Notice2024-16708
Notice of Inventory Completion: Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT
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Published
July 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Stamford Museum & Nature Center 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 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16708]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038352; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Stamford Museum & Nature Center,
Stamford, CT
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 Stamford Museum & Nature Center 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 August 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Roanne Wilcox, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39
Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT 06903, telephone (203) 977-6543, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2674714f4a45495e665552474b404954424b535543534b08495441"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d2f2a14111e12053d0e091c101b120f1910080e18081053120f1a">[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
Stamford Museum & Nature Center 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 eight individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The individuals
were removed from the Everglades and Collier County in Florida by Dr.
Ralph Ives and donated to the Stamford Museum in 1941. No hazardous
substances were used to treat the remains.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
The Stamford Museum & Nature Center has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and the
Seminole Tribe of Florida.
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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after August 29, 2024. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the Stamford Museum & Nature Center must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint
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repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is
responsible for sending a copy of this 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: July 17, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-16708 Filed 7-29-24; 8:45 am]
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