Notice2024-26086
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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Published
November 12, 2024
Issuing agencies
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) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 89030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26086]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038990; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: 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) intends to repatriate certain
cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and objects
of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after December 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Deanna Byrd, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone
(617) 384-0672, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddb9b8bcb3b3bcbfa4afb99dbbbcaef3b5bcafabbcafb9f3b8b9a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b1f1e1a15151a1902091f3b1d1a0855131a090d1a091f551e1f0e">[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 summary or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 19 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 19 sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony are one lot of
baskets, one lot of faunal remains, one lot of twined bowls, one lot of
lithic material, one dugout canoe and one lot of accompanying parts,
one lot of gaming pieces, one lot of utensils, one stone maul, one
salmon club, one lot of fishing implements including nets and net
sinkers, one lot of fiber material, one dentalium box, one lot of pipes
and cases, one lot of natural brushes, one lot of mush paddles, one lot
of bone implements, one lot of unfinished regalia, and one lot of
completed ceremonial regalia which includes headbands, moccasins,
masks, dance caps, skirts, aprons, adornment items, and plumes. Grace
Nicholson, Carroll S. Hartman, Mrs. Lee Hoffman, Dr. Alfred Louis
Kroeber, Frederick H. Rindge, among others, collected and exchanged
cultural items from several Yurok communities and villages from their
expeditions along the Klamath River during the early to mid-20th
century. The information available in PMAE records indicates that these
19 cultural items are culturally affiliated with the Yurok people.
Determinations
The PMAE has determined that:
<bullet> The 19 sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony
described in this notice are, according to the Native American
traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional
Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice
traditional Native American religion, and have ongoing historical,
traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American
group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan,
lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision).
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the Elk Valley Rancheria,
California; Resighini Rancheria, California; and the Yurok Tribe of the
Yurok Reservation, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
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 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 cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after December 12, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the
cultural items are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: October 29, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-26086 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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