SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice is published as part of the ( printed page 54754) National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums—Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

Human remains representing, at least, three individuals have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. A nearly complete skeleton recovered from a locality developed from housing on Throg's Neck. A second individual represented by a mandible only is present. Provenance: Throg's Neck, The Bronx, NY. Donated to the museum by Stanley Wisniewski, 1968. A largely complete skeleton. Found in pit #5. Provenance: NCM # 140, Archery Range site, The Bronx, NY. Reference: Kaeser, Edward J. (1970) “The Archery Range Site Ossuary, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx County, New York, Pennsylvania Archaeologist, Vol. 40, Nos. 1-2, pp 9-44. Donated to the museum by Edward J. Kaeser, 1971.”

Cultural Affiliation

Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains described in this notice.

Determinations

The Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums—Garvies Point Museum and Preserve has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
• There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 23, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums—Garvies Point Museum and Preserve 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 Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums—Garvies Point Museum and Preserve is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting parties.

Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

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