Native American human remains and associated funerary objects: Kansas State Historical Society, KS— Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, CA; inventory from New Mexico,

[Federal Register: August 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 165)]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains from New Mexico in the Possession of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in the possession of Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA.

A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Pueblo of Jemez.

Before 1966, human remains representing a minimum of six individuals were removed from the Unshagi site, an abandoned pueblo on the Jemez River, NM under unknown circumstances by person(s) unknown. In 1966, these human remains were transferred to the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History from the Alan Hancock Foundation at the University of Southern California. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Based on accession records, these human remains have been identified as Native American. Ethnohistoric information indicates the Unshagi site has been identified as ancestral to the Pueblo of Jemez. Consultation with representatives of the Pueblo of Jemez confirms that the Unshagi site was inhabited exclusively by ancestors of the Pueblo of Jemez.

Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains of a minimum of six individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History have also determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and the Pueblo of Jemez.

This notice has been sent to officials of the Pueblo of Jemez. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact Dr. Margaret A. Hardin, Anthropology Section, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007; telephone: (213) 763-3382; e-mail: Mhardin@nhm.org, before September 27, 1999. Repatriation of the human remains to the Pueblo of Jemez may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward. Dated: August 10, 1999. Richard Waldbauer, Acting Deparmental Consulting Archeologist, Archeology and Ethnography Program.

[FR Doc. 99-22166Filed8-25-99; 8:45 am]

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