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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 

Indians, Michigan; Shawnee Tribe; 

Sokaogon Chippewa Community, 

Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians 

of Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of 

Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and 

the Wyandotte Nation (hereafter referred 

to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects may be to 

The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

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 Joseph Fausnaugh, 

Metroparks of the Toledo Area, 5100 

West Central Avenue, Toledo, OH 

42615, telephone (419) 407–9700, email 

joe.fausnaugh@metroparkstoledo.com, 

by July 8, 2021. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Tribes may proceed. 

The Metropolitan Park District of the 

Toledo Area is responsible for notifying 

The Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: May 25, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032045; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology, 

Philadelphia, PA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary object, 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 associated funerary 

object 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 and associated 

funerary object should submit a written 

request to the University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary object 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 and associated funerary 

object should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology at the address in this 

notice by July 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Christopher Woods, Williams Director, 

University of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 

South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104– 

6324, telephone (215) 898–4050, email 

director@pennmuseum.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 and associated 

funerary object under the control of the 

University of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology, 

Philadelphia, PA. The human remains 

and associated funerary object were 

removed from Lalor and Wright Fields 

site (28ME10), Mercer County, NJ. 

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 remains and 

associated funerary object. 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 University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology 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 November 1890, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals (record numbers 8286 and 

8292) were removed from ‘‘ash pits’’ 

near Trenton, Mercer County, NJ, by 

Ernest Volk (b. 1845–d. 1919), according 

to the Museum’s records. At the time, 

Volk was an archeologist working under 

the aegis of the Harvard Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. 

Based on what is known about Volk’s 

fieldwork activities (as gleaned from his 

notes of November 1890 and other, 

published information), these human 

remains most likely were removed from 

Lalor and Wrights Field site (28ME10). 

According to Volk’s records, he dug two 

trenches at Lalor Field during November 

3–8, 1890. In one, he found features that 

he labeled ‘‘Potholes.’’ Volk described 

the presence of bone, ash or charcoal (or 

both), lithics, pottery, and faunal 

remains. Based on this description, the 

Museum’s records, and consultation 

information, the above listed human 

remains most likely were removed from 

these ‘‘Potholes’’ or from other features 

located during the Lalor Field 

excavations. That same month, these 

human remains were gifted to the 

University of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology by Carl 

Edelheim and Clarence S. Bement, both 

of whom were associated with the 

University of Pennsylvania and its 

museum. How the human remains came 

to be in the possession of Edelheim and 

Bement is unclear. The human 

remains—cranial elements—belong to 

two adults of undetermined sex. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

one associated funerary object is an 

unidentified animal bone (record 

number 8290). 

The archeological evidence from Lalor 

Field indicates this site dates to the 

Middle and Late Woodland Period. 

These human remains were determined 

to be Native American based on their 

archeological context and collection 

history. Archeological, consultation, 

historical, and linguistic information, 

and oral tradition support a cultural 

affiliation of this Woodland site with 

the Delaware (Lenape). Today, the 

Lenape are represented by three Indian 

Tribes—the Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; 

and the Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology 

Officials of the University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 


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and Anthropology have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the one object described in this notice 

is 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. 

• 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 object 

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 and associated 

funerary object should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Dr. Christopher Woods, 

Williams Director, University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology, 3260 South Street, 

Philadelphia, PA 19104–6324, 

telephone (215) 898–4050, email 

director@pennmuseum.org, by July 8, 

2021. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary object to The Tribes 

may proceed. 

The University of Pennsylvania 

Museum of Archaeology and 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: May 25, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11943 Filed 6–7–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032044; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: University of Pennsylvania 

Museum of Archaeology and 

Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology, in consultation with 

the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, has determined 

that the cultural items listed in this 

notice meet the definition of 

unassociated funerary objects. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request to the 

University of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology. If no 

additional claimants come forward, 

transfer of control of the cultural items 

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 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

the University of Pennsylvania Museum 

of Archaeology and Anthropology at the 

address in this notice by July 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Christopher Woods, Williams Director, 

University of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 

South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104– 

6324, telephone (215) 898–4050, email 

director@pennmuseum.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

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

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of the 

University of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology, 

Philadelphia, PA, that meet the 

definition of unassociated funerary 

objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

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 cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

At an unknown date, 12 cultural 

items were removed from a 

‘‘sarcophagus 4 ft. below the surface’’ at 

an unidentified location near Trenton in 

Mercer County, NJ, by Charles C. Abbott 

(b. 1843–d. 1919). These 12 cultural 

items were donated to the Academy of 

Natural Sciences of Philadelphia most 

likely between 1876 and 1894. In 1876, 

Abbott removed a further 10 cultural 

items from a grave at an unknown 

location near Trenton. Subsequently, 

these 10 cultural items were transferred 

to Samuel S. Haldeman. In September 

1877, Haldeman’s collection, including 

the 10 cultural objects, was donated to 

the Academy of Natural Sciences of 

Philadelphia. 

In 1936/1937, collections from the 

Academy of Natural Sciences of 

Philadelphia were loaned to the 

University of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology, 

including the above enumerated 22 

cultural items, and in 1997, these 22 

cultural items were gifted to the 

Museum. The 22 unassociated funerary 

objects are two pottery sherds (record 

numbers 97–563–337 and 97–563– 

6473A), 10 animal and fish bones 

(record number 97–563–6473B), and 10 

marginella shell beads (record number 

97–563–1141). 

Based on archeological, consultation, 

historical, linguistic, oral traditional, 

and geographic information, the cultural 

items date to the Woodland Period, and 

they were most likely connected to the 

Delaware (Lenape). Today, the Delaware 

(Lenape) are represented by three Indian 

Tribes—the Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; 

and the Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Pennsylvania Museum of 

Archaeology and Anthropology 

Officials of the University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 22 cultural items described 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 and 

are believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from a 

specific burial site of a Native American 

individual. 

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

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the unassociated funerary 

objects 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 claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Dr. Christopher Woods, Williams 

Director, University of Pennsylvania 

Museum of Archaeology and 


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