91782 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 20, 2024 / Notices 

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 December 20, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the PMAE 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 PMAE 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 10.10. 

Dated: November 7, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27038 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

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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 

collected at the Genoa Indian School, 

Nance County, NE, the Flandreau Indian 

School, Moody County, SD, and the 

American Museum of Natural History, 

New York County, NY. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after December 20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 

Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, 

Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 

496–2374, email jpickering@

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, and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual was collected 

at the Genoa Indian School, Nance 

County, NE. The human remains are 

hair clippings collected from one 

individual who was recorded as being 

17 years old and identified as ‘‘Crow.’’ 

S.B. Davis took the hair clippings at the 

Genoa Indian School between 1930 and 

1933. Davis sent the hair clippings to 

George Woodbury, who donated the hair 

clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual was collected 

at the Flandreau Indian School, Moody 

County, SD. The human remains are 

hair clippings collected from one 

individual who was recorded as being 

17 years old and identified as ‘‘Crow.’’ 

George E. Peters took the hair clippings 

at the Flandreau Indian School between 

1930 and 1933. Peters sent the hair 

clippings to George Woodbury, who 

donated the hair clippings to the PMAE 

in 1935. No associated funerary objects 

are present. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

collected at the American Museum of 

Natural History, New York County, NY. 

The human remains are hair clippings 

collected from one individual who was 

recorded as being 46 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

34 years old, and one individual who 

was recorded as being 26 years old and 

identified as ‘‘Crow.’’ Henry L. Shapiro 

took the hair clippings at the American 

Museum of Natural History between 

1930 and 1933. Shapiro sent the hair 

clippings to George Woodbury, who 

donated the hair clippings to the PMAE 

in 1935. No associated funerary objects 

are present. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the available information 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the human 

remains described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The PMAE has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of five individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains described 

in this notice and the Crow Tribe of 

Montana. 

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 December 20, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the PMAE 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 PMAE 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 10.10. 

Dated: November 7, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27035 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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