97-15226. Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains From Hawaii in the Possession of the Springfield Science Museum, Springfield, MA

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15226]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
From Hawaii in the Possession of the Springfield Science Museum, 
Springfield, MA

    Editorial Note: This document was inadvertently omitted from the 
issue of Wednesday, June 11, 1997.
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), 25 U.S.C. 
3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the 
possession of the Springfield Science Museum, Springfield, MA.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Springfield 
Science Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives 
of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei and the Office of Hawaiian 
Affairs.
    Before 1917 (possibly 1898), human remains representing one 
individual were donated to the Springfield Science Museum by an unknown 
person. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    Morphological evidence indicates this individual is Native Hawaiian 
based on cranial appearence. This individual was most likely brought 
back to Springfield, MA, by a whaler or sailor who visited the Hawaiian 
Islands, then known as the Sandwich Islands. The cranium is labeled 
``Sandwich Islands.'' Consultation evidence provided by representatives 
of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei indicate that shoreline sand 
dunes, caves, and cliff caves were the locations of exclusively Native 
Hawaiian burials into the early historic period, and locations easily 
accessible to whalers and sailors of the period.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the 
Springfield Science Museum 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. Lastly, 
officials of the Springfield Science Museum have determined that, 
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group 
identity which can be reasonably traced between these Native American 
human remains and Hui Malam I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei.
    This notice has been sent to officials of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 'O 
Hawai'i Nei and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Representatives of any 
other Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that believes itself 
to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact  
John Pretola, Curator of Anthropology, Springfield Science Museum, 236 
State Street, Springfield, MA 01103, telephone [phone], ext. 
320, before July 14, 1997. Repatriation of the human remains to Hui 
Malama I Na Kupuna 'O Hawai'i Nei may begin after that date if no 
additional claimants come forward.
Dated: June 2, 1997.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 97-15226 Filed 6-10-97; 8:45 am]
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