[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 20330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9763]


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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 St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York.
    Prior to 1924, Professor Felix Von Luschan acquired human remains 
representing a minimum of three individuals from an unknown locale. The 
American Museum of Natural History has no information on the 
circumstances of Professor Von Luschan's acquisition of these remains. 
Mr. Felix Warburg purchased these remains from Professor Von Luschan 
and, in 1924, donated them to the American Museum of Natural History. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    These individuals have been identified as Native American based on 
American Museum of Natural History documentation that refers to the 
remains as ``Mohawk.''
    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 three individuals of Native American ancestry. 
Also, officials of the American Museum of Natural History 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 St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians 
of New York.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the St. Regis Band of 
Mohawk Indians of New York. 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 May 21, 2001. 
Repatriation of the human remains to the St. Regis Band of Mohawk 
Indians of New York may begin after that date if no additional 
claimants come forward.

    Dated: March 30, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 01-9763 Filed 4-19-01; 8:45 am]
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