98-5408. Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains from Fort Drane, Florida in the Possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10407-10408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5408]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Fort Drane, Florida in the Possession of the Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

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    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 from Fort Drane, 
Florida in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, 
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the 
Independant Traditional Seminole Nation of Florida, a non-Federally 
recognized Indian group.
    In 1878, human remains representing one individual were donated to 
the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by Clarence B. Moore. 
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Based on cranial morphology, this individual has been determined to 
be Native American. Museum documentation indicates this individual was 
killed in 1836 at Fort Drane, FL by U.S. troops under the command of 
Lt. Col. F.K. Pearce, U.S. Army. Historical documents and Seminole oral 
tradition indicate that Fort Drane was part of Seminole traditional 
territory during the 1830s.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have determined that, pursuant to 
43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. 
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have 
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 Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of 
Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Seminole Tribe of Florida.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Miccosukee Tribe of 
Indians of

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Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Seminole Tribe of Florida. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact Barbara 
Issac, Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138; 
telephone: [phone], before April 2, 1998. Repatriation of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the culturally 
affiliated tribes may begin after that date if no additional claimants 
come forward.
Dated: February 25, 1998.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 98-5408 Filed 3-2-98; 8:45 am]
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