[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 56924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24126]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the American 
Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

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 and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the American Museum of Natural 
History, New York, NY.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by American 
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot 
Reservation, Washington; and the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port 
Madison Reservation, Washington.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one 
individual were collected by an unknown individual from Alki Point, 
Seattle, King County, WA. Also at an unknown date, these human remains 
came into the possession of the American Museum of Natural History and 
may never have been accessioned into the collections. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Based on the assigned culture name, ``Salish'', and the geographic 
location where these human remains were found, this individual has been 
identified as Native American. These human remains derive from the 
post-contact territory of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the 
Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; and the Suquamish Indian Tribe of 
the Port Madison Reservation, Washington. Based on geographical 
evidence and on archeological expert opinion, these human remains are 
most likely culturally affiliated with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of 
the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; and the Suquamish Indian Tribe 
of the Port Madison Reservation, Washington.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the American 
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 a minimum of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials 
of the American Museum of Natural History also have determined that, 
pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group 
identity that can be reasonably traced between these Native American 
human remains and the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot 
Reservation, Washington; and the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port 
Madison Reservation, Washington. This notice has been sent to officials 
of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, 
Washington; and the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison 
Reservation, Washington. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that 
believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains 
should contact Martha Graham, Director of Cultural Resources, American 
Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, 
NY 10024-5192, telephone (212) 769-5846, before October 20, 2000. 
Repatriation of the human remains to the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of 
the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; and the Suquamish Indian Tribe 
of the Port Madison Reservation, Washington may begin after that date 
if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: September 14, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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