[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29921-29922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13743]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23389; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Oberlin College 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 Oberlin College. 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 Oberlin 
College at the address in this notice by July 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Amy V. Margaris, Oberlin College NAGPRA Compliance 
Officer, Department of Anthropology,

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305 King Building, 10 North Professor Street, Oberlin, OH 44074 
telephone (440) 775-5173, 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 Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. The human remains were 
removed from Onondaga County, NY.
    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 by Oberlin 
College professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Onondaga Nation.

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown site in Baldwinsville, Onondaga 
County, NY. In 1886, the Oberlin College Museum received human remains 
described as ``Skull of Onondaga Indian'' acquired from an ``Ancient 
Burial Place, Baldwinsville, NY.'' S.M. Dunbar is listed as the donor. 
The human remains were retained by Oberlin College after the museum's 
closure in the 1950s and are now in the care of the Oberlin College 
Department of Anthropology. The human remains consist of one probable 
female, approximately 18-35 years old. ``Onondaga'' is written in black 
ink on the human remains. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Osteological examination identifies these human remains as 
representing an individual of Native American ancestry. Their 
geographic affiliation with the territory of the Onondaga Nation is 
documented through collection evidence, oral history, and scholarly 
sources. During consultation, the Onondaga Nation's NAGPRA contact, 
Tony Gonyea, identified Baldwinsville as located in the heart of the 
traditional area of the Onondaga Nation. Archeological data demonstrate 
the Onondaga Nation's continued occupation of the Baldwinsville area 
since at least the Late Woodland period.

Determinations Made by Oberlin College

    Officials of Oberlin College have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and the Onondaga Nation.

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 Dr. Amy 
V. Margaris, Oberlin College NAGPRA Compliance Officer, Department of 
Anthropology, 305 King Building, 10 North Professor Street, Oberlin, OH 
44074 telephone (440) 775-5173, email [email protected], by July 
31, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Onondaga 
Nation may proceed.
    Oberlin College is responsible for notifying the Onondaga Nation 
that this notice has been published.

    Dated: May 11, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-13743 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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