83 FR 39126 - Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University College of Dentistry, New York City, NY

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 153 (August 8, 2018)

The New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 NYU College of Dentistry. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39126-39127]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16920]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0025914; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University College of 
Dentistry, New York City, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry has 
completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the

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appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has 
determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations. 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 NYU College of Dentistry. If no additional requestors 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian 
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may 
proceed.

DATES: 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 NYU College 
of Dentistry at the address in this notice by September 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th 
Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone (212) 998-9717, email 
[email protected].

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 NYU College of Dentistry, New York City, NY. The 
human remains were removed from Shinnecock Hills, Suffolk County, Long 
Island, NY.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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. 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 NYU 
College of Dentistry professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of 
Indians; Shinnecock Indian Nation; and Stockbridge Munsee Community, 
Wisconsin.

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown site in Shinnecock Hills, 
Suffolk County, NY. In 1926, the town of Southampton donated the human 
remains, which consist of the cranial fragments of one adult, to the 
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. They were accessioned 
into the collection of the Department of Physical Anthropology of the 
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation that same year. In 1956, 
the human remains were transferred to Dr. Theodore Kazamiroff, NYU 
College of Dentistry. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present. The age of the human remains 
cannot be determined from the available information. Forensic 
examination revealed diagnostic features of an individual with Native 
American ancestry. Without any information about the site or age of the 
remains, no identifiable earlier group can be determined.
    Shinnecock Hills, which lies near the northeastern end of Long 
Island, is not included in any treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive 
Orders that establish aboriginal land. The area is, however, within 
territory that was long recognized by the tribe, the town of 
Southampton, and the state of New York as Shinnecock land. In 1703, the 
Shinnecock and town of Southampton reached an agreement in which the 
Shinnecock held a 1,000 year lease of approximately 3,500 acres, 
including Shinnecock Hills. The area was subsequently referred to as 
the Shinnecock Reservation in various state and local documents. The 
Shinnecock renegotiated their lease in 1859 and relinquished the lands 
at Shinnecock Hills in exchange for fee title to the land at Shinnecock 
Neck. The current Shinnecock Reservation, which no longer includes 
Shinnecock Hills, was placed into trust after the tribe was federally 
recognized in 2010. The Department of Interior proposed finding on the 
Shinnecock petition for federal recognition identifies Shinnecock Hills 
as part of the pre-1859 Shinnecock Reservation.

Determinations Made by the NYU College of Dentistry

    Officials of the NYU College of Dentistry have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on diagnostic cranial features 
observed during forensic examination.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
     Authoritative governmental documents, including the 
Shinnecock Indian Nation's federal recognition decision, state 
agreements, and local property records indicate that the land from 
which the Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal 
land of the Shinnecock Indian Nation.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Shinnecock Indian Nation.

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 should submit a written request with information 
in support of the request to Dr. Louis Terracio, NYU College of 
Dentistry, 345 East 24th Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone (212) 
998-9717, email [email protected], by September 7, 2018. After 
that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to the Shinnecock Indian Nation may 
proceed.
    The NYU College of Dentistry is responsible for notifying the 
Shinnecock Indian Nation that this notice has been published.

    Dated: June 29, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-16920 Filed 8-7-18; 8:45 am]
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