[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41464-41465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10333]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037903; 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 is a cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations in this notice. The human remains were collected at the 
Shoshone Indian School in Fremont County, WY, Fort Mohave Indian School 
in Mohave County, AZ, Chemawa (Salem) Indian School in Marion County, 
OR, Carson Indian School in Carson City County, NV, Sherman Institute 
in Riverside County, CA, and American Museum of Natural History in New 
York County, NY.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after June 12, 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. 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 PMAE. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Human remains representing, at minimum, 12 individuals were 
collected at the Shoshone Indian School in Fremont County, WY. The 
human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual who was 
recorded as being 18 years old, two individuals who were recorded as 
being 16 years old, one individual who was recorded as being 15 years 
old, three individuals who were recorded as being 14 years old, two 
individuals who were recorded as being 13 years old, and three 
individuals who were recorded as being 12 years old and identified as 
``Shoshone.'' Clell A. Newell took the hair clippings at the Shoshone 
Indian School between 1930 and 1933. Newell sent the hair clippings to 
George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was 
collected at the Fort Mohave Indian School in Mohave County, AZ. The 
human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual who was 
recorded as being 15 years old and identified as ``Shoshone.'' Timothy 
G. Mackey took the hair clippings at the Fort Mohave Indian School 
between 1930 and 1933. Mackey sent the hair clippings to George 
Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was 
collected at the Chemawa (Salem) Indian School in Marion County, OR. 
The human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual who 
was recorded as being 20 years old and identified as ``Shoshone.'' 
James T. Ryan took the hair clippings at the Chemawa (Salem) Indian 
School between 1930 and 1933. Ryan sent the hair clippings to George 
Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was 
collected at the Carson Indian School in Carson City, NV. The human 
remains are hair clippings collected from one individual who was 
recorded as being 20 years old and identified as ``Shoshone.'' 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.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were 
collected at the Sherman Institute, Riverside County, CA. The human 
remains are hair clippings collected from one individual who was 
recorded as being 22 years old, two individuals who were recorded as 
being 19 years old, and three individuals who were recorded as being 17 
years old and identified as ``Shoshone.'' Samuel H. Gilliam took the 
hair clippings at the Sherman Institute between 1930 and 1933. Gilliam 
sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair 
clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was 
collected at the American Museum of Natural History in New York County, 
NY. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual 
who was recorded as being an ``Adult'' and identified as ``Shoshone.'' 
Dr. Henry L. Shapiro took the hair clippings at the American Museum of 
Natural History between 1930 and 1933. Shapiro sent the hair clippings 
to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. 
No associated funerary objects are present.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available 
about 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 22 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     There is a reasonable connection between the human remains 
described in this notice and the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind 
River Reservation, Wyoming.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after June 12, 2024. If competing

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requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the 
most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint 
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. The PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of 
this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: May 3, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-10333 Filed 5-10-24; 8:45 am]
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