Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA, 88642 [2023-28190]
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Dated: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
From Site 45–SK–37 in Skagit County,
WA, four individuals were removed
(previously identified as three
individuals).
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Determinations (as Amended)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037137;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion
Amendment: Western Washington
University, Department of
Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Western
Washington University (WWU) has
amended a Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal
Register on April 22, 2022. This notice
amends the minimum number of
individuals in a collection removed
from Skagit County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western
Washington University, Department of
Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516
High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225,
telephone (360) 650–4783, email pinej@
wwu.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 WWU. 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
WWU.
SUMMARY:
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Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register (87 FR 24196, April 22, 2022).
Repatriation of the items in the original
Notice of Inventory Completion has not
occurred. In 2023, elements that were
originally described as ‘‘unidentified’’
were reviewed by an osteologist. As a
result of this review, the minimum
number of individuals has increased
from three to four individuals.
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Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, WWU has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this amended notice represent the
physical remains of four 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
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.
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 January 22, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
WWU 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. WWU is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations 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: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037131;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Alabama Department of Archives and
History, Montgomery, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Alabama Department of Archives and
History (ADAH) 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 Winston or
Blount County, AL.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Kellie Bowers, NAGPRA
Coordinator, the Alabama Department of
Archives and History, P.O. Box 300100,
624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery,
AL 36130, telephone (334) 353–4731,
email nagpra.adah@
archives.alabama.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 Alabama
Department of Archives and 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 Alabama
Department of Archives and History.
SUMMARY:
Description
Winston or Blount County, AL
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the site
of Winston or Blount County Cave by
members of the Alabama
Anthropological Society. On October 8,
1913, the human remains were donated
to the ADAH (Human Remains
Identification Number 4106). 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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037137; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Western Washington
University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; amendment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Western Washington University (WWU) has
amended a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal
Register on April 22, 2022. This notice amends the minimum number of
individuals in a collection removed from Skagit County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western Washington University, Department
of Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA
98225, telephone (360) 650-4783, 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 WWU.
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 WWU.
Amendment
This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (87 FR 24196, April 22,
2022). Repatriation of the items in the original Notice of Inventory
Completion has not occurred. In 2023, elements that were originally
described as ``unidentified'' were reviewed by an osteologist. As a
result of this review, the minimum number of individuals has increased
from three to four individuals.
From Site 45-SK-37 in Skagit County, WA, four individuals were
removed (previously identified as three individuals).
Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, WWU has determined that:
The human remains described in this amended notice
represent the physical remains of four 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 Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.
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 January 22, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, WWU 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. WWU is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations 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: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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