[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29738-29739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14309]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
in the Possession of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: National Park Service.

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 in the 
possession of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Field Museum 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Cayuga 
Indian Nation.
    In 1885, human remains representing one individual was purchased 
from F.M. Noe, a dealer in Indianapolis, IN by Franz Boas. In 1894, the 
Field Museum purchased these human remains from Franz Boas. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Accession documents state these human remains are the remains of a 
``Cayuga chief''.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Field 
Museum of Natural History have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Field 
Museum 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 the Cayuga 
Indian Nation and the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Cayuga Indian Nation 
and the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma. Representatives of any other 
Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with 
these human remains should contact Jonathan Haas, MacArthur Curator of 
North American Anthropology, Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt 
Road at Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605; telephone: (312) 922-9410, 
ext. 641, before july 2, 1997.

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Repatriation of the human remains to the Cayuga Indian Nation may begin 
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
    The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations 
within this notice.
Dated: May 19, 1997.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 97-14309 Filed 5-30-97; 8:45 am]
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