[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 162 (Thursday, August 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51481-51482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18230]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030662; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Massachusetts 
Amherst, Department of Anthropology, Amherst, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of 
Anthropology, 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 University of Massachusetts 
Amherst. 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 
University of Massachusetts Amherst at the address in this notice by 
September 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Julie Woods, Repatriation Coordinator, University of 
Massachusetts Amherst, 215 Machmer Hall, 240 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 
01003, telephone (413) 545-2702, 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.

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3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under the 
control of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA. The 
human remains were removed from the Grand Gulch area of San Juan 
County, UT.
    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 the 
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Anthropology, 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Apache 
Tribe of Oklahoma; Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, 
Nevada and Utah; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico 
(previously listed as Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Mescalero Apache Tribe 
of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New 
Mexico & Utah; Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (previously 
listed as Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation and the Northwestern 
Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie)); Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico 
(previously listed as Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah 
(Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of 
Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes 
(previously listed as Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of 
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian 
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Pueblo of Acoma, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; San 
Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Skull Valley Band of Goshute 
Indians of Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray 
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as Ute 
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & 
Utah); Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as Ysleta Del Sur 
Pueblo of Texas); and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 
Mexico. An invitation to consult was extended to the Colorado River 
Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and 
California (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited 
Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In the 1890s, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from the Grand Gulch area of San Juan County, 
UT. The human remains were excavated during the Hyde Exploring 
Expedition, which was sponsored by the American Museum of Natural 
History (AMNH) in New York City. In 1902, Professor F. W. Putnam, 
Curator of Anthropology (then of AMNH) and supervisor of the 
Expedition, along with his former associate, Dr. Ale[scaron] 
Hrdli[ccaron]ka (then of AMNH and later of the United States National 
Museum [Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building]), gave the human 
remains to Dr. Harris Hawthorne Wilder, Professor of Zoology at Smith 
College (1892-1928). On January 16, 1902, AMNH sent the human remains 
to Smith College to become part of the Wilder Collection. During the 
late 1970s, Smith College disbanded the Wilder Collection and 
transferred some of the human remains to the University of 
Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), including the individuals from Grand 
Gulch. UMass accessioned some of these human remains in 1986-1987; 
others were never accessioned.
    The human remains belong to an adult male and an adult female. The 
male's approximate age was 45 and the female's approximate age was 60. 
Dr. Wilder created a plastilina (also known as plasticine) bust (146) 
and a cast made from the bust. Dr. Wilder utilized the cranium and post 
cranial elements of the female to make the bust. The cranium, neck, and 
shoulders were never cataloged, and were reported to have been encased 
in the bust. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, 
Department of Anthropology

    Officials of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of 
Anthropology, have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of 
Native American ancestry based on provenance, provenience, and 
preservation.
     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 Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New 
Mexico (previously listed as Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay Owingeh, 
New Mexico (previously listed as Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; 
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of 
Texas); and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico 
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').

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 Julie 
Woods, Repatriation Coordinator, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 
215 Machmer Hall, 240 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003, telephone (413) 
545-2702, email [email protected], by September 21, 2020. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of 
Anthropology, is responsible for notifying The Consulted and Invited 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: July 21, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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