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of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 

Riverside, CA. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Mason Valley, San Diego 

County, CA. 

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 and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by the Riverside Metropolitan 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with Clint Linton, a 

member of the Kumeyaay Cultural 

Repatriation Committee and 

representative of the following Indian 

Tribes: The Campo Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the Campo Indian 

Reservation, California; Capitan Grande 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

California (Barona Group of Capitan 

Grande Band of Mission Indians of the 

Barona Reservation, California; Viejas 

(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande 

Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas 

Reservation, California); Ewiiaapayp 

Band of Kumeyaay Indians of California; 

Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California 

(previously listed as the Santa Ysabel 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

the Santa Ysabel Reservation); Inaja 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, 

California; Jamul Indian Village of 

California; La Posta Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian 

Reservation, California; Manzanita Band 

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the 

Manzanita Reservation, California; Mesa 

Grande Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of Mesa Grande Reservation, 

California; San Pasqual Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of California; 

and Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay 

Nation, hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes.’’ 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown cremation site in the Mason 

Valley, San Diego County, CA. In 1972, 

the Riverside Metropolitan Museum 

purchased the cremated human remains 

together with associated funerary 

objects from Charles F. Irwin of Long 

Beach, CA. No known individuals were 

identified. The six associated funerary 

objects include: Three lumps of burned 

asphaltum, one length of 14 fused glass 

beads, one burned fiber cloth, and one 

piece of asphaltum with burned plant 

remains and 3-ply cordage inclusions. 

It was determined through collections 

research and geographic location that 

the cremated human remains and 

associated funerary objects are of 

Kumeyaay/Diegueno origin from Mason 

Valley, San Diego County, CA. Museum 

records indicate ‘‘Indian Cremation 

Remains.’’ Mason Valley extends 

through San Diego and Imperial 

Counties as well as Baja Norte. While 

the nation of original inhabitants has 

been called ‘‘Southern Diegueno,’’ 

‘‘Diegueno-Kamia Ipai-Tipai,’’ and 

‘‘Mission Indians,’’ the tribes prefer to 

be called Kumeyaay. The Kumeyaay are 

a federation of autonomous selfgoverning bands that have clearly 

defined territories and are represented 

by The Tribes. 

Determinations Made by the Riverside 

Metropolitan Museum 

Officials of the Riverside Metropolitan 

Museum have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the six 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. 

• 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 associated funerary objects 

and The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Robyn G. Peterson, Ph. D., 

Museum Director, Riverside 

Metropolitan Museum 3580 Mission Inn 

Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501, telephone 

(951) 826–5792, email rpeterson@

riversideca.gov, by September 10, 2018. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to The 

Tribes may proceed. 

The Riverside Metropolitan Museum 

is responsible for notifying The Tribes 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: July 13, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17218 Filed 8–9–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA- NPS0026041; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Anniston Museum of Natural History, 

Anniston, AL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Anniston Museum of 

Natural History has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is no cultural affiliation between 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects and any present-day 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. Representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the Anniston Museum of 

Natural History. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

stated in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the Anniston Museum of 

Natural History at the address in this 

notice by September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Daniel D. Spaulding, 

Anniston Museum of Natural History, 

800 Museum Drive, Anniston, AL 

36206, telephone (256) 237–6766, email 

dspaulding@annistonmuseum.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 and associated 


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funerary objects under the control of the 

Anniston Museum of Natural History, 

Anniston, AL. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Moundville, Tuscaloosa 

County, AL. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

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 and associated funerary objects. 

The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by the Anniston Museum of 

Natural History professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; and United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1933–1937, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from 

Moundville in Tuscaloosa County, AL. 

These human remains and funerary 

objects were removed by Philip James 

Fitzgerald, an excavator with the 

Civilian Conservation Corps, during the 

excavation of the Moundville site. Upon 

Fitzgerald’s death, the human remains 

and funerary objects were transferred to 

his daughter, Phyllis Fitzgerald 

Richardson. In May 1990, Mrs. 

Richardson donated the human remains 

and funerary objects to the Anniston 

Museum of Natural History. The human 

remains include one human skull with 

mandible, four neck vertebrae, and one 

human molar tooth. The human remains 

have been dated to the Moundville 

Period (ca. A.D. 1200–1500). No genders 

are known. No known individuals were 

identified. The 10 associated funerary 

objects are one incised pottery jar, one 

incised pottery bowl, four game stones 

of varying size and stone type, one 

unperforated, oblong stone pendant, one 

stone projectile point, one perforated 

bone awl, and one unperforated bone 

awl. 

Determinations Made by the Anniston 

Museum of Natural History 

Officials of the Anniston Museum of 

Natural History have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on their 

being excavated from a known Native 

American burial site and dated to the 

time period during which the site is 

known to have been occupied by Native 

Americans. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

present-day Indian Tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court 

of Federal Claims, the land from which 

the Native American human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed is the aboriginal land of The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and 

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects may be to 

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and 

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to Daniel D. Spaulding, 

Anniston Museum of Natural History, 

800 Museum Drive, Anniston, AL 

36206, telephone (256) 237–6766, email 

dspaulding@annistonmuseum.org, by 

September 10, 2018. After that date, if 

no additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma and The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation may proceed. 

The Anniston Museum of Natural 

History is responsible for notifying the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; and United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: July 13, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025997; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

American Museum of Natural History, 

New York, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The American Museum of 

Natural History has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the American Museum of 

Natural History. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native 

Hawaiian organizations stated in this 

notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the American Museum of 

Natural History at the address in this 

notice by September 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American 

Museum of Natural History, Central 

Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 

10024, telephone (212) 769–5837, email 

nmurphy@amnh.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 


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