Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, Sequim, WA, 45916-45917 [2023-15103]

Download as PDF 45916 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 / Notices including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the Mu¨tter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Description At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed Santa Barbara, CA. Records indicate that these human remains were removed from a burial mound at the Santa Barbara Mission. On or before 1872, the human remains were in the possession of Dr. Thomas M. Logan of San Francisco, CA. The human remains were donated to the Mutter Museum at an unknown date (Dr. Logan died in 1876). The human remains (number 1167.00) consist of a skull. No known individual was identified. 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: archeological, geographical, and historical. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Mu¨tter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual 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 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California. 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, VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 Mu¨tter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia 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 Mu¨tter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe 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. 2023–15097 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036186; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge, Sequim, WA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge (Dungeness NWR) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural item was removed from Clallam County, WA. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after August 17, 2023. ADDRESSES: Jennifer Brown-Scott, Project Leader, Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 715 Holgerson Road, Sequim, WA 98382, telephone (360) 457–8451, email jennifer_brownscott@fws.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Dungeness NWR. 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 summary or related records held by Dungeness NWR. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description The one cultural item was removed from Clallam County, WA. The cultural item, a dugout canoe, is under control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is currently in the custody of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. This unassociated funerary object was removed from Dungeness Spit on Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge in June of 1980. In 1984, the canoe was loaned to the Museum and Arts Center in Sequim to be displayed outdoors, under a protective shelter. In 1993, the Museum and Arts Center notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it was terminating the loan agreement. On September 3, 1993, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contacted the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and offered to loan the canoe and the protective shelter to the Tribe, and on September 10, 1993, the Tribe accepted the offer and took custody of the canoe. The one unassociated funerary item is a dugout canoe. Cultural Affiliation The cultural item in this notice is 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: anthropological, archeological, geographical, and historical. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, Dungeness NWR has determined that: • The one cultural item described above is reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony and are believed, by a E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 / Notices preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native American individual. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural item and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August 17, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Dungeness NWR must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. Dungeness NWR is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: July 6, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–15103 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036190; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 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 PMAE. 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 PMAE. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were collected at the Pawnee Indian Reservation in Pawnee County, OK. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual who was recorded as being 13 years old, and one individual who was recorded as being 15 years old. Both individuals were identified as ‘‘Ponca.’’ Arvel Snyder took the hair clippings at the Pawnee Indian Reservation between 1930 and 1933. Snyder sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUMMARY: human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were collected at the Pawnee Indian Reservation, Pawnee County, OK. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after August 17, 2023. ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496–2374, email jpickering@ fas.harvard.edu. 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: Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two 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 Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. 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 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 Indian Tribe 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. 2023–15106 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am] 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: kinship and anthropological. PO 00000 45917 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036189; 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15103]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036186; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of 
the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Dungeness National Wildlife 
Refuge, Sequim, WA

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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge (Dungeness 
NWR) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the 
definition of an unassociated funerary object and that has a cultural 
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in 
this notice. The cultural item was removed from Clallam County, WA.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or 
after August 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Jennifer Brown-Scott, Project Leader, Washington Maritime 
National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 715 Holgerson Road, Sequim, WA 98382, 
telephone (360) 457-8451, 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 
Dungeness NWR. 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 summary or related records held by Dungeness NWR.

Description

    The one cultural item was removed from Clallam County, WA. The 
cultural item, a dugout canoe, is under control of the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service and is currently in the custody of the Jamestown 
S'Klallam Tribe. This unassociated funerary object was removed from 
Dungeness Spit on Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge in June of 1980. 
In 1984, the canoe was loaned to the Museum and Arts Center in Sequim 
to be displayed outdoors, under a protective shelter. In 1993, the 
Museum and Arts Center notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that 
it was terminating the loan agreement. On September 3, 1993, the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service contacted the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and 
offered to loan the canoe and the protective shelter to the Tribe, and 
on September 10, 1993, the Tribe accepted the offer and took custody of 
the canoe. The one unassociated funerary item is a dugout canoe.

Cultural Affiliation

    The cultural item in this notice is 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: anthropological, 
archeological, geographical, and historical.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, Dungeness NWR has determined that:
     The one cultural item described above is reasonably 
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at 
the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony and 
are believed, by a

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preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific 
burial site of a Native American individual.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the cultural item and the Jamestown 
S'Klallam Tribe.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 
in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural item in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after August 17, 2023. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, Dungeness NWR must determine the most 
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint 
repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. Dungeness NWR is responsible for sending a copy 
of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, 
and 10.14.

    Dated: July 6, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-15103 Filed 7-17-23; 8:45 am]
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