Notice of Inventory Completion: Maxey Museum, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior, 84355-84356 [2023-26616]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 5, 2023 / Notices
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, one individual were
collected at the Genoa Industrial Indian
School in Nance County, NE. The
human remains are hair clippings
collected from an individual identified
as ‘‘Winnebago,’’ who was recorded as
being 21 years old. S. B. Davis took the
hair clippings at the Sherman Institute
between 1930 and 1933. Davis 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
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.
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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 a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains
described in this notice and the
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
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Dated: November 28, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Maxey
Museum, Whitman College, Walla
Walla, WA AGENCY: National Park
Service, Interior
ACTION:
Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Maxey
Museum, Whitman College 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 Umatilla County,
OR.
SUMMARY:
Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
January 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Libby Miller, Maxey
Museum, Whitman College, 345 Boyer
DATES:
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:
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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 January 4, 2024. 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.
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84355
Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362,
telephone: (509) 876–7327, email
millerem@whitman.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 Maxey
Museum, Whitman College. 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 Maxey Museum, Whitman
College.
Description
On April 9, 1930, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Umatilla
County, OR, by Co. Bunnell, who
donated them to Whitman College,
where they were accessioned by
Howard Brode, curator of the Museum.
The four associated funerary objects are
stone implements.
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: archeological,
geographical, historical, and expert
opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Maxey Museum,
Whitman College has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• The four 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 Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
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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 January 4, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Maxey Museum, Whitman College
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 Maxey
Museum, Whitman College 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: November 28, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–26616 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion
Amendment: Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, has amended a Notice of
Inventory Completion published in the
Federal Register on October 17, 2018.
This notice amends the minimum
number of individuals and number of
associated funerary objects in a
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collection removed from Graham and
Pima Counties, AZ.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
January 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Cristin Lucas, Repatriation
Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026, Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
0320, email lucasc@arizona.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 Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona. 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 the
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona.
Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register (83 FR 52508–52519, October
17, 2018). Repatriation of the items in
the original Notice of Inventory
Completion has not occurred. This
notice amends the counts of the
minimum number of individuals and
the number of associated funerary
objects listed in the original notice.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals are added to
the inventory for Graham County, AZ.
Also, 24 associated funerary objects are
added to the inventory for three sites in
Graham and Pima Counties, AZ.
From AZ AA:8:20(ASM) in Pima
County, AZ, the 919 associated funerary
objects (previously identified as 913
associated funerary objects) are five
bone artifact fragments, 752 ceramic
sherds, one lot consisting of charcoal,
124 flaked stone fragments, 12 flotation
samples, one ground stone, eight pollen
samples, one radiocarbon sample, 11
schist pieces, two shells, and two
pendants.
From AZ AA:8:21(ASM) in Pima
County, AZ, the 422 associated funerary
objects (previously identified as 419
associated funerary objects) are five
bone fragments, one ceramic jar, 333
ceramic sherds, one perforated sherd, 77
flaked stone fragments, three pollen
samples, one stone, and one ground
stone.
From AZ CC:3:46(ASM) in Graham
County, AZ, the human remains of, at
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minimum, 11 individuals were removed
(previously identified as the remains of
nine individuals). The 24 associated
funerary objects (previously identified
as nine associated funerary objects) are
one bone awl, one ceramic sherd, four
flaked stone fragments, two pollen
samples, two shell pendants, one stone
biface, six projectile points, three lots
consisting of faunal bones, one flotation
sample, one ground stone, and two soil
samples.
Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona, has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this amended notice represent the
physical remains of 664 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
• The 10,442 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 Ak-Chin Indian
Community; Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
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 January 4, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Arizona State Museum, University
of Arizona, must determine the most
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037011; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Maxey Museum, Whitman College,
Walla Walla, 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 Maxey Museum, Whitman College 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 Umatilla County, OR.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after January 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Libby Miller, Maxey Museum, Whitman College, 345 Boyer
Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362, telephone: (509) 876-7327, 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
Maxey Museum, Whitman College. 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 Maxey Museum, Whitman College.
Description
On April 9, 1930, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Umatilla County, OR, by Co. Bunnell, who
donated them to Whitman College, where they were accessioned by Howard
Brode, curator of the Museum. The four associated funerary objects are
stone implements.
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: archeological, geographical, historical, and expert
opinion.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Maxey Museum, Whitman College has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
The four 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 Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation.
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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 January 4, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Maxey Museum,
Whitman College 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 Maxey Museum, Whitman College 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: November 28, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-26616 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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