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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038095; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), the American Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation
between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in
this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after
[INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West,
New York, NY 10024, telephone (212) 769-5837, email nmurphy@amnh.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park
Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the American Museum of Natural History, and additional information on
the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
Abstract of information available
Based on the information available, the six associated funerary objects are two stone
chips, one lot of small potsherds, one lot of shells, one lot of faunal material, and one broken bone
awl. This list comprises additional objects from a Notice of Inventory Completion published in
the Federal Register on December 19, 2023 (88 FR 87797-87798). These funerary objects were

excavated in 1899 by Mark Harrington from NY, Nassau County, Port Washington, Goodwin
Sandworks Property, as part of an expedition. The Museum accessioned these funerary objects in
1900.
While it no longer does so, in the past, the Museum applied potentially hazardous
pesticides to items in the collections. Museum records do not list specific objects treated or which
of several chemicals used were applied to a particular item. Therefore, those handling this
material should follow the advice of industrial hygienists or medical personnel with specialized
training in occupational health or with potentially hazardous substances.
Cultural affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is
clearly identified by the information available about the associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The American Museum of Natural History has determined that:
•

The six objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed
intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of
the death rite or ceremony.

•

There is a connection between the associated funerary objects described in this notice and
the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Shinnecock Indian Nation;
and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.

Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice must be
sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for
repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in
this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal

descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER]. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the American
Museum of Natural History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the associated funerary objects are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The American Museum of Natural History is responsible for sending
a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice.
AUTHORITY: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and
the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

Dated: June 7, 2024.

Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-13246 Filed: 6/14/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/17/2024]