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remains at the time of death or later as 

part of the death rite or ceremony. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New 

Mexico, & Utah. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Dr. B.J. Howerton, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs, 1001 Indian School 

Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114, 

telephone (505) 563–3013, email 

BJ.Howerton@bia.gov, by April 29, 2022. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the Navajo 

Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah 

may proceed. 

The Bureau of Indian Affair is 

responsible for notifying the Navajo 

Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: March 23, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 

Brooklyn, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Brooklyn Children’s 

Museum has completed an inventory of 

human remains in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request to the Brooklyn 

Children’s Museum. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains to the 

lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Brooklyn Children’s 

Museum at the address in this notice by 

April 29, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Mirand Calleri, Brooklyn Children’s 

Museum, 145 Brooklyn Avenue, 

Brooklyn, NY 11213, telephone (718) 

735–4400, email kcalleri@

brooklynkids.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 

Brooklyn, NY. The human remains were 

removed from ‘‘Southern NY,’’ most 

likely from within Bronx County, NY. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human. The National Park 

Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Brooklyn 

Children’s Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In the early-to-mid 20th century, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

removed from an unknown location in 

the Bronx, NY. The three individuals, 

represented by three skulls, were 

donated to the Museum by Dr. Theodore 

Kazimiroff. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Brooklyn Children’s Museum has 

made the geographic determination that 

these human remains were removed 

from Bronx County based on the 

‘‘Southern New York’’ label in the 

original accessioning records, as well as 

from the extensive history of 

Kazimiroff’s excavations within New 

York City limits, particularly in Bronx 

County, NY. Starting in the mid-1900s, 

records show that he excavated over 

45,000 objects in New York City, the 

vast majority of which he claimed were 

Native American. Kazimiroff was the 

official Bronx County historian from 

1953 to 1980, as well as President of 

Kings Bridge Historical Society and the 

founder of the Bronx Historical Society. 

In his writings, he documents an 

‘‘Algonquin village’’ burial ground that 

he excavated in the Bronx. He also 

writes of his extensive excavations in 

the Bronx where the New York 

Botanical Gardens are today located. 

Kazimiroff’s presence in Bronx County 

was so great that, from 1980 to 2011, the 

northern extension of Southern 

Boulevard between East Fordham Road 

and Allerton Avenue was named ‘‘Dr. 

Theodore Kazimiroff Boulevard.’’ To 

this day, he is still associated with 

Bronx County; Pelham Bay Park 

contains the ‘‘Kazimiroff Nature Trail.’’ 

Determinations Made by the Brooklyn 

Children’s Museum 

Officials of the Brooklyn Children’s 

Museum have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of three 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Kate Mirand 

Calleri, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 

145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 

11213, telephone (718) 735–4400, email 

kcalleri@brooklynkids.org, by April 29, 

2022. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to The 

Tribes may proceed. 

The Brooklyn Children Museum is 

responsible for notifying The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: March 23, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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