[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 112 (Friday, June 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 31608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14829]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Hawai'i in the Possession of the University of Pennsylvania Museum 
of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 
Philadelphia, PA

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), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of 
the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by University 
of Pennsylvania Museum professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, the Hawai'i 
Island Burial Council, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
    In 1893, human remains representing two individuals were removed 
from ``a lava cave on the island of Hawai'i' by Dr. J.M. Whitney. At an 
unknown date, Dr. C.N. Pierce donated these remains to the Academy of 
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, PA. In 1966, these remains were 
placed on loan to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 
and Anthropology. In 1998, one of these individuals was officially 
transferred to the collections of the University of Pennsylvania 
Museum. In 1999, the second individual was officially transferred to 
the collections of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects were 
present.
    Based on original accession information, these individuals have 
been identified as Native Hawaiian. Geographical and historical 
evidence provided during consultation by Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O 
Hawai'i Nei, the Hawai'i Island Burial Council, and the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs indicates cultural affiliation between these human 
remains and present day Native Hawaiians.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the 
University of Pennsylvania Museum 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 University of Pennsylvania Museum 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 remains and Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, the Hawai'i 
Island Burial Council, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
    This notice has been sent to officials of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O 
Hawai'i Nei, the Hawai'i Island Burial Council, and the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that 
believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains 
should contact Dr. Jeremy Sabloff, the Williams Director, University of 
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 33rd and Spruce 
Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324; telephone: (215) 898-4051, fax 
(215) 898-0657, before July 12, 1999. Repatriation of the human remains 
to Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, the Hawai'i Island Burial 
Council, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs may begin after that date 
if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: June 1, 1999.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 99-14829 Filed 6-10-99; 8:45 am]
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