[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34954-34955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16548]


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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

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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 the American 
Museum of Natural History 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; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 
Indians of Michigan; and Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of two 
individuals from the vicinity of Peru, La Salle County, IL, were 
obtained by the Giffort brothers. The American Museum of Natural 
History has no information regarding who collected these remains or 
their collection date. The American Museum of Natural History acquired 
these remains as a purchase from the Giffort brothers in 1896. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    These individuals have been identified as Native American based on 
the American Museum of Natural History's catalog description, which 
refers to the remains as ``Pottawatomie,'' and on cranial morphology. 
The remains originate from within the postcontact territory of the 
Potawatomi Indians.
    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 two individuals 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 Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest 
County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; 
Hannahville Indian Community of Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of 
Michigan; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 
Indians of Michigan; and Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas.
    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 Indians of Michigan; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., 
Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; and Prairie 
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas. 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 August 1, 
2001. Repatriation of the human remains to the Citizen Potawatomi 
Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin 
Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community of 
Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of Michigan; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., 
Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; and Prairie 
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas may begin after that date if no 
additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: June 8, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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