[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 62109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26291]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19342; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Pejepscot Historical Society, 
Brunswick, ME

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Pejepscot Historical Society has completed an inventory of 
human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian 
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 
representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not 
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of 
these human remains should submit a written request to the Pejepscot 
Historical Society. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer 
of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian 
tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may 
proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
Pejepscot Historical Society at the address in this notice by November 
16, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Jennifer Blanchard, Executive Director, Pejepscot Historical 
Society, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME 04011, telephone (207) 729-6606, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the Pejepscot Historical Society. The human remains are 
anecdotally reported to have been removed from Camp Apache in Arizona.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made in 1995 by the 
Pejepscot Historical Society professional staff who invited 
consultation from representatives of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New 
Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 
Mexico; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of 
the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the following non-federally 
recognized Indian groups: Apache Business Committee, Anadarko, OK; Fort 
Sill, Apache Business Committee, Apache, OK; Mojave Apache Community 
Council, Fountain Hills, AZ; Yazapai-Apache Community Council, Camp 
Verdi, AZ.

History and Description of the Remains

    On an unknown date, human remains of, at minimum, 2 individuals, 
were removed from an unknown location. Anecdotal evidence suggests that 
these remains were Apache, taken by an ``Indian scout'' from Camp 
Apache in 1879. No proof of this evidence exists beyond an exhibit 
label. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    The entirety of our evidence is an unsubstantiated exhibit label 
that reads: ``Taken from the scalp of an Apache Indian who was killed 
and scalped July 30, 1879 by Indian scouts about 20 miles from Camp 
Apache.'' The items are catalogued as ``on hand,'' meaning they were 
found in the society's collections when it began formal cataloguing of 
its collection.

Determinations Made by the Pejepscot Historical Society

    Officials of the Pejepscot Historical Society have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 2 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that could be potentially traced between the 
Native American human remains and the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New 
Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 
Mexico; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of 
the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the following non-federally 
recognized Indian groups: Apache Business Committee, Anadarko, OK; Fort 
Sill, Apache Business Committee, Apache, OK; Mojave Apache Community 
Council, Fountain Hills, AZ; Yazapai-Apache Community Council, Camp 
Verdi, AZ.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Jennifer 
Blanchard, Executive Director, Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park 
Row, Brunswick, ME 04011, telephone (207) 729-6606, email 
[email protected], by November 16, 2015. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New 
Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 
Mexico; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of 
the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the following non-federally 
recognized Indian groups: Apache Business Committee, Anadarko, OK; Fort 
Sill, Apache Business Committee, Apache, OK; Mojave Apache Community 
Council, Fountain Hills, AZ; Yazapai-Apache Community Council, Camp 
Verdi, AZ, may proceed.
    The Pejepscot Historical Society is responsible for notifying the 
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the 
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White 
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the 
following non-federally recognized Indian groups: Apache Business 
Committee, Anadarko, OK; Fort Sill, Apache Business Committee, Apache, 
OK; Mojave Apache Community Council, Fountain Hills, AZ; Yazapai-Apache 
Community Council, Camp Verdi, AZ that this notice has been published.

    Dated: September 16, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-26291 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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