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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 38 / Thursday, February 26, 2015 / Notices 10501 • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR This notice is published as part of the human remains described in this notice National Park Service’s administrative represent the physical remains of one National Park Service responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 individual of Native American ancestry. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17550; U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] the museum, institution, or Federal is a relationship of shared group Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert agency that has control of the Native identity that can be reasonably traced S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, American human remains and between the Native American human Phillips Academy, Andover, MA associated funerary objects. The remains and associated funerary objects National Park Service is not responsible AGENCY: and the Wampanoag Repatriation National Park Service, Interior. for the determinations in this notice. Confederacy, representing the Mashpee ACTION: Notice. Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as Consultation SUMMARY: The Robert S. Peabody the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal A detailed assessment of the human Museum of Archaeology has completed remains and associated funerary objects Council, Inc.), the Wampanoag Tribe of an inventory of human remains and was made by the Robert S. Peabody Gay Head (Aquinnah), and, if joined, the associated funerary objects, in Museum of Archaeology professional Assonet Band of the Wampanoag consultation with the appropriate staff in consultation with Nation, a non-federally recognized Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian representatives of the Wampanoag Indian group). organizations, and has determined that Repatriation Confederacy, representing there is a cultural affiliation between the Additional Requestors and Disposition the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head human remains and associated funerary (Aquinnah), Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe objects and present-day Indian tribes or Lineal descendants or representatives (previously listed as the Mashpee Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, descendants or representatives of any organization not identified in this notice Inc.), and the Assonet Band of the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian that wish to request transfer of control Wampanoag Nation (a non-federally organization not identified in this notice of these human remains and associated recognized Indian group). Inventories of that wish to request transfer of control funerary objects should submit a written human remains and associated funerary of these human remains and associated request with information in support of objects from Wakefield, Georgetown, funerary objects should submit a written the request to Dr. Ryan J. Wheeler, request to the Robert S. Peabody Shattuck Farm, Lowell Textile School, Robert S. Peabody Museum of Museum of Archaeology. If no Poznick, Call, and Indian Rock sites Archaeology, Phillips Academy, 180 additional requestors come forward, were shared with the Abenaki Nation of Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, transfer of control of the human remains New Hampshire (a non-federally telephone (978) 749–4490, email and associated funerary objects to the recognized Indian group) and the [email protected], by March 30, lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi St. 2015. After that date, if no additional Native Hawaiian organizations stated in Francis/Sokoki Band (a non-federally requestors have come forward, transfer this notice may proceed. recognized Indian group) in 1999, but consultation was not conducted with of control of the human remains and DATES: Lineal descendants or these groups. associated funerary objects to the representatives of any Indian tribe or Wampanoag Repatriation Confederacy, Native Hawaiian organization not History and Description of the Remains representing the Mashpee Wampanoag identified in this notice that wish to Cape Cod-Southeastern Massachusetts Tribe (previously listed as the Mashpee request transfer of control of these Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, human remains and associated funerary South Dennis Inc.), the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head objects should submit a written request William W. Taylor removed human (Aquinnah), and, if joined, the Assonet with information in support of the remains representing, at minimum, one Band of the Wampanoag Nation, a non- request to the Robert S. Peabody individual at an unknown site in South federally recognized Indian group, may Museum of Archaeology at the address Dennis, Barnstable County, MA, which proceed. in this notice by March 30, 2015. were acquired by the Phillips Academy ADDRESSES: Dr. Ryan J. Wheeler, Robert The Robert S. Peabody Museum of Department of Archaeology (now the S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Archaeology is responsible for notifying Robert S. Peabody Museum of Phillips Academy, 180 Main Street, Archaeology) in 1913 (Peabody Accn. the Wampanoag Repatriation Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) Confederacy, representing the Mashpee 54612). The human remains are one 749–4490, email [email protected]. sternum fragment. The individual is a Wampanoag Tribe (previously listed as SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is female juvenile to subadult. No known the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal here given in accordance with the individuals were identified. No Council, Inc.), the Wampanoag Tribe of Native American Graves Protection and associated funerary objects are present. Gay Head (Aquinnah), and the Assonet Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. No documentation exists for this site, Band of the Wampanoag Nation, a non- 3003, of the completion of an inventory other than the entries for the human federally recognized Indian group, that of human remains and associated remains in the museum catalog. Records this notice has been published. funerary objects under the control of the indicate that two other lots of artifacts Dated: January 23, 2015. Robert S. Peabody Museum of were accessioned from the same site, Melanie O’Brien, Archaeology, Phillips Academy, also acquired from William W. Taylor, Andover, MA. The human remains and including broken stone implements; Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. associated funerary objects were most of these stone implements were [FR Doc. 2015–04045 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] removed from ten sites in Massachusetts deaccessioned, though one rough BILLING CODE 4312–50–P described here according to site preform (Peabody Accn. 54613) is still location, county, and town, when at the museum. The presence of stone available. implements at the site corroborates the VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:27 Feb 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1 rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 10502 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 38 / Thursday, February 26, 2015 / Notices identification of the remains as Native confirms that William Greene excavated Nanepashemet. This branch of the American. Temporal association is not at that part of Conant’s Hill known as Massachusetts had close relationships possible. Research by anthropologist ‘‘Site 13’’ during the period 1940–1946 with both the Pennacook and Nipmuc. Frank Speck (see his 1928 monograph along with members of the Middleboro Bert Salwen’s 1978 entry ‘‘Indians of ‘‘Territorial Subdivisions and Archaeology Club (see Massachusetts Southern New England and Long Island: Boundaries of the Wampanoag, Historical Commission site file for Early Period,’’ appearing in the Massachusett, and Nauset Indians,’’ Conant’s Hill #19–PL–189). A Notice of Handbook of North American Indians: Indian Notes and Monographs No. 44) Inventory Completion published by the Northeast, edited by Bruce G. Trigger places the area around South Dennis Harvard University Peabody Museum of states that the indigenous groups in the within the homeland of the Nauset, a Archaeology and Ethnology in 2003 region extending ‘‘from Saco Bay, group historically affiliated with the reported that according to museum Maine, to the vicinity of the Housatonic Wampanoag and Narragansett. Speck records a lead ring was found in River, in Connecticut, and from Long documents the Mashpee Wampanoag as association with human remains at the Island inland to southern New the descendant community of Nauset Conant’s Hill site, indicating that at Hampshire and Vermont’’ shared a and other Native American least some of the burials at the site date cultural pattern (page 160–161). communities of the Cape Cod area after to the Historic/Contact period (post-A.D. Elaborating on the work of Frank T. 1675. Bert Salwen’s 1978 entry ‘‘Indians 1500). The National Register of Historic Siebert, Jr., linguist Jessie Little Doe of Southern New England and Long Places nomination for Conant’s Hill Baird demonstrates linguistic unity Island: Early Period,’’ appearing in the indicates occupation from 4,500 years among Wampanoag, Massachusett, and Handbook of North American Indians: ago through A.D. 1650. Frank Speck (see Pennacook peoples in adjacent parts of Northeast, edited by Bruce G. Trigger his 1928 monograph ‘‘Territorial Rhode Island and Massachusetts, states that the indigenous groups in the Subdivisions and Boundaries of the including the area around Wakefield. region extending ‘‘from Saco Bay, Wampanoag, Massachusett, and Nauset Georgetown Maine, to the vicinity of the Housatonic
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