[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6779-6780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02064]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035219; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural 
History, New York, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the American Museum of Natural History 
(``AMNH'' or ``Museum'') has completed an inventory of human remains 
and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this 
notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed 
from: an unknown locale in NJ; Bergen County, NJ; Gloucester County, 
NJ; Middlesex County, NJ; Morris County, NJ; either Bergen County, NJ 
or Rockland County, NY; Bronx County, NY; either Bronx County or 
Westchester County, NY; Dutchess County, NY; New York County, NY; 
Orange County, NY; Ulster County, NY; and Westchester County, NY.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after March 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central 
Park West, New York, NY 10024, telephone (212) 769-5837, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
AMNH. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the 
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, 
can be found in the inventory or related records held by the AMNH.

Description

    In an unknown year, human remains with an embedded arrowhead 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown 
locale in New Jersey by an unknown collector. In 1941, the Museum 
acquired these human remains from Albert L. Lane as a gift and 
accessioned them that same year.
    On June 21, 1936, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Bergen County, NJ, by C.K. Nicholas. In 
1937, the Museum acquired these human remains as a gift from Mr. Harvey 
O. Havermeyer and accessioned them that same year.
    In possibly 1880 or 1888, human remains representing, at minimum, 
one individual were removed from Gloucester County, NJ, by Herbert G. 
Chase. In 1938, the Museum acquired these human remains as a gift from 
Mr. A. LA Motte and accessioned them that same year.
    In 1907, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Middlesex County, NJ, by Alanson B. Skinner as part 
of an expedition. The Museum accessioned these human remains that same 
year.
    Around 1904, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Morris County, NJ, by Mr. C. L. Jellinghaus, who 
gifted them to the Museum in 1944. The Museum accessioned these human 
remains that same year.
    In an unknown year, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from either Bergen County, NJ or Rockland 
County, NY, by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers. In 1938, 
the Museum acquired these human remains as a gift from an anonymous 
source and accessioned them that same year.

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    In an unknown year, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from Bronx County, NY, possibly by Mr. J.B. 
James, Jr. In 1895, the Museum acquired these human remains and 
accessioned them that same year. The four associated funerary objects 
are four animal bone fragments.
    Likely in 1916, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from either Bronx County or Westchester County, 
NY, by Mr. Grant Madison who gifted them to the Museum in 1916. The 
Museum accessioned these human remains that same year.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Bronx County, NY, by an unknown collector. 
In 1923, the Museum acquired these human remains as a gift from Mr. 
Frank S. Parker and accessioned them that same year.
    In 1882, human remains representing, at minimum, 12 individuals 
were removed from Dutchess County, NY, by Mr. Henry Booth. In 1908, the 
Museum acquired these human remains as a gift from Mr. Henry Booth and 
accessioned them that same year.
    In an unknown year, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from Dutchess County, NJ, by an unknown 
collector. In 1908, the Museum acquired these human remains as a gift 
from Mr. Henry Booth and accessioned them that same year.
    In either 1907 or 1908, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from New York County, NY, by Mr. Reginald P. 
Bolton. In 1910, the Museum purchased these human remains from Mr. 
Bolton and accessioned them that same year.
    In either 1907 or 1908, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from New York County, NY, by Mr. Reginald P. 
Bolton and W.L. Calver. In 1910, the Museum purchased these human 
remains from Mr. Bolton and accessioned them that same year.
    In an unknown year, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from New York County, NY, by an unknown 
collector. The museum acquired these human remains on an unknown date.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from New York County, NY, by an unknown 
collector. In 1935, the Museum acquired these human remains as a gift 
from Mr. John King and accessioned them that same year.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from New York County, NY, by an unknown 
collector. In 1919, the Museum acquired these human remains as a gift 
from Mr. Alex Johnson and accessioned them that same year.
    In June of 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from Orange County, NY, by Mr. Ben Johnson. In 
1962, the Museum acquired these human remains from Mr. Johnson as a 
gift and accessioned them that same year.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from Orange County, NY, by Mr. P.R. Sleight. 
In 1881, the Museum acquired these human remains from Mr. Sleight as a 
gift and accessioned them that same year.
    In 1899, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Ulster County, NY, by Mr. J.O. Martin, who gave them 
to Mr. Henry Booth that same year. In 1908, the Museum acquired these 
human remains as a gift from Mr. Booth and accessioned them that same 
year.
    In 1899, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Westchester County, NY, by Mr. M. Raymond Harrington. 
In 1899, the Museum acquired these human remains as a gift and 
accessioned them that same year. The six associated funerary objects 
are one lot of animal bones, one piece of deer antler, one flint 
scraper, one lot of oyster shells, one cut bone piece, and one lot of 
charcoal and nut pieces.

Cultural Affiliation

    The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice 
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity 
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures 
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The 
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the 
relationship: anthropological, geographical, and historical.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the AMNH has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of 40 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 10 objects described in this notice are reasonably 
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at 
the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects described in this notice and the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, 
Wisconsin.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the 
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 
may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
    Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 3, 2023. If 
competing requests for repatriation are received, the AMNH must 
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. 
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing 
requests. The AMNH is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to 
the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, 
and 10.14.

    Dated: January 25, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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