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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 102943-102944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29947]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039218; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 
Fort Mohave Indian School, Mohave County, AZ, the Hopi Agency, Navajo 
County, AZ, the Sherman Institute, Riverside County, CA, Crownpoint, 
McKinley County, NM, the U.S. Indian Vocational School, Bernalillo 
County, NM, and the Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe County, NM.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after January 17, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone 
(617) 496-2374, email [email protected].

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 Fort Mohave Indian School, 
Mohave County, AZ. The human remains are hair clippings collected from 
one individual who was recorded as being 19 years old and identified as 
``Navajo.'' Timothy G. Mackey took the hair clippings at the Fort 
Mohave Indian School between 1930 and 1933. Mackey 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, 16 individuals were collected at the Hopi Agency, Navajo 
County, AZ. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one 
individual who was recorded as being 20 years old, two individuals who 
were recorded as being 19 years old, three individuals who were 
recorded as being 18 years old, one individual who was recorded as 
being 17 years old, three individuals who were recorded as being 16 
years old, one individual who was recorded as being 15 years old, one 
individual who was recorded as being 14 years old, one individual who 
was recorded as being 13 years old, one individual who was recorded as 
being 12 years old, one individual who was recorded as being 8 years 
old, and one individual who was recorded as being ``Adult'' and all 
identified as ``Navajo.'' Edgar K. Miller took the hair clippings at 
the Hopi Agency between 1930 and 1933. Miller 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, nine individuals were collected at the Sherman Institute, 
Riverside County, CA. The human remains are hair clippings collected 
from one individual who was recorded as being 23 years old, four 
individuals who were recorded as being 20 years old, two individuals 
who were recorded as being 19 years old, one individual who was 
recorded as being 18 years old, and one individual who was recorded as 
being 17 years old and all identified as ``Navajo.'' Samuel H. Gilliam 
took the hair clippings at the Sherman Institute between 1930 and 1933. 
Gilliam 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, 27 individuals were collected at Crownpoint, McKinley County, 
NM. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual 
who was recorded as being 70 years old, one individual who was recorded 
as being 57 years old, one individual who was recorded as being 54 
years old, one individual who was recorded as being 50 years old, one 
individual who was recorded as being 45 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 17 years 
old, one individual who was recorded as being 16 years old, two 
individuals who were recorded as being 15 years old, four individuals 
who were recorded as being 14 years old, and 12 individuals who were 
recorded as being ``Adult'' and all identified as ``Navajo.'' E. 
Stacher took the hair clippings at Crownpoint between 1930 and 1933. 
Stacher 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, 21 individuals were collected at the U.S. Indian Vocational 
School, Bernalillo County, NM. The human remains are hair clippings 
collected from one individual who was recorded as being 18 years old, 
three individuals who were recorded as being 17 years old, five 
individuals who were recorded as being 16 years old, three individuals 
who were recorded as being 15 years old, six individuals who were 
recorded as being 14 years old, one individual who was recorded as 
being 13 years old, and two individuals with no age recorded and all 
identified as ``Navajo.'' Reuben Perry took the hair clippings at the 
U.S. Indian Vocational School between 1930 and 1933. Perry sent the 
hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to 
the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are present.

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    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
minimum, three individuals were collected at the Laboratory of 
Anthropology, Santa Fe County, NM. The human remains are hair clippings 
collected from one individual who was recorded as being 18 years old, 
one individual who was recorded as being 17 years old, and one 
individual who was recorded as being 16 years old and all identified as 
``Navajo.'' An unknown collector took the hair clippings at the 
Laboratory of Anthropology between 1930 and 1933. They 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 77 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     There is a reasonable connection between the human remains 
described in this notice and the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & 
Utah.

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 January 17, 2025. 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: December 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29947 Filed 12-17-24; 8:45 am]
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