[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26456]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Hawaii in the Possession of the University of Kansas, Museum of 
Anthropology, Lawrence, KS

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 
3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains from 
Hawaii in the possession of the Museum of Anthropology, University of 
Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Museum of 
Anthropology professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei.
    Prior to 1947 human remains representing three individuals were 
donated to the Museum of Anthropology by Mr. L.A. Walworth. No known 
individuals were identified. There are no associated funerary objects.
    Accession records list these human remains as being collected from 
the ``battle field of 1820, Isle of Kanai (sic), belonging to the O'ahu 
tribe, Hawaii.'' Representatives of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i 
Nei indicate that Native Hawaiian were involved in a battle on the 
island of Kaua'i in 1825, not 1820. Documentation on this battle is 
mentioned in, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii by Samuel M. Kamakau, The 
Kamehameha Schools Press, Honolulu, 1992.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Museum 
of Anthropology, University of Kansas have determined that, pursuant to 
43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the 
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. 
Officials of the Museum of Anthropology have also determined that, 
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group 
identity which can be reasonably traced between these Native American 
human remains and Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs and the Kauai/Nihau Island Burial Council.
    This notice has been sent to officials of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O 
Hawai'i Nei, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Kauai/Nihau Island 
Burial Council. Representatives of any other Native Hawaiian 
organization that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with 
these human remains should contact Mary Adair, Museum of Anthropology, 
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045; telephone (913) 864-4245 
before November 15, 1996. Repatriation of the human remains to Hui 
Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and 
the Kauai/Nihau Island Burial Council may begin after that date if no 
additional claimants come forward.
Dated: October 10, 1996,
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 96-26456 Filed 10-15-96; 8:45 am]
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