Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 22, 2000 / Notices 70363

Dated: November 16, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources,

Stewardship, and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–29814 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

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 Peabody Essex

Museum, Salem, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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 Peabody Essex

Museum, Salem, MA.

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 Peabody Essex

Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Cayuga Nation of New York.

Before 1868, human remains

representing one individual came into

the collections of the Essex Institute

following their collection by Mr. C.L.

Allen. In 1868, these human remains

were transferred to the Peabody

Academy of Sciences from the Essex

Institute (both now constitute the

Peabody Essex Museum). No known

individual was identified.

Catalogue data at the Peabody Essex

Museum lists these human remains as

‘‘Indian, from Cayuga County, New

York.’’ Based on the provenance listed

in the catalogue, representatives of the

Cayuga Nation of New York have

identified these human remains as

Cayuga. In the absence of associated

cultural material, the Peabody Essex

Museum has been unable to ascertain

the precise age of the human remains.

Based on historic sources and treaties,

Cayuga County, NY lies within the

historically known area in which the

Cayuga had villages. Lacking any

evidence to the contrary, the Peabody

Essex Museum is accepting these

human remains as having Cayuga origin.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Peabody

Essex Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of one individuals

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the Peabody Essex Museum 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 Cayuga Nation

of New York.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Cayuga Nation of New York.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains

should contact John R. Grimes, Curator

of Native American Art and Culture,

Peabody Essex Museum, East Indian

Square, Salem, MA 01970, telephone

(978) 745–9500, before December 22,

2000. Repatriation of the human

remains to the Cayuga Nation of New

York may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: November 2, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–29833 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

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 Peabody Museum of

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard

University, Cambridge, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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 Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

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 Peabody Museum

of Archaeology and Ethnology

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Big Valley Band of

Pomo Indians of the Big Valley

Rancheria, California.

In 1908, human remains representing

one individual were collected by Grace

A. Nicholson, and donated to the

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology by Lewis H. Farlow. This

individual has been identified as

Captain Posh-ka of the Kuh-lah-na-pi

Tribe of Pomo Indians. The 115

associated funerary objects are 10 lots of

shell beads, 10 stone beads, 30 clam

shells, 5 stone chips, 9 stone knives, 5

bone fragments, 3 ceramic fragments, 29

buttons, 9 nails, 3 metal toy fragments,

and 2 obsidian fragments.

Museum records indicate that the

gravesite of Captain Posh-ka was located

near Kelseyville, Lake County, CA. In

1906, in an effort to salvage it from road

construction, the grave was excavated

by Wiliam Benson, a Pomo contact of

Ms. Nicholson and a nephew of Captain

Posh-ka. According to Mr. Benson,

Captain Posh-ka was buried in 1870, a

date consistent with the types of

associated funerary objects. The

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology and representatives of the Big

Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big

Valley Rancheria, California have been

unable to identify lineal descendents of

Captain Posh-ka, and Ms. Nicholson’s

notes indicate that he had no children.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

have determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains

listed above represent the physical

remains of one individual of Native

American ancestry. Officials of the

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology also have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 115

objects listed above 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. Lastly, officials of the

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

that can be reasonably traced between

the remains of Captain Posh-ka and

associated funerary objects and the Big

Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big