[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65741-65743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27705]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027083; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has completed 
an inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate 
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that 
there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any 
present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 
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 Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. If no additional requestors come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes 
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: 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 Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at the address in this notice by 
January 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, Museum Curator and Director of Research and 
Repatriation, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 
University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 
496-3702, 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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 
University, Cambridge, MA. The human remains were removed from 
Williamson County, TN.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee 
Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The 
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 
Indians in Oklahoma.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1878, human remains representing, at minimum, 43 individuals 
were removed from the site of Gray's Farm (40WM11), in Williamson 
County, TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part of a Peabody Museum of Archaeology 
and Ethnology expedition led by F. W. Putnam. No known individuals were 
identified.
    In 1879, human remains representing, at minimum, 26 individuals 
were removed from the Arnold Site (40WM5), in Williamson County, TN, by 
Edwin Curtiss as part of a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 
expedition led by F. W. Putnam. No known individuals were identified.
    In 1879, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the Glass Mounds Site (40WM3), in Williamson County, 
TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part of a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology expedition led by F. W. Putnam. No known individuals were 
identified.
    In 1880, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
were removed from Williamson County, TN, by Edwin Curtiss as part of a 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by F. W. 
Putnam. The museum received these human remains in 1882, after the 
death of Mr. Curtiss. No known individuals were identified.
    In 1882, human remains representing, at minimum, 130 individuals 
were removed from the Brentwood Library Site (40WM210), also known as 
Dr. Jarman's Site, in Williamson County, TN, by F. W. Putnam as part of 
a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology expedition. No known 
individuals were identified.
    In 1883, human remains representing, at minimum, 11 individuals 
were removed from the Brentwood Library Site (40WM210), also known as 
Dr. Jarman's Site, in Williamson County, TN, by George Woods as part of 
a Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology expedition led by F. W. 
Putnam. No known individuals were identified.
    Sometime prior to 1892, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Brentwood in Williamson County, TN, by F. 
W. Putnam, and donated by him to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology in 1892. No known individuals were identified.

Determinations Made by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

    Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis and/
or archeological contexts, and museum records.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 215 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, Treaties, Acts of Congress, 
or Executive Orders, the land from which the Native American human 
remains were removed is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of 
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee 
Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 Patricia Capone, Museum Curator and 
Director of Research and Repatriation, Peabody Museum of Archaeology 
and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 
02138, telephone (617) 496-3702, email [email protected], by 
January 22, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Cherokee 
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band 
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
    The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology is responsible for 
notifying the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The 
Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 
Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma 
that this notice has been published.


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    Dated: November 28, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
 [FR Doc. 2018-27705 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4312-52-P