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the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records held 

by BLM Alaska. 

Description 

Most likely in the 1950s or 1960s, one 

cultural item was removed from the 

vicinity of Wales in the Nome Census 

Area, AK, and was placed in the 

collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of 

Anthropology at Brown University in 

Providence, RI. (The museum’s 

sponsorship of multiple expeditions to 

Alaska in the mid-20th century might 

account for its custody of this cultural 

item.) The one unassociated funerary 

object is a polar bear cranium marked 

‘‘Polar bear from burial site near Wales.’’ 

Cultural Affiliation 

The cultural item in this notice is 

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, 

oral traditional, and museum records. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, BLM Alaska has 

determined that: 

• The one cultural item described 

above is 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 and are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural item and the 

Native Village of Wales. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

cultural item in this notice must be sent 

to the Responsible Official identified in 

ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 

may be submitted by 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 cultural item in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after November 24, 2023. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, BLM Alaska must determine 

the most appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of this cultural item is 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. BLM Alaska 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 10.8, § 10.10, and 

§ 10.14. 

Dated: October 18, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036800; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Cumberland Gap 

National Historic Park, Middlesboro, 

KY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Cumberland Gap National 

Historic Park (CUGA) has completed an 

inventory of human remains and has 

determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and any Indian Tribe. The human 

remains were removed from Claiborne 

County, TN, and Lee County, VA. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after November 24, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Lisa Baldwin, 

Superintendent, Cumberland Gap 

National Historic Park, 91 Bartlett Park 

Road, Middlesboro, KY 40965, 

telephone (606) 248–2817, email lisa_

baldwin@nps.gov. 

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 

Superintendent, CUGA. Additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records held by 

CUGA. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from an unknown location in Claiborne 

County, TN. In 1957, Mr. Maxwell 

Ramsey of Cumberland Gap, Claiborne 

County, TN, donated the human 

remains to CUGA. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

removed from the Carl Harris property 

in Lee County, VA. In 1958, the human 

remains were donated to CUGA by Mr. 

Carl Harris of Gibson Station, VA. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Aboriginal Land 

The human remains in this notice 

were removed from known geographic 

locations. These locations are the 

aboriginal lands of one or more Indian 

Tribes. The following information was 

used to identify the aboriginal land: a 

final judgment of the Indian Claims 

Commission or the United States Court 

of Claims, and treaties. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, CUGA has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of four individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• No relationship of shared group 

identity can be reasonably traced 

between the human remains and any 

Indian Tribe. 

• The human remains described in 

this notice were removed from the 

aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and 

the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma. 

Requests for Disposition 

Written requests for disposition of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the Responsible Official 

identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for 

disposition may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes 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, or who 


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shows that the requestor is an aboriginal 

land Indian Tribe. 

Disposition of the human remains 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after November 24, 

2023. If competing requests for 

disposition are received, CUGA must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to disposition. Requests 

for joint disposition of the human 

remains are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. CUGA 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 and § 10.11. 

Dated: October 18, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23544 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036826; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology, Harvard University, 

Cambridge, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

removed from Franklin, Hampden, and 

Hampshire Counties, MA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after November 24, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 

11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138, 

telephone (617) 496–3702, email 

pcapone@fas.harvard.edu. 

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. 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 PMAE. 

Description 

Franklin County, MA 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Franklin County, MA. Sometime 

before August 23, 1858, Roswell Field 

removed the human remains from a 

field in Deerfield, Franklin County, MA, 

while it was being ploughed. Field 

donated the human remains to the 

Boston Society for Medical 

Improvement (BSMI) through Charles 

Pickering Bowditch on August 23, 1858. 

In 1889, the Harvard Medical School 

faculty voted to accept the cabinet of the 

BSMI and incorporated the human 

remains into the collection of the 

Warren Anatomical Museum, Harvard 

University (WAM). In 1956, the WAM 

transferred the human remains to the 

PMAE as a permanent loan. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Franklin County, MA. At an 

unknown date, Dr. D.D. Slade removed 

the human remains from an unknown 

site near Greenfield, in Franklin County, 

MA. The human remains were found in 

the PMAE uncatalogued and were 

accessioned in 1964. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Hampden County, MA 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Hampden County, MA. In 1922, 

P.B. Moore removed the human remains 

from Springfield, in Hampden County, 

MA; Ruth Otis Sawtell donated the 

human remains to the PMAE that same 

year. No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from Hampden County, MA. 

At an unknown date, Cecelia Guida 

removed the human remains from a 

burial ground in Westfield on the north 

bank of the Woronoco (Westfield) River, 

in Hampden County, MA. In 1951, the 

PMAE accessioned the human remains 

into the museum’s collection. A 

preponderance of evidence suggests that 

this burial ground was within the Guida 

Farm site (19–HD–111), a Late 

Woodland to Contact Period site (A.D. 

1000–1700). No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, eight individuals were 

removed from Hampden County, MA. In 

1882, B. Wilson Lord removed the 

human remains of, at minimum, five 

individuals from an ‘‘Indian Burial 

Place’’ (19–HD–153) on the bank of the 

Connecticut River in Longmeadow, 

Hampden County, MA. In May of 1883, 

Lord returned to the burial place with 

Frederic Ward Putnam as part of a 

Peabody Museum expedition directed 

by Putnam. Putnam removed the human 

remains of, at minimum, two 

individuals from the burial place at that 

time. Lord and Putnam presented the 

remains of all seven individuals to the 

Peabody Museum in May of 1883. In 

May of 1885, Lord returned again to the 

burial place, removed the human 

remains of, at minimum, one individual, 

and donated the human remains to the 

Peabody Museum that same month. 

Lord and Putnam collected lithics and 

ceramics from the area but did not 

describe them as coming from burials. 

The cultural items from the area 

tentatively date the site from the Late 

Archaic to Woodland Periods (B.C. 

2000–A.D. 1500). No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from Hampden County, MA. In 

the spring of 1885, B. Wilson Lord 

removed the human remains from the 

bank of the Connecticut River in 

Longmeadow, Hampden County, MA. 

Lord described the graves as having 

been uncovered by the river and noted 

the presence of ceramics in the vicinity 

of, but not in association with, the 

graves. Lord donated the human 

remains to the PMAE in May 1885. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from Hampden County, MA. 

At an unknown date, Dr. D.D. Slade 

removed the human remains from 

Chicopee, in Hampden County, MA. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Hampshire County, MA 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from Hampshire County, MA. 

At an unknown date, an unknown 

person from the Peabody Museum of 

Salem (now the Peabody Essex 

Museum) removed the human remains 

from Hadley Falls, in Hampshire 

County, MA. The Peabody Museum of 

Salem donated the human remains to 

the PMAE through Ernest S. Dodge in 

1950. No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Hampshire County, MA. At an 

unknown date, Dr. Whitwell removed 


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