[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 70363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29833]


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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 Peabody Essex 
Museum, Salem, MA

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 Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, 
MA.
    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 Peabody 
Essex Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Cayuga Nation of New York.
    Before 1868, human remains representing one individual came into 
the collections of the Essex Institute following their collection by 
Mr. C.L. Allen. In 1868, these human remains were transferred to the 
Peabody Academy of Sciences from the Essex Institute (both now 
constitute the Peabody Essex Museum). No known individual was 
identified.
    Catalogue data at the Peabody Essex Museum lists these human 
remains as ``Indian, from Cayuga County, New York.'' Based on the 
provenance listed in the catalogue, representatives of the Cayuga 
Nation of New York have identified these human remains as Cayuga. In 
the absence of associated cultural material, the Peabody Essex Museum 
has been unable to ascertain the precise age of the human remains. 
Based on historic sources and treaties, Cayuga County, NY lies within 
the historically known area in which the Cayuga had villages. Lacking 
any evidence to the contrary, the Peabody Essex Museum is accepting 
these human remains as having Cayuga origin.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Peabody 
Essex Museum have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the 
human remains listed above represent the physical remains of one 
individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Peabody Essex 
Museum 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 Cayuga Nation of 
New York.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Cayuga Nation of New 
York. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to 
be culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact John 
R. Grimes, Curator of Native American Art and Culture, Peabody Essex 
Museum, East Indian Square, Salem, MA 01970, telephone (978) 745-9500, 
before December 22, 2000. Repatriation of the human remains to the 
Cayuga Nation of New York may begin after that date if no additional 
claimants come forward.

    Dated: November 2, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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