[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24651]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the American 
Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the American Museum of Natural 
History, New York, NY.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by American 
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon and the Modoc 
Tribe of Oklahoma.
    In 1891, human remains representing a minimum of one individual 
were collected by an unknown person, possibly D. Ream, M.D., from 
Linkville (Klamath Falls) (?), Klamath County (?), OR (?). The human 
remains were acquired by the American Museum of Natural History in 1896 
as a purchase from the Giffort brothers. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    This individual has been identified as Native American based on 
museum documentation. The documentation also indicates that these human 
remains are Modoc, but does not indicate the age of the remains.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the American 
Museum of Natural History have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of a minimum of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials 
of the American Museum of Natural History also have determined that, 
pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group 
identity that can be reasonably traced between these Native American 
human remains and the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon and the Modoc 
Tribe of Oklahoma.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Klamath Indian Tribe 
of Oregon and the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma. Representatives of any other 
Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with 
these human remains should contact Martha Graham, Director of Cultural 
Resources, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 
79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, telephone (212) 769-5846, before 
October 26, 2000. Repatriation of the human remains to the Klamath 
Indian Tribe of Oregon and the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma may begin after 
that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: September 19, 2000.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 00-24651 Filed 9-25-00; 8:45 am]
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