Federal Register / Vol. 59 No. 225 / Wednesday, November 23, 1994
/ Notices Page 60371 & 60372
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains
From the Island of Molokai, HI, in the Possession of the Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural History
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior
ACTION: Notice
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Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 USC
3003(d), of completion of the inventory of Native American human
remains from the island of Molokai, HI, that are presently in the
possession of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History.
A detailed inventory and assessment of these human remains has
been made by Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
curatorial staff in consultation with representatives of Hui
M lama I N K puna O Hawai i Nei.
The human remains consist of two human teeth and two fragments of
human teeth. The human remains were donated to the Los Angeles
County Museum of Natural History in 1927 by Dr. William A. Bryan,
Director, Los Angeles County Museum. The human remains were
catalogued into the museum as A.1463.27-36 with the description:
"box of human teeth from the battle field of Momumi."
Inventory of the human remains and review of accompanying
documentation indicate that no known individuals were
identifiable. A representative of Hui M lama I N K puna O
Hawai i Nei has identified "Momumi" as the site of Mo'omomi on
the island of Molokai and stated that the sand dunes of Mo'omumi
have long been used as burial grounds for ancestral Native
Hawaiians. Reference to the "battlefield of Momumi" is thought
to refer to this burial area. The representative of Hui M lama I
N K puna O Hawai i Nei has also provided documentation that
shows that Bryan and others collected human remains from
Mo'omumi.
Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Los
Angeles County Museum of Natural History have determined that,
pursuant to 25 USC 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared
group identity which can be reasonably traced between these human
remains and present-day Native Hawaiian organizations.
This notice has been sent to officials of Hui M lama I N K puna
O Hawai i Nei, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the Molokai
Island Burial Council, all of which qualify as Native Hawaiian
organizations as defined by 25 USC 3001 (11). Representatives of
any other Native Hawaiian organization which believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact
Dr. Margaret Ann Hardin, Curator and Section Head, Anthropology,
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007; telephone: (213) 744-3382,
before December 23, 1994. Repatriation of these human remains to
Hui M lama I N K puna O Hawai i Nei may begin after that date
if no additional claimants come forward. Dated: November 15, 1994
Francis P. McManamon
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Chief, Archeological Assistance Division
[FR Doc. 94-28903 Filed 11-22-94; 8:45 am]
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