Notice of Inventory Completion: Hastings Museum, Hastings, NE
| Published date | 06 August 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 47806 |
| Record Number | 2020-17175 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Interior Department,National Park Service |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 152 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 152 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47806-47807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17175]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030519; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Hastings Museum, Hastings, NE
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Hastings Museum has completed an inventory of human
remains, 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 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
should submit a written request to the Hastings Museum. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains 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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
Hastings Museum at the address in this notice by September 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson, Hastings Museum, 1330 North
Burlington Avenue, Hastings, NE 68901, telephone (402) 461-2399, 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 under
the control of the Hastings Museum, Hastings, NE. The human remains
were removed from Bonita, Morehouse Parish, LA.
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. 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 Hastings
Museum professional staff in
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consultation with representatives of The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime prior to 1926, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Bonita in Morehouse Parish, LA. The human
remains were donated to the Hastings Museum by Bonita resident Thomas
Harp, and cataloged between 1926 and 1931 (01504). No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Hasting Museum records state that these human remains were
excavated from the upper layer of soil and attributes them to the
Choctaw. The occipital exhibits cranial remodeling, which is known to
have been practiced by the Choctaw.
Sometime prior to 1926, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from a burial mound at or near Bonita, LA.
According to Hasting Museum records, during the course of road
construction, the human remains were discovered 10 feet below the base
of the mound. (The records also state that pottery associated with the
human remains was removed, but it was not given to the Hastings Museum
and its whereabouts are unknown.) The human remains were donated to the
Hastings Museum by Bonita resident Thomas Harp, and cataloged between
1926 and 1931 (02136). No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Early records identify this individual as Choctaw. The human
remains exhibit extensive asymmetrical cranial remodeling, which is
known to have been practiced by the Choctaw (the type of remodeling
cannot be determined due to post-mortem damage).
Determinations Made by the Hastings Museum
Officials of the Hastings Museum have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
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 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
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 should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Teresa
Kreutzer-Hodson, Hastings Museum, 1330 North Burlington Avenue,
Hastings, NE 68901, telephone (402) 461-2399, email
[email protected], by September 8, 2020. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma may
proceed.
The Hastings Museum is responsible for notifying The Choctaw Nation
of Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: June 25, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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