Notice of Inventory Completion: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA, 45913-45914 [2023-15098]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 from an individual identified as ‘‘Digger,’’ who was recorded as being 19 years old. Samuel H. Gilliam took the hair clippings at the Sherman Institute between 1930 and 1933. Gilliam sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are present. regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: July 6, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–15108 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Lineal Descent The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are connected to an identifiable individual whose descendants can be traced directly and without interruption by means of a traditional kinship system or by the common law system of descendance. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations, the PMAE has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • There is one direct lineal descendant of the named individual whose human remains are described in this notice. AGENCY: Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the lineal descendants, 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August 17, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal descendant identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036181; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Island County, WA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after August 17th. ADDRESSES: Luke Swetland, President and CEO, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, telephone (805) 682–4711, email lswetland@ sbnature2.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 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. SUMMARY: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from Island County, Washington. According to accession and catalogue records, these human remains—two crania and three tibiae— came from ‘‘Pen’s Cove’’ (Penn Cove) on Whidbey Island, and are Protohistoric Period ‘‘Skagit.’’ The human remains PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45913 were apparently given to, or collected by, the late Travis Hudson, likely in the late 1960s, when he was in the Navy and stationed on Whidbey Island. In 1973, Hudson donated these human remains to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History when he became Curator of Anthropology. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: Geographical, kinship, biological, archeological, linguistic, folkloric, oral traditional, historical, and other information or expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Samish Indian Nation; Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington; Swinomish Indian Tribal Community; and the Tulalip Tribes of Washington. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August 17, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1 45914 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 / Notices History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: July 6, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–15098 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036182; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from San Juan County, Utah. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after August 17, 2023. ADDRESSES: Luke Swetland, President and CEO, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, telephone (805) 682–4711, email lswetland@ sbnature2.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 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Description Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from San Juan County, Utah. In 1970, these human remains were removed by Waldo George Abbott from a road construction site (likely Highway 95). That same year, Abbott donated them to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, where he was Curator of Ornithology and Mammalogy. The human remains consist of the nearly complete skeleton of an adult male, and the skeletal remains of two infants. The remains of these individuals likely date to the Pueblo I Period (750–900 CE), No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: Geographical, kinship, biological, archeological, linguistic, folkloric, oral traditional, historical, and other information or expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August 17, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: July 6, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–15099 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036191; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were collected at the ‘‘Fort Apache Indian School’’ (official name: Theodore Roosevelt Boarding School) in Navajo County, AZ; the Sherman Institute in Riverside County, CA; and the U.S. Indian Vocational School in Bernalillo County, NM. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45913-45914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15098]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036181; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural 
History, Santa Barbara, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 
has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that 
there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian 
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human 
remains were removed from Island County, WA.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after August 17th.

ADDRESSES: Luke Swetland, President and CEO, Santa Barbara Museum of 
Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, 
telephone (805) 682-4711, email [email protected].

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 
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The National Park Service is 
not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional 
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results 
of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held 
by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were 
removed from Island County, Washington. According to accession and 
catalogue records, these human remains--two crania and three tibiae--
came from ``Pen's Cove'' (Penn Cove) on Whidbey Island, and are 
Protohistoric Period ``Skagit.'' The human remains were apparently 
given to, or collected by, the late Travis Hudson, likely in the late 
1960s, when he was in the Navy and stationed on Whidbey Island. In 
1973, Hudson donated these human remains to the Santa Barbara Museum of 
Natural History when he became Curator of Anthropology. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

Cultural Affiliation

    The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more 
identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a 
relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier 
groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were 
used to reasonably trace the relationship: Geographical, kinship, 
biological, archeological, linguistic, folkloric, oral traditional, 
historical, and other information or expert opinion.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice 
and the Samish Indian Nation; Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of 
Washington; Swinomish Indian Tribal Community; and the Tulalip Tribes 
of Washington.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 
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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
    Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after August 17, 2023. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural

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History must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to 
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are 
considered a single request and not competing requests. The Santa 
Barbara Museum of Natural History is responsible for sending a copy of 
this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, 
and 10.14.

    Dated: July 6, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-15098 Filed 7-17-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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