Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK, 73363-73364 [2023-23554]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036828; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: California State University, Los Angeles, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice; amendment. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California State University, Los Angeles has amended a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2023. This notice amends the number of associated funerary objects in a collection removed from Mariposa County, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after November 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Michele Bleuze, California State University, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, telephone (323) 343–2440, email mbleuze@calstatela.edu and Amira Ainis, California State University, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, telephone (323) 343–2449, email aainis2@calstatela.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 California State University, Los Angeles. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the amendments and determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by California State University, Los Angeles. SUMMARY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Amendment This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (88 FR 47164–47165, July 21, 2023). Repatriation of the items in the original Notice of Inventory Completion has not occurred. This notice amends the number of associated funerary objects as listed in the original notice. Upon the rehousing of ancestors at the request of the Tribes, additional associated funerary objects were discovered. From the Hackney Site (CA–MRP– 283), in Mariposa County, CA, the 45 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Oct 24, 2023 Jkt 262001 associated funerary objects (no associated funerary objects were previously listed) include nine lots consisting of flaked stone tools, nine lots consisting of lithic chipping debris/ debitage, nine lots consisting of ground stone artifacts, six lots consisting of stone ornaments, three lots consisting of worked clay objects, two lots consisting of glass trade beads, two lots consisting of soil samples, one lot consisting of bone tools, one lot consisting of shell beads, one lot consisting of charcoal, one lot consisting of organic (plant) materials, and one lot consisting of faunal and unidentified bone fragments. Determinations (as Amended) Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, California State University, Los Angeles has determined that: • The human remains represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 45 associated funerary objects described in this amended 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 Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California; Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of 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 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73363 after November 24, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, California State University, Los Angeles 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. California State University, Los Angeles 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, § 10.13, and § 10.14. Dated: October 18, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–23542 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036822; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK 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, Bureau of Land Management (BLM Alaska) intends to repatriate certain a 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 the Nome Census Area, AK. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after November 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Robert E. King, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, telephone (907) 271–5510, email r2king@blm.gov. 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 BLM Alaska. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1 73364 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / Notices the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by BLM Alaska. Description Most likely in the 1950s or 1960s, one cultural item was removed from the vicinity of Wales in the Nome Census Area, AK, and was placed in the collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown University in Providence, RI. (The museum’s sponsorship of multiple expeditions to Alaska in the mid-20th century might account for its custody of this cultural item.) The one unassociated funerary object is a polar bear cranium marked ‘‘Polar bear from burial site near Wales.’’ 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, oral traditional, and museum records. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, BLM Alaska 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 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 Native Village of Wales. Requests for Repatriation 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Oct 24, 2023 Jkt 262001 or after November 24, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, BLM Alaska must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of this cultural item is considered a single request and not competing requests. BLM Alaska 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: October 18, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–23554 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036800; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, Middlesboro, KY National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park (CUGA) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from Claiborne County, TN, and Lee County, VA. DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after November 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Lisa Baldwin, Superintendent, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, 91 Bartlett Park Road, Middlesboro, KY 40965, telephone (606) 248–2817, email lisa_ baldwin@nps.gov. 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 Superintendent, CUGA. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Description Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location in Claiborne County, TN. In 1957, Mr. Maxwell Ramsey of Cumberland Gap, Claiborne County, TN, donated the human remains to CUGA. No associated funerary objects are present. Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from the Carl Harris property in Lee County, VA. In 1958, the human remains were donated to CUGA by Mr. Carl Harris of Gibson Station, VA. No associated funerary objects are present. Aboriginal Land BILLING CODE 4312–52–P ACTION: consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by CUGA. Sfmt 4703 The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or the United States Court of Claims, and treaties. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, CUGA has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry. • No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. • The human remains described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Requests for Disposition Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes 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, or who E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036822; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK

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, Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM Alaska) intends to repatriate certain a 
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 the Nome Census Area, AK.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or 
after November 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Robert E. King, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W 7th Avenue, 
#13, Anchorage, AK 99513, telephone (907) 271-5510, 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 BLM 
Alaska. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the 
determinations in this notice, including

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the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related 
records held by BLM Alaska.

Description

    Most likely in the 1950s or 1960s, one cultural item was removed 
from the vicinity of Wales in the Nome Census Area, AK, and was placed 
in the collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown 
University in Providence, RI. (The museum's sponsorship of multiple 
expeditions to Alaska in the mid-20th century might account for its 
custody of this cultural item.) The one unassociated funerary object is 
a polar bear cranium marked ``Polar bear from burial site near Wales.''

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, oral 
traditional, and museum records.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, BLM Alaska 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 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 Native Village 
of Wales.

Requests for Repatriation

    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 November 24, 2023. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, BLM Alaska must determine the most 
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint 
repatriation of this cultural item is considered a single request and 
not competing requests. BLM Alaska 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, Sec.  
10.10, and Sec.  10.14.

    Dated: October 18, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-23554 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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