Notice of Inventory Completion: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 404-405 [2023-28922]
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Park). The human remains most
probably date to the Middle Woodland
period. The 59 associated funerary
objects are 59 faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from the Mound City Group,
Ross County, OH in 1975 by Raymond
S. Baby of the Ohio Historical Society
(now Ohio History Connection). The
human remains were removed from
federal property and were accessioned
into the collections at Mound City
Group National Monument (now
Hopewell Culture National Historical
Park). The human remains most
probably date to the Middle Woodland
period. The nine associated funerary
objects are two shell fragments, three
faunal remains, two mica, one ceramic
sherd, and one prismatic blade.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 11 individuals were removed
from the Mound City Group, Ross
County, OH between 1920 and 1975 by
an unknown individual or individuals.
The human remains and funerary
objects were removed from federal
property and were accessioned into the
collections at Mound City Group
National Monument (now Hopewell
Culture National Historical Park). The
human remains and associated funerary
objects most probably date to the
Middle Woodland period. The 84
associated funerary objects are 28 shark
teeth, seven shell beads, six bone beads,
three animal teeth, 10 mica, and 30
faunal remains.
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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
information, archeological information,
geographical information, historical
information, linguistics, oral tradition.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, Hopewell Culture
National Historical Park has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 57 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
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• The 1,368 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 Absentee-Shawnee
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; and the
Shawnee Tribe.
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 February 2, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
Hopewell Culture National Historical
Park 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. Hopewell Culture
National Historical Park 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, and
10.14.
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037167;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San
Jose State University, San Jose, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Jose
State University (SJSU) has completed
an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and any
federally recognized Indian Tribe. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Alameda
County, CA.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
February 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Charlotte Sunseri, Ph.D.,
San Jose State University, One
Washington Square, San Jose, CA
95192–0113, telephone (408) 924–5713,
email charlotte.sunseri@sjsu.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 San Jose State
University. 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 San Jose State
University.
SUMMARY:
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, five individuals were
removed from Alameda County, CA.
The CA–ALA–342 collection includes
human remains which were excavated
by a team from Ohlone College. The one
box of associated funerary objects is
comprised of faunal shell. The
collection was inadvertently left behind
when the rest of the human remains
were returned to Ohlone College and
then subsequently reburied by Andrew
Galvan of the Ohlone Tribe. The Niles/
Alvarado Ancestor (George Herbert
Collection) was donated to San Jose
State University by George Herbert;
documentation supports that the
remains were excavated by an unknown
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college in 1940–1950s from the
Alvarado area (present-day Union City).
Aboriginal Land
The human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice were
removed from known geographic
locations. These locations are the
aboriginal lands of one or more
Federally recognized Indian Tribes.
These locations are also the aboriginal
lands of the Ohlone/Costanoan Tribes
recognized by the State. The following
information was used to identify the
aboriginal land: California Native
American Heritage Commission Native
American Contact List for implementing
AB275 (dated: 9/30/2021), Unratified
Treaty E ‘‘Treaty at Dent’s and
Valentine’s Crossing (May 28, 1851)’’
(Heizer 1972).
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Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, San Jose State University
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of five individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The one box of associated funerary
objects described in this notice 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.
• No relationship of shared group
identity can be reasonably traced
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
federally-recognized Indian Tribe.
• The human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice
were removed from the aboriginal land
of the Wilton Rancheria, California.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects 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
shows that the requestor is an aboriginal
land Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
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or after February 2, 2024. If competing
requests for disposition are received,
San Jose State University must
determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
are considered a single request and not
competing requests. San Jose State
University 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 and 10.11.
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items Amendment: Animas Museum/La
Plata County Historical Society,
Durango, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Animas
Museum/La Plata County Historical
Society has amended a Notice of Intent
to Repatriate published in the Federal
Register on April 4, 2018. This notice
amends the number of cultural items in
a collection removed from San Juan
County, NM.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
February 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Susan Jones, Museum,
Collections Manager, Animas Museum/
La Plata County Historical Society, 3065
W 2nd Avenue, Durango, CO 81301,
telephone (970) 259–2402, email
susanjones@animasmuseum.org.
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 Animas
Museum. 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
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summary or related records held by the
Animas Museum.
Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations published in a Notice of
Intent to Repatriate in the Federal
Register (83 FR 14497–14498, April 4,
2018). Repatriation of the items in the
original Notice of Intent to Repatriate
has not occurred. During further
analysis of the artifacts in the Museum’s
collection, documentation was found
concerning one bowl excavated by
George F. Stewart from 31 archeological
sites within Dolores, La Plata, and
Montezuma Counties in Colorado and
San Juan and Rio Arriba Counties in
New Mexico was found not to have been
associated with a burial. This notice
amends the number of unassociated
funerary objects as listed in the original
notice as follows:
Between 1951 and 1971, 116
unassociated funerary objects
(previously identified as 117
unassociated funerary objects) were
removed from 31 archeological sites
within Dolores, La Plata, and
Montezuma Counties in Colorado and
San Juan and Rio Arriba Counties in
New Mexico. They were excavated by
George F. Stewart, an amateur
archeologist and private collector from
La Plata County, CO, who donated most
of his collection to the La Plata County
Historical Society in 1978. These
unassociated funerary objects are all
from Ancestral Puebloan sites dating
from the Basketmaker III (A.D. 500) to
the Pueblo III (A.D. 1300) periods. The
116 unassociated funerary objects
include 106 ceramic objects (53 bowls,
16 jars, 13 pitchers, seven seed jars, six
ladles, five ollas, four pipes, and two
dippers), two stone pendants, one stone
pipe, one flake, one concretion, one
sandstone bowl, one bone awl, one bone
bead, and two unidentifiable objects.
Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Animas Museum has
determined that:
• The 118 cultural items 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 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 items in this
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037167; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Jose State University, San
Jose, 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), San Jose State University (SJSU) has
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary objects and any federally
recognized Indian Tribe. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Alameda County, CA.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after February 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Charlotte Sunseri, Ph.D., San Jose State University, One
Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0113, telephone (408) 924-5713,
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 San
Jose State University. 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 San Jose State
University.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were
removed from Alameda County, CA. The CA-ALA-342 collection includes
human remains which were excavated by a team from Ohlone College. The
one box of associated funerary objects is comprised of faunal shell.
The collection was inadvertently left behind when the rest of the human
remains were returned to Ohlone College and then subsequently reburied
by Andrew Galvan of the Ohlone Tribe. The Niles/Alvarado Ancestor
(George Herbert Collection) was donated to San Jose State University by
George Herbert; documentation supports that the remains were excavated
by an unknown
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college in 1940-1950s from the Alvarado area (present-day Union City).
Aboriginal Land
The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the
aboriginal lands of one or more Federally recognized Indian Tribes.
These locations are also the aboriginal lands of the Ohlone/Costanoan
Tribes recognized by the State. The following information was used to
identify the aboriginal land: California Native American Heritage
Commission Native American Contact List for implementing AB275 (dated:
9/30/2021), Unratified Treaty E ``Treaty at Dent's and Valentine's
Crossing (May 28, 1851)'' (Heizer 1972).
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, San Jose State
University has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry.
The one box of associated funerary objects described in
this notice 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.
No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and
any federally-recognized Indian Tribe.
The human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the
Wilton Rancheria, California.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects 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 shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after February
2, 2024. If competing requests for disposition are received, San Jose
State University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. San Jose State University 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 and
10.11.
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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