[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15750-15751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6850]


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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 Museum 
of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, 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 an inventory of human remains in the possession of the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, 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 the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville 
Rancheria, California; Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of 
California; Guidiville Rancheria of California; Hopland Band of Pomo 
Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California; Manchester Band of Pomo 
Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California; 
Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Potter Valley 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Redwood Valley Rancheria of 
Pomo Indians of California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians 
of California; and the Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley 
Reservation, California.
    In 1916, human remains representing one individual were transferred 
to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by the Boston 
Society of Natural History, which later became the Boston Museum of 
Science. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    The Boston Museum of Science has no records of the remains or of 
their acquisition. Accession records of the Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology and Ethnology indicate that the remains are from Mendicino 
County, CA, although the specific locale or site within Mendicino 
County is not recorded. Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 
accession records also note that this individual had been ``executed 
for murder.'' Such specific information about the cause of death 
indicates that the death took place only a short time before the 
information was first recorded. Therefore, it is likely that these 
remains date to the historic period of the region, that is, to the 
second half of the 19th century. Osteological analysis by the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology supports the identification of this 
individual as a Native American.
    The remains originated in a region historically occupied by the 
Northern Pomo, Central Pomo, Yuki, Coast Yuki, Huchnom, Nomlaki, and 
Cahto tribes of Indians. Given the paucity of records, it is not 
possible to make a cultural affiliation of this individual to a 
specific tribe, but based on the totality of the circumstances 
surrounding the acquisition of these human remains, evidence of 
historical territories, and oral history, officials of the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have determined that there is a 
cultural affiliation with the following present-day tribes that jointly 
claim a presence in this region during the 19th century: Cahto Indian 
Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, California; Coyote Valley Band of 
Pomo Indians of California; Guidiville Rancheria of California; Hopland 
Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California; Manchester 
Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, 
California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Potter 
Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Redwood Valley 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of 
Pomo Indians of California; and the Round Valley Indian Tribes of the 
Round Valley Reservation, California.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have determined that, pursuant to 
43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. 
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 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 
human remains and the Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, 
California; Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California; 
Guidiville Rancheria of California; Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the 
Hopland Rancheria, California; Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the 
Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California; Pinoleville Rancheria of 
Pomo Indians of California; Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; and the Round 
Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Cahto Indian Tribe of 
the Laytonville Rancheria, California; Coyote Valley Band of Pomo 
Indians of California; Guidiville Rancheria of California; Hopland Band 
of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria,

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California; Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point 
Arena Rancheria, California; Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 
California; Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Sherwood Valley 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; and the Round Valley Indian 
Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California. Representatives of 
any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains should contact Barbara Isaac, Repatriation 
Coordinator, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity 
Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 495-2254, before April 19, 
2001. Repatriation of the human remains to the Cahto Indian Tribe of 
the Laytonville Rancheria, California; Coyote Valley Band of Pomo 
Indians of California; Guidiville Rancheria of California; Hopland Band 
of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California; Manchester Band 
of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California; 
Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Potter Valley 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Redwood Valley Rancheria of 
Pomo Indians of California; Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians 
of California; and the Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley 
Reservation, California may begin after that date if no additional 
claimants come forward.

    Dated: February 28, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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