[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56085-56086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19783]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034493; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Huguenot Historical Society, New 
Paltz, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Huguenot 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 Huguenot 
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 
Huguenot Historical Society at the address in this notice by October 
13, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liselle LaFrance, President, Huguenot 
Historical Society, 88 Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY 12561, telephone 
(845) 255-1660, 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 Huguenot Historical Society, New Paltz, NY. The 
human remains were removed from New Paltz, Ulster 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

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Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Huguenot 
Historical Society professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of 
Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin (hereafter 
referred to as ``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In 2005, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, Ulster County, 
NY, by Jay Cohen of Cultural Resource Consulting as part of an 
excavation along the northern wall of the Jean Hasbrouck House. This 
work was done to comply with the New York State Environmental Quality 
Review Act. In 2021, the human remains were discovered by Huguenot 
Historical Society staff during a review of recently returned artifact 
collections. The human remains are comprised of five skeletal 
fragments. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    In the early 2000s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, 
Ulster County, NY, by Dr. Joe Diamond of State University of New York 
at New Paltz as part of an archeological field school. After a forensic 
anthropologist identified the remains as human, they were taken to 
local law enforcement and the fieldwork was halted. Subsequently, the 
human remains were given to a representative of the Huguenot Historical 
Society. In May of 2021, the human remains were discovered by Huguenot 
Historical Society staff during a review of the collection. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Stockbridge Munsee Community Tribal Historic Preservation 
representatives reviewed the collection with Huguenot Historical 
Society staff in May of 2022 and related that, according to Lenape oral 
tradition, present-day New Paltz lay within the Tribe's territory. The 
1677 Huguenot-Lenape land agreement serves as further, documentary 
evidence of Lenape history in this location. The descendants of these 
earlier Lenape are The Tribes.

Determinations Made by the Huguenot Historical Society

    Officials of the Huguenot 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 two individuals 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 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 Liselle 
LaFrance, President, Huguenot Historical Society, 88 Huguenot Street, 
New Paltz, NY 12561, telephone (845) 255-1660, email 
[email protected], by October 13, 2022. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The Huguenot Historical Society is responsible for notifying The 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: September 1, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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