[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11692-11693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6138]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


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

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), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains from Auburn, NY in 
the possession of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Field Museum 
of Natural History professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Cayuga Nation of New York, the St. Regis Band of 
Mohawk Indians of New York, the Oneida Nation of New York, the Oneida 
Tribe of Wisconsin, the Onondaga Nation of New York, the Seneca Nation 
of New York, the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York, and the 
Tuscarora Nation of New York.
    In 1894, human remains representing two individuals were purchased 
by the Field Museum of Natural History from Franz Boaz. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    According to Franz Boaz's notes, these individuals were recovered 
from Auburn, NY. Originally identified as ``Iroquois'', these 
individuals have now been more specifically identified as ``Cayuga'' 
through additional consultation with the Cayuga Nation of New York 
based on traditional tribal boundaries.
    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 two individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Field 
Museum of Natural History have also determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 
10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be 
reasonably traced between these Native American human

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remains and the Cayuga Nation of New York.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Cayuga Nation of New 
York, the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, the St. Regis Band of Mohawk 
Indians of New York, the Oneida Nation of New York, the Oneida Tribe of 
Wisconsin, the Onondaga Nation of New York, the Seneca Nation of New 
York, the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York, and the 
Tuscarora Nation of New York. 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 April 9, 1998. Repatriation of the human remains to the 
Cayuga Nation of New York 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: March 4, 1998.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 98-6138 Filed 3-9-98; 8:45 am]
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