Notice2024-17974
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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Published
August 13, 2024
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there are known lineal descendants connected to the human remains in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 65930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17974]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038472; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of
human remains and has determined that there are known lineal
descendants connected to the human remains in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after September 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496-2374,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#610b1108020a0413080f06210700124f090013170013054f040514"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c263c252f27293e25222b0c2a2d3f62242d3e3a2d3e2862292839">[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
PMAE, 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 one
individual has been reasonably identified. The human remains were
collected at the Sherman Institute, Riverside County, CA and are hair
clippings collected from one individual, Naomi Walker, who was recorded
as being 19 years old and identified as ``Walapai.'' Samuel Gilliam
took the hair clippings at the Sherman Institute between 1930 and 1933.
Gilliam sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the
hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Lineal Descendant
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
a lineal descendant is connected to the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
The PMAE has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> Jason W. Davis is connected to the human remains described
in this notice.
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. The known lineal descendant connected to the human remains.
2. Any other lineal descendant not identified who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant.
Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after September 12, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. The PMAE is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the lineal descendant and any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: August 1, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-17974 Filed 8-12-24; 8:45 am]
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