2020-15580. Notice of Inventory Completion: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

AGENCY:

National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

Princeton University 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 Princeton University. 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 Princeton University at the address in this notice by August 19, 2020.

ADDRESSES:

Bryan R. Just, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ 08544, telephone [phone], email [e-mail].

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 Princeton University. The human remains were removed from a field on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, Mercer County, NJ.

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 Princeton University professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin (hereafter referred to as “The Tribes”).

History and Description of the Remain

In the early 1900s, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals, were removed from a field on the Princeton University campus in Princeton, Mercer County, NJ. George H. Shull, Professor of Botany at Princeton, removed the human remains from a field between Guyot Hall and Carnegie Lake that was plowed each Spring for him to conduct botanical experiments. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by Princeton University

Officials of Princeton University have determined that:

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry based on their context and the museum's records.
• 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 Tribes.

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 Bryan R. Just, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ 08544, telephone [phone], email [e-mail], by August 19, 2020. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.

Princeton University is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.

Dated: June 18, 2020.

Melanie O'Brien,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.