83 FR 53087 - Notice of Inventory Completion: The Field Museum, Chicago, IL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 203 (October 19, 2018)

The Field Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, 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 objects 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 objects should submit a written request to the Field Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53087-53088]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22796]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026446; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: The Field Museum, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Field Museum has completed an inventory of human remains 
and associated funerary objects, 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 objects 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 objects should submit a written request to the 
Field Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the Field Museum at the address in this 
notice by November 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, The Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore 
Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665-7317, 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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Field Museum, 
Chicago, IL. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from Homolovi I and Homolovi II, Navajo County, AZ.
    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 objects. 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 Field 
Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the 
Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 
Mexico.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1899, human remains representing, at minimum, 20 individuals 
were removed from Homolovi I in Navajo County, AZ. The individuals were 
excavated by J. A. Burt, an employee of the Field Museum, as part of an 
excavation occurring in the winter of

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1899-1900 sponsored by the Museum. No known individuals were 
identified. The 24 associated funerary objects are two mugs, three 
vases, eight bowls, one selenite disc, one circular stone, one 
stalagmite piece, and eight points.
    Homolovi I was occupied from around A.D. 1285 to 1390. Based on 
archeological research, scholarly research, consultation, and museum 
records, Homolovi I is affiliated with the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and 
the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
    In 1899, human remains representing, at minimum, 33 individuals 
were removed from Homolovi II in Navajo County, AZ. The individuals 
were excavated by J. A. Burt, an employee of the Field Museum, as part 
of an excavation occurring in the winter of 1899-1900 sponsored by the 
Museum. No known individuals were identified. The 49 associated 
funerary objects are seven faunal remains, 29 bowls, four awls, one 
selenite sheet, one bone whistle, one bone bead, one ladle, two water 
vessels, two jars, and one cloth fragment. Homolovi II was occupied 
from around A.D. 1350 to 1400. Based on archeological research, 
scholarly research, consultation, and museum records, Homolovi II is 
affiliated with the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the 
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
    In 1899, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
were removed from Homolovi I or Homolovi II in Navajo County, AZ. The 
individuals were excavated by J. A. Burt, an employee of the Field 
Museum, as part of an excavation occurring in the winter of 1899-1900 
sponsored by the Museum. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the Field Museum

    Officials of the Field Museum have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 56 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 73 objects described 
in this notice 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.
     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 Hopi 
Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 
Mexico.

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 Helen Robbins, The Field Museum, 1400 South 
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665-7317, email 
[email protected], by November 19, 2018. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may 
proceed.
    The Field Museum is responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that 
this notice has been published.

    Dated: September 6, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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