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FR Doc 04-20655
[Federal Register: September 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 177)]
[Notices]
[Page 55452]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 in the possession of the American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY. The human remains were removed from San Miguel County,
NM.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by American
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Cochiti, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; and
Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico.
Between 1914 and 1916, human remains representing nine individuals
were removed from the Pecos Pueblo, Pecos Valley, San Miguel County,
NM, by Mr. A.V. Kidder while he was working for Phillips Academy,
Andover, MA. The human remains were donated to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, in 1919. The American
Museum of Natural History acquired the human remains in 1932 through an
exchange with the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. No known
individuals were identified. Four associated funerary objects, which
are not in the possession of the American Museum of Natural History,
are documented as one obsidian projectile point, one scraper, one bone
awl, and one worked sherd.
The human remains have been identified as Native American based on
burial practice, nature of funerary objects, and provenience. The human
remains date to both the pre- and postcontact periods. In 1838, Pecos
Pueblo was abandoned, and the 17 to 20 survivors migrated to Jemez
Pueblo. Mr. Kidder noted in 1958 that people at Santo Domingo, Cochiti,
and San Felipe claim Pecos ancestry and that these groups may represent
migrations prior to the final abandonment of Pecos. Consultants from
the three pueblos have not confirmed Mr. Kidder's statement, but some
have referred to ``historical connections'' in some cases. Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico representatives have indicated that many individuals
there claim ancestry to Pecos. Some people at Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico still speak the Pecos language. A Pecos governor has been
selected there, and he holds the Pecos cane of office. Descendants of
Pecos Pueblo still hold ceremonies that were brought to Jemez by the
original Pecos survivors.
Officials of the American Museum of Natural History have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of nine individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the American Museum of Natural History
also have determined that, 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 the Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Nell
Murphy, Director of Cultural Resources, American Museum of Natural
History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192,
telephone (212) 769-5837, before October 14, 2004. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come forward.
The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque,
New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; and Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, New Mexico that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 3, 2004.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 04-20655 Filed 9-13-04; 8:45 am]
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