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responsible for notifying the Cayuga 

Nation of New York; Oneida Nation of 

New York; Oneida Tribe of Indians of 

Wisconsin; Onondaga Nation of New 

York; Seneca Nation of New York; 

Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York; 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of 

New York; and Tuscarora Nation of New 

York that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: September 1, 2009. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–22777 Filed 9–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: New 

York University College of Dentistry, 

New York, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 in the possession of the New 

York University College of Dentistry, 

New York, NY. The human remains 

were removed from the Ely Site, Monroe 

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 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by New York 

University College of Dentistry 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Seneca Nation of 

New York, Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of 

Oklahoma, and Tonawanda Band of 

Seneca Indians of New York. 

Around 1940, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from the 

Burgett or Ely Site (RMSC HNE 124), 

Monroe County, NY, by Robert Hill. In 

1941, the remains were accessioned by 

the Department of Physical 

Anthropology at the Museum of the 

American Indian, Heye Foundation. In 

1956, the remains were transferred to 

Dr. Theodore Kazamiroff, New York 

University College of Dentistry. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Museum of the American Indian 

records list the locality of origin of the 

human remains as the ‘‘Burgett Site, 

West Rush, N.Y.’’ Labels with the 

remains repeat this information and 

specify that they were removed from 

burial 12 or 13. Cranial morphology and 

tooth shape is consistent with an 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

New York State Historic Preservation 

Office site files identify the Burgett site 

as the Ely Site, RMSC HNE 124. 

Archeologists have interpreted the Ely 

Site as a protohistoric Seneca site based 

on the ceramic types, pipe styles, 

lithics, and European materials present 

at the site and found in association with 

the burials. Consultations with the 

Seneca Nation of New York, SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, and 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of 

New York confirm the identification of 

the Ely Site as a Seneca site. 

After European contact, the Seneca 

were divided geopolitically into two 

groups, the Eastern Seneca and the 

Western Seneca. The Eastern Seneca 

remained in New York, while the 

Western Seneca moved to Ohio and 

then Oklahoma. The Eastern Seneca are 

represented today by two Federallyrecognized tribes, the Seneca Nation of 

New York and Tonawanda Band of 

Seneca of New York. The Western 

Seneca are represented by the SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma. 

Officials of New York University 

College of Dentistry have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), 

the human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

Officials of New York University 

College of Dentistry also have 

determined that, 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 

Seneca Nation of New York, SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, and 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of 

New York. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Louis Terracio, New 

York University College of Dentistry, 

345 East 24th St., New York, NY 10010, 

telephone (212) 998–9917, before 

October 22, 2009. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Seneca Nation of 

New York, Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of 

Oklahoma, and Tonawanda Band of 

Seneca Indians of New York may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The New York University College of 

Dentistry is responsible for notifying the 

Seneca Nation of New York, SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, and 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of 

New York that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: September 2, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–22771 Filed 9–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Warren Anatomical Museum, Harvard 

University, Boston, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 in the possession and control of 

the Warren Anatomical Museum, 

Harvard University, Boston, MA. The 

human remains were removed from 

Martha’s Vineyard, Dukes County, MA. 

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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Peabody Museum 

of Archaeology and Ethnology and 

Warren Anatomical Museum 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Mashpee 

Wampanoag Tribe, Massachusetts; 

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head 

(Aquinnah) of Massachusetts; and 

Assonet Band of the Wampanoag 

Nation, a non-Federally recognized 

Indian group. 

At an unknown date before 1870, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of one individual were 

removed probably from Martha’s 

Vineyard, Dukes County, MA, by an 

unknown individual. The human 

remains were donated to the Warren 

Anatomical Museum on an unknown 

date before 1870, and are part of the J. 

Mason Warren Collection. Specimen 

labels describe the individual as being 

from ‘‘Martha’s Vineyard’’ and ‘‘From 


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