[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33351-33352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12851]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Hawaii in the Possession of the National Museum of Health and 
Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC

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 from Hawaii in the 
possession of the National Museum of Health and Medicine [formerly the 
Army Medical Museum (AMM)], Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 
Washington, DC.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by National 
Museum of Health and Medicine professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, Kauai/Niihau 
Island Burial Council, Molokai Island Burial Council, Hawai'i Island 
Burial Council, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
    Before 1876, human remains representing one individual were 
collected from an unknown site in Hawaii by W.H. Jones for the 
Smithsonian Institution. In 1876, these human remains were transferred 
to the AMM from the Smithsonian Institution. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Based on accession records, this individual has been identified as 
Native Hawaiian.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing one individual were 
removed from an ``old battlefield'' on Oahu by W.R. DeWitt, Assistant 
Surgeon, U.S. Army. In 1862, these human remains were sent to the AMM. 
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Based on accession records, this individual has been identified as 
Native Hawaiian.
    Before 1869, human remains representing one individual were taken 
from Kauai by person(s) unknown under unknown circumstances. In 1869, 
these human remains were transferred to the AMM from the Smithsonian 
Institution. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    Based on accession records, this individual has been identified as 
Native Hawaiian.

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    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the National 
Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 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 National Museum of Health 
and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 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, Kauai/
Niihau Island Burial Council, Molokai Island Burial Council, 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, Kauai/Niihau Island Burial Council, Molokai Island Burial 
Council, 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. 
Lenore Barbian, Collection Manager, National Museum of Health and 
Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Walter Reed Army medical 
Center, Bldg. 54, Washington, DC 20036; telephone: (202) 782-2203; 
email: [email protected] , before June 22, 2000. Repatriation of the 
human remains to Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei 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 8, 2000.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Manager, Archeology and 
Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 00-12851 Filed 5-22-00; 8:45 am]
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