[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18980-18981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8984]


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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 the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects 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 Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest 
County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; 
Hannahville Indian Community of Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of 
Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., 
Michigan; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians; 
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of 
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; 
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon 
Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; Prairie Band of Potawatomi 
Indians, Kansas; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; 
Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; 
and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
    In 1959, human remains representing two individuals were donated to 
the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by the Warren 
Anatomical Museum, Harvard University Medical School. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Museum records indicate that these human remains were obtained by 
the Warren Anatomical Museum from a Dr. Morton of Alton, IL. 
Documentation that accompanies the remains identifies them as 
``Menomonee,'' although the exact location from which the remains were 
collected is unknown. The specific cultural attribution of the remains 
indicates that they are likely those of Menominee individuals. The 
Menominee are represented by the present-day Menominee Indian Tribe of 
Wisconsin.
    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 two individuals 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 
Native American human remains and the Menominee Indian Tribe of 
Wisconsin.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Citizen Potawatomi 
Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin 
Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community of 
Wisconsin Potawatomie

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Indians of Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Huron Potawatomi, 
Inc., Michigan; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of 
Indians; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of 
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; 
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon 
Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; Prairie Band of Potawatomi 
Indians, Kansas; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; 
Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; 
and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. 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, Harvard 
University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 
495-2254, before May 14, 2001. Repatriation of the human remains to the 
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin may begin after that date if no 
additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: March 30, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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