Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 19, 2024 / Notices 91417 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039045; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

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 Department of the 

Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Field 

Services, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 

AK. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after December 19, 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, 20 individuals were 

collected at the Department of the 

Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Field 

Services, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, 

AK. The human remains are hair 

clippings collected from one individual 

who was recorded as being 65 years old, 

one individual who was recorded as 

being 53 years old, one individual who 

was recorded as being 51 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

47 years old, one individual who was 

recorded as being 39 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

38 years old, one individual who was 

recorded as being 35 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

33 years old, one individual who was 

recorded as being 31 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

28 years old, one individual who was 

recorded as being 26 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

25 years old, one individual who was 

recorded as being 23 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

22 years old, two individuals who were 

recorded as being 21 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

20 years old, one individual who was 

recorded as being 15 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

14 years old, and one individual who 

was recorded as being 13 years old. All 

individuals are identified as ‘‘Tana.’’ 

Mrs. Jessie Mazie took the hair clippings 

at the Department of the Interior, Office 

of Indian Affairs, Field Services 

between 1930 and 1933. Mazie 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 20 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains described 

in this notice and the Native Village of 

Tanana. 

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 19, 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. 2024–26949 Filed 11–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039056; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

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 Sherman Institute, 

Riverside County, CA and Chemawa 

(Salem) Indian School, Marion County, 

OR. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after December 19, 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 


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