Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK, 2243-2244 [2024-00528]
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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 Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag
Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), the only
Federally recognized Indian Tribes of
the Wampanoag Tribes.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Requests for Repatriation
ACTION:
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 and, if joined to
a request from one or more of the Indian
Tribes, Indian groups without Federal
recognition that are a part of the
Wampanoag Tribes.
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 12, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the University of Rhode Island 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
Rhode Island 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.
SUMMARY:
Dated: January 5, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion
Amendment: U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; amendment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office
(BLM Alaska) has amended a Notice of
Inventory Completion published in the
Federal Register on May 4, 2010. This
notice amends the minimum number of
individuals and number of associated
funerary objects in a collection removed
from Umnak Island, Aleutians West
Borough, AK.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
February 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Miriam (Nicole) Hayes,
Bureau of Land Management, Alaska
State Office, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13,
Anchorage, AK 99513, telephone (907)
271–4354, email mnhayes@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
amendments and determinations in this
notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by
BLM Alaska.
Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register (73 FR 47224, August 13, 2008)
and corrected on May 4, 2010 (75 FR
23804–23805). Repatriation of the items
in the original and corrected Notices of
Inventory Completion has not occurred.
Additional human remains and
associated funerary objects have been
found.
From the Chaluka Site at the Native
Village of Nikolski, Ogalodox site,
Sandy Beach site, and nearby smaller
sites on Umnak Island, Aleutians West
Borough, AK, 290 individuals were
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removed (previously identified as 222
individuals). The 1,546 associated
funerary objects (previously identified
as 276 associated funerary objects)
include a variety of stone, bone, shell,
and ivory items identified as harpoons,
scrapers, perforators, abraders, adzes,
awls, gravers, reamers, sinkers, labrets,
a comb, a necklace, knives, needles,
pins, bowls, pestles, spoons, hooks,
flakes, and undetermined tool or
personal adornment fragments.
Determinations (as amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the BLM Alaska has
determined that:
• The human remains represent the
physical remains of 290 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
• The 1,546 objects 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 and the
Native Village of Nikolski.
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 12, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the BLM Alaska 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 BLM Alaska 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
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U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, 10.13,
and 10.14.
Dated: January 5, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Determinations (as Amended)
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Notice of Inventory Completion
Amendment: Michigan State Historic
Preservation Office, Lansing, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Michigan State Historic Preservation
Office (Michigan SHPO) has amended a
Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register on October 17, 2022.
This notice amends the aboriginal land
determination in a collection removed
from Wexford County, MI.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
February 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Sarah Surface-Evans,
Senior Archaeologist, State Historic
Preservation Office, Michigan Economic
Development Corporation, 300 N
Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48913,
telephone (517) 282–7959, email
SurfaceEvansS1@michigan.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 Michigan
SHPO. 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
Michigan SHPO.
SUMMARY:
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Amendment
This notice amends the
determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal
Register (87 FR 62889–62890, October
17, 2022). Disposition of the items in the
original Notice of Inventory Completion
has not occurred. Two Tribes consulted
were inadvertently omitted from Notice
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of Inventory Completion as published.
They are the Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians, Michigan and the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan.
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, the Michigan SHPO has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this amended notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of
Native American ancestry.
• The one object 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.
• No relationship of shared group
identity can be reasonably traced
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
Indian Tribe.
• The human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice
were removed from the aboriginal land
of the Bad River Band of the Lake
Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin;
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky
Boy’s Reservation, Montana; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Lac
Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of the Lac du
Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac
Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little
River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota (Six component reservations:
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du
Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech
Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White
Earth Band); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red
Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota.
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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 in this notice
to a requestor may occur on or after
February 12, 2024. If competing requests
for disposition are received, the
Michigan SHPO 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. The Michigan
SHPO 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, 10.11, and
10.13.
Dated: January 5, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–00527 Filed 1–11–24; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Navajo
National Monument, Shonto, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Navajo National
Monument (NAVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
SUMMARY:
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National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK
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), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Land Management, Alaska State Office (BLM Alaska) has amended a
Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on May
4, 2010. This notice amends the minimum number of individuals and
number of associated funerary objects in a collection removed from
Umnak Island, Aleutians West Borough, AK.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after February 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Miriam (Nicole) Hayes, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska
State Office, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, telephone
(907) 271-4354, 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 amendments
and determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by
BLM Alaska.
Amendment
This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (73 FR 47224, August 13,
2008) and corrected on May 4, 2010 (75 FR 23804-23805). Repatriation of
the items in the original and corrected Notices of Inventory Completion
has not occurred. Additional human remains and associated funerary
objects have been found.
From the Chaluka Site at the Native Village of Nikolski, Ogalodox
site, Sandy Beach site, and nearby smaller sites on Umnak Island,
Aleutians West Borough, AK, 290 individuals were removed (previously
identified as 222 individuals). The 1,546 associated funerary objects
(previously identified as 276 associated funerary objects) include a
variety of stone, bone, shell, and ivory items identified as harpoons,
scrapers, perforators, abraders, adzes, awls, gravers, reamers,
sinkers, labrets, a comb, a necklace, knives, needles, pins, bowls,
pestles, spoons, hooks, flakes, and undetermined tool or personal
adornment fragments.
Determinations (as amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the BLM Alaska has determined that:
The human remains represent the physical remains of 290
individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 1,546 objects 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 and the Native Village of Nikolski.
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 12, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the BLM Alaska
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 BLM Alaska 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
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U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
10.13, and 10.14.
Dated: January 5, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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