has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the
human remains in this notice has been identified.
<bullet> No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation to the human remains in this notice has been
clearly or reasonably identified.
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
any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a
lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
with cultural affiliation.
Upon request, repatriation of the human remains described in this
notice may occur on or after July 29, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the NYOPRHP 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 NYOPRHP is responsible for sending a copy
of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: June 14, 2024.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-14101 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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