81 FR 29304 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 91 (May 11, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-11090

The Peabody Museum of Natural History, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined 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 Peabody Museum of Natural History. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20965; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of 
Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of Natural History, in consultation with 
the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has 
determined 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 Peabody Museum of Natural History. 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 Peabody Museum of Natural 
History at the address in this notice by June 10, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale Peabody Museum of 
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, telephone 
(203) 432-3752.

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 Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New 
Haven, CT 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 Item(s)

    In 1899, two cultural items were removed from Yakutat Bay in 
Yakutat Borough, AK, by a member of the 1899 Harriman Expedition. The 
items were donated to the Peabody Museum of Natural History by George 
Bird Grinnell in 1913. The two unassociated funerary objects are two 
whale bone war knives.
    In June 2015, representatives from the Central Council of the 
Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska identified the knives as 
culturally affiliated to the Tlingit people. Peabody Museum of Natural 
History catalog records refine this affiliation to the Yakutat Tlingit 
Tribe. Through consultation, members of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe have 
confirmed their culturally affiliation to the knives.

Determinations Made by the Peabody Museum of Natural History

    Officials of the Peabody Museum of Natural History have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the two 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 Yakutat Tlingit Tribe.

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 Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale 
Peabody Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 
06520-8118, telephone (203) 432-3752, by June 10, 2016. After that 
date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control 
of the unassociated funerary objects to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe may 
proceed.
    The Peabody Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying 
the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe and the Central Council of the Tlingit and 
Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska that this notice has been published.

    Dated: April 27, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Haven, CT 06520–8118, telephone (203) that wish to claim these cultural items
Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 432–3752. should submit a written request with
South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is information in support of the claim to
telephone (215) 898–4050 by June 10, here given in accordance with the Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale
2016. After that date, if no additional Native American Graves Protection and Peabody Museum of Natural History,
requestors have come forward, transfer Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT
of control of the human remains to The 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 06520–8118, telephone (203) 432–3752,
Consulted and Invited Tribes may items under the control of the Peabody by June 10, 2016. After that date, if no
proceed. Museum of Natural History, Yale additional claimants have come
The University of Pennsylvania University, New Haven, CT that meet forward, transfer of control of the
Museum of Archaeology and the definition of unassociated funerary unassociated funerary objects to the
Anthropology is responsible for objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. Yakutat Tlingit Tribe may proceed.
notifying The Consulted Tribes and The This notice is published as part of the The Peabody Museum of Natural
Invited Tribes that this notice has been National Park Service’s administrative History is responsible for notifying the
published. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Yakutat Tlingit Tribe and the Central
Dated: April 21, 2016. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian
Melanie O’Brien, this notice are the sole responsibility of Tribes of Alaska that this notice has
the museum, institution, or Federal been published.
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
agency that has control of the Native Dated: April 27, 2016.
[FR Doc. 2016–11085 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am]
American cultural items. The National Melanie O’Brien,
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
Park Service is not responsible for the
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
determinations in this notice.
[FR Doc. 2016–11090 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR History and Description of the Cultural BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
Item(s)
National Park Service
In 1899, two cultural items were
removed from Yakutat Bay in Yakutat DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20965; Borough, AK, by a member of the 1899
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] National Park Service
Harriman Expedition. The items were
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural donated to the Peabody Museum of [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20923;
Natural History by George Bird Grinnell PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Items: Peabody Museum of Natural
History, Yale University, New Haven, in 1913. The two unassociated funerary
objects are two whale bone war knives. Notice of Inventory Completion: The
CT American Museum of Natural History,
In June 2015, representatives from the
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida New York, NY; Correction
ACTION: Notice. Indian Tribes of Alaska identified the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
knives as culturally affiliated to the
ACTION: Notice; correction.
SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of Tlingit people. Peabody Museum of
Natural History, in consultation with Natural History catalog records refine SUMMARY: The American Museum of
the appropriate Indian tribes or Native this affiliation to the Yakutat Tlingit Natural History has revised a Notice of
Hawaiian organizations, has determined Tribe. Through consultation, members Inventory Completion that was
the cultural items listed in this notice of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe have published in the Federal Register on
meet the definition of unassociated confirmed their culturally affiliation to January 16, 2014. This notice corrects
funerary objects. Lineal descendants or the knives. the minimum number of individuals.
representatives of any Indian tribe or Determinations Made by the Peabody Lineal descendants or representatives of
Native Hawaiian organization not Museum of Natural History any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
identified in this notice that wish to organization not identified in this notice
claim these cultural items should Officials of the Peabody Museum of that wish to request transfer of control
submit a written request to the Peabody Natural History have determined that: of these human remains and associated
Museum of Natural History. If no • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
funerary objects should submit a written
additional claimants come forward, the two cultural items described above
notification to the American Museum of
transfer of control of the cultural items are reasonably believed to have been
Natural History. If no additional
to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, placed with or near individual human
requestors come forward, transfer of
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated remains at the time of death or later as
control of the human remains and
in this notice may proceed. part of the death rite or ceremony and
associated funerary objects to the lineal
are believed, by a preponderance of the
DATES: Lineal descendants or descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
evidence, to have been removed from a
representatives of any Indian tribe or Hawaiian organizations stated in this
specific burial site of a Native American
Native Hawaiian organization not notice may proceed.
individual.
identified in this notice that wish to • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there DATES: Lineal descendants or
claim these cultural items should is a relationship of shared group representatives of any Indian tribe or
submit a written request with Native Hawaiian organization not
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identity that can be reasonably traced
information in support of the claim to between the unassociated funerary identified in this notice that wish to
the Peabody Museum of Natural History objects and the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe. request transfer of control of these
at the address in this notice by June 10, human remains should submit a written
2016. Additional Requestors and Disposition request with information in support of
ADDRESSES: Professor David Skelly, Lineal descendants or representatives the request to the American Museum of
Director, Yale Peabody Museum of of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Natural History at the address in this
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New organization not identified in this notice notice by June 10, 2016.

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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 Peabody Museum of Natural
FR Citation		81 FR 29304

81 FR 29304 - Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT

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