Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 66890-66891 [2023-21247]

Download as PDF 66890 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2023 / Notices 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 University of California, Riverside. Description In 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from CA–RIV–381, the Marana Site, near Vail Lake, in Riverside, CA. The human remains were removed during a field class led by Robert Bettinger. No reports on the site have been published, though it is referenced in a few publications. In UCR–ARU Report #292, archeologist Richard Lando describes CA–RIV–381 as ‘‘an important, extensive permanent village site on Temecula Creek with a large range of artifacts present including petroglyphs, pictographs, manos, metates, mortars, pestles, pottery, bone awls, beads, and chipped stones artifacts’’ and as culturally Luisen˜o. In a paper authored by Bettinger and R.E. Taylor, ‘‘Suggested Revisions in Archaeological Sequences of the Great Basin in Interior Southern California,’’ a radiocarbon date of A.D. 1450 was reportedly obtained from the Marana Site. The 14 associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of unmodified animal bones, one lot consisting of ceramics (indigenous and post-contact), one lot consisting of clay, one lot consisting of glass, one lot consisting of lithic flakes and tools, one lot consisting of metal, one lot consisting of plastic, one lot consisting of modified shells, one lot consisting of charcoal, one lot consisting of organic materials, one lot consisting of mineralogical objects, one lot consisting of unmodified shells, one lot consisting of fire-altered rocks, and one lot consisting of pipe fragments. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Cultural Affiliation The human remains and associated funerary objects 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: anthropological, archeological, geographical, historical, oral traditional, and expert tribal opinion. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Sep 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the University of California, Riverside has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The 14 objects described in this notice are 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. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Pechanga Band of Indians (Previously listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California). Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 30, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of California, Riverside must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The University of California, Riverside 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. PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: September 20, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–21248 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036649; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Riverside intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed from Riverside, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after October 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: Megan Murphy, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92517–5900, telephone (951) 827–6349, email megan.murphy@ucr.edu. 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 University of California, Riverside. 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 the University of California, Riverside. SUMMARY: Description In 1963, eight objects of cultural patrimony were removed from archeological site CA–RIV–332 (Christensen-Webb Site) in Riverside, CA. Dr. Makoto Kowta of the University of California, Riverside Anthropology Department removed the objects as part of an archeological field school. The eight objects of cultural patrimony are one lot consisting of animal bones, one lot consisting of ceramics, one lot consisting of clay, one lot consisting of E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2023 / Notices lithics, one lot consisting of metal objects, one lot consisting of floral material, one lot consisting of mineralogical objects, and one lot consisting of unmodified shells. Cultural Affiliation The cultural items 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: anthropological, archeological, geographical, historical, oral traditional, and expert tribal opinion. 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 University of California, Riverside has determined that: • The eight lots of cultural items described above have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the Pechanga Band of Indians (Previously listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California). Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items 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 items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 30, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of California, Riverside 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. The University of California, Riverside is VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Sep 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 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: September 20, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–21247 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036646; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA AGENCY: ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice of inventory completion. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Iberville Parish, Louisiana. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after October 30, 2023. DATES: Dr. Rebecca Saunders, LSUMNS Division of Anthropology, 119 Foster Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; telephone (225) 588–0909, email rsaunde@lsu.edu. ADDRESSES: 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 LSUMNS. 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 LSUMNS. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66891 Description In 1940–1941, human remains representing, at a minimum, 19 individuals were removed from the Bayou Goula Mounds site (16IV011), in Iberville Parish, LA, by Edward Doran during an excavation undertaken as a joint project between Louisiana State University (LSU) and the Federal Works Project Administration. These human remains belong to eight adults, six juveniles, and five individuals of indeterminate age. Sex could not be determined for any of these individuals. The 56 associated funerary objects are 29 projectile points (one is a fragment), 10 brass/copper tinkling cones, two brass buttons (both broken on seam), one brass bell (missing clapper), nine historic glass beads, two tubular copper beads, two quartz crystals, and one lot consisting of sherds from a small Owens Punctuated vessel. In 1977, human remains representing, at a minimum, one individual, were removed from the Bayou Goula/ Mugulasha Village site (16IV134) in Iberville Parish, LA, by Glen Fredlund, during research for his M.A. thesis at LSU. In 2016, these remains were transferred from Fredlund’s possession to the LSUMNS. The fragmentary cranial remains, which were found entangled among the roots of a fallen tree, belong to an adult of indeterminate sex. The 225 associated funerary objects are: 223 historic glass beads, one Florida cut crystal bead, and one cube of galena. Cultural Affiliation The human remains and associated funerary objects 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: anthropological, archeological, and historical. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, LSUMNS has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 20 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 281 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036649; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of 
California, Riverside, Riverside, 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 University of California, Riverside 
intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition 
of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation 
with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 
The cultural items were removed from Riverside, CA.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after October 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Megan Murphy, University of California, Riverside, 900 
University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92517-5900, telephone (951) 827-6349, 
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 
University of California, Riverside. 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 
the University of California, Riverside.

Description

    In 1963, eight objects of cultural patrimony were removed from 
archeological site CA-RIV-332 (Christensen-Webb Site) in Riverside, CA. 
Dr. Makoto Kowta of the University of California, Riverside 
Anthropology Department removed the objects as part of an archeological 
field school. The eight objects of cultural patrimony are one lot 
consisting of animal bones, one lot consisting of ceramics, one lot 
consisting of clay, one lot consisting of

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lithics, one lot consisting of metal objects, one lot consisting of 
floral material, one lot consisting of mineralogical objects, and one 
lot consisting of unmodified shells.

Cultural Affiliation

    The cultural items 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: anthropological, 
archeological, geographical, historical, oral traditional, and expert 
tribal opinion.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the University of California, Riverside has determined 
that:
     The eight lots of cultural items described above have 
ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the 
Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by 
an individual.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the Pechanga Band 
of Indians (Previously listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission 
Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California).

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items 
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 items in this notice to a requestor 
may occur on or after October 30, 2023. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the University of California, Riverside 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. The University of 
California, Riverside 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: September 20, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-21247 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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