[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 35209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09405]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037832; 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: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of 
human remains and has determined that there are known lineal 
descendants connected to the human remains in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after May 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone 
(617) 496-2374, 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 
PMAE, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, 
including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or 
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Based on the information available, human remains representing one 
individual have been reasonably identified. The human remains were 
collected at the Carson Indian School, Ormsby County, NV, and are hair 
clippings collected from one individual, Evelina Anthony, who was 
recorded as being 15 years old and identified as ``Washoe.'' Frederic 
Snyder took the hair clippings at the Carson Indian School between 1930 
and 1933. Snyder sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who 
donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary 
objects are present.

Lineal Descendant

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
two lineal descendants are connected to the human remains described in 
this notice.

Determinations

    The PMAE has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     Cheyenne Stone and Ross Stone are connected to the human 
remains described in this notice.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this 
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
    1. The known lineal descendants connected to the human remains.
    2. Any other lineal descendant not identified who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant.
    Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after May 31, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation 
are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate requestor 
prior to repatriation. The PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of 
this notice to the lineal descendant and any other consulting parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: April 23, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-09405 Filed 4-30-24; 8:45 am]
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