[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 13654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7007]


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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 human remains was made by the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Bering Straits Native Corporation, the 
Unalakleet Native Corporation, and the Native Village of Unalakleet.
    In 1869, human remains representing one individual were collected 
from Norton Sound, AK, by William H. Dall, who donated these human 
remains to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in the same 
year. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology documentation describes 
the remains as ``Unaleet [sic], Eskimo.'' Given the proximity of Norton 
Sound to the village of Unalakleet, the human remains are probably from 
Unalakleet. Historical documents and consultation information indicate 
that the Native Village of Unalakleet has traditionally occupied the 
area from which the human remains were collected.
    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 
Native American human remains and the Native Village of Unalakleet.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Native Village of 
Unalakleet, Unalakleet Native Corporation, and Bering Straits Native 
Corporation. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes 
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should 
contact Patricia Capone, Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, 
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496-3702, before April 24, 2002. 
Repatriation of the human remains to the Native Village of Unalakleet 
may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: February 5, 2002.
Robert Stearns,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 02-7007 Filed 3-22-02; 8:45 am]
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