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Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after January 22, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

AVC must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The AVC is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations 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, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28179 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037134; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert 

S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 

Andover, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Robert 

S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and has determined that there is a 

cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Monroe County, 

NY. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. 

Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 180 

Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, 

telephone (978) 749–4490, email 

rwheeler@andover.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 Robert S. 

Peabody Institute of Archaeology. 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 Robert S. Peabody Institute of 

Archaeology. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Monroe County, NY. In 1902, Alva 

S. Reed disturbed a grave near West 

Bloomfield and removed the individual, 

who was sent to the Robert S. Peabody 

Institute of Archaeology at some time 

after that. The two associated funerary 

objects include one lot of brass 

fragments and one lot of cloth 

fragments. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice are 

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: archeological 

information, geographical information, 

historical information, and expert 

opinion. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the Robert S. Peabody 

Institute of Archaeology has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The two 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. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Seneca Nation of 

Indians and the Tonawanda Band of 

Seneca. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after January 22, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Robert S. Peabody Institute of 

Archaeology must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The Robert S. 

Peabody Institute of Archaeology is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations 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, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28187 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037130; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Alabama Department of Archives and 

History, Montgomery, AL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Alabama Department of Archives and 

History (ADAH) has completed an 

inventory of human remains and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 


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and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The human 

remains were removed from Baldwin 

and Wilcox Counties, AL. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Kellie Bowers, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, the Alabama Department of 

Archives and History, P.O. Box 300100, 

624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, 

AL 36130, telephone (334) 353–4731, 

email nagpra.adah@

archives.alabama.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 Alabama 

Department of Archives and History. 

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 Alabama 

Department of Archives and History. 

Description 

Baldwin County, AL 

On November 18, 1909, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the Shell 

Banks site by members of the Alabama 

Anthropological Society. Between 1916 

and 1951, the human remains were 

donated to the ADAH (Human Remains 

Identification Number 4103). No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

On June 29, 1910, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the Shell 

Banks site by members of the Alabama 

Anthropological Society. Between 1916 

and 1951, the human remains were 

donated to the ADAH (Human Remains 

Identification Number 4110). No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Wilcox County, AL 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual was removed from the 

Liddell site (1WX1, Wilcox Co., AL). A 

descendant of the private excavator 

donated the material to the ADAH in 

2022 (Human Remains Identification 

Number 1WX1–1). The ADAH accepted 

these materials for the sole purpose of 

repatriation under NAGPRA. No 

associated funerary objects are in the 

possession of the Alabama Department 

of Archives and History. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains in this notice are 

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: archeological 

information, geographical information, 

historical information, kinship, and 

linguistics. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the Alabama Department 

of Archives and History has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of three individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Alabama-Coushatta 

Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte 

Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of 

Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw 

Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; 

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; 

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; 

Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Seminole 

Tribe of Florida; The Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; The Seminole Nation of 

Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal 

Town. 

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 January 22, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Alabama Department of Archives 

and History 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 Alabama 

Department of Archives and History is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations 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, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037136; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Boston Children’s Museum, 

Boston, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Boston 

Children’s Museum intends to repatriate 

a certain cultural item that meets the 

definition of an unassociated funerary 

object and that has a cultural affiliation 

with the Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 

The cultural item was removed from the 

Southeastern United States. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Melissa Higgins, Boston 

Children’s Museum, 308 Congress 

Street, Boston, MA 02210, telephone 

(617) 986–3692, email Higgins@

BostonChildrensMuseum.org. 

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 Boston Children’s 

Museum. 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 summary or related 

records held by Boston Children’s 

Museum. 


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