Notice of Inventory Completion: Yale Peabody Museum, Yale University, New Haven, CT

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Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Yale Peabody Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes in this notice.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65759-65760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21109]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7556; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043930; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Yale Peabody Museum, Yale 
University, New Haven, 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 Yale Peabody Museum has completed an 
inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural 
affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after November 16, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
in this notice to Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale Peabody 
Museum, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ffbfee9f6fbb1ecf4faf3f3e6dfe6fef3fab1fafbea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e2a2f38272a603d252b2222370e372f222b602b2a3b">[email&#160;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 
Yale Peabody Museum, 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 have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. During or prior 
to 1869, Reverend Edward (E.O.) Dunning removed or acquired by other 
means the individual from a cave near the Lee Court House in Lee 
County, Virginia. The individual was donated to the Yale Peabody Museum 
in late 1869 by curator O.C. Marsh.

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 Yale Peabody Museum has determined that:

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    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee 
Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

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 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 November 16, 2026. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, the Yale Peabody Museum 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 Yale Peabody Museum is 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 
identified in this notice 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: October 7, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-21109 Filed 10-15-26; 8:45 am]
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