Notice of Intended Repatriation: Memphis Museum of Science and History, Memphis, TN, 24495-24496 [2024-07360]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 68 / Monday, April 8, 2024 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037666; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH AGENCY: ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Ohio History Connection 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. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after May 8, 2024. DATES: Nekole Alligood, NAGPRA Specialist, Ohio History Connection, 800 E 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211, telephone (614) 297–2300, email nalligood@ohiohistory.org. ADDRESSES: 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 Ohio History Connection, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract of Information Available lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The one individual is less than 20 years of age, of an unknown sex, from an unknown time during the pre-contact era. The individual was ‘‘found in an excavation about 3 miles above (north?) of Bryan, Ohio’’. The individual was transferred to Ohio History Connection by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) in 2000. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:37 Apr 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 Determinations The Ohio History Connection has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • There is a reasonable connection between the human remains and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Cayuga Nation; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; 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; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; 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); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Oneida Indian Nation; Oneida Nation; Onondaga Nation; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of Indians; Seneca-Cayuga Nation; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of Seneca; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; Tuscarora Nation; and the Wyandotte Nation. PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24495 Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 May 8, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Ohio History Connection 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 Ohio History Connection 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 10.10. Dated: March 22, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–07353 Filed 4–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037674; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Memphis Museum of Science and History, Memphis, TN National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Memphis Museum of Science and History (MoSH), intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1 24496 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 68 / Monday, April 8, 2024 / Notices Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after May 8, 2024. ADDRESSES: Marilyn Masler, Memphis Museum of Science and History, 3550 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111, telephone (901) 636–2334, email 733arilyn.masler@memphistn.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 MoSH, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. DATES: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Abstract of Information Available A total of 253 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 253 unassociated funerary objects are whole and reconstructed ceramic vessels. They were removed from Belle Meade Site (3CT30) in Crittenden County, Arkansas, by Memphian McKinley Verne Highsmith (in the 1970s) who was a hunter and gunsmith. MoSH acquired these vessels in 2004 through the Community Foundation of Memphis, TN. In consultation with Dr. David Dye at the University of Memphis, they have been culturally affiliated to the Quapaw Nation. Determinations The MoSH has determined that: • The 253 unassociated funerary objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Quapaw Nation. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:37 Apr 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 under 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 items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 8, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the MoSH must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The MoSH is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: March 22, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–07360 Filed 4–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037675; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) 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. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after May 8, 2024. ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of California, Davis, 412 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 telephone (530) 752–8501, email mnoble@ucdavis.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 UC Davis and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, 16 individuals have been reasonably identified. The 2,388 lots associated funerary objects are 32 projectile points, 237 lots of soil samples, 73 lots of charcoal and ash, 230 lots of fired clay, 83 lots of historic items, 148 lots of modified shell, 105 lots of chipped stone (bifaces, cores, flake tools), 442 lots of unmodified animal bone, three lots of minerals (ochre and quartz), 260 lots of lithic debitage, 100 lots of fire cracked rock, six lots of ground stone, eight lots of miscellaneous stone, 452 lots of modified animal bone, nine lots of worked stone (pendants and pipes), 30 lots of seeds, and 170 lots of unmodified shell. The 181 currently missing associated funerary objects are five projectile points, two lots of charcoal and ash, 12 lots of fired clay, 21 lots of historic items, eight lots of modified shell, one lot of chipped stone, 53 lots of unmodified animal bone, 20 lots of lithic debitage, one lot of fire cracked rock, 11 lots of modified animal bone, one lot of worked stone, two lots of seeds, and 44 lots of unmodified shell. In February 2022, eight associated funerary objects from this collection were stolen from the UC Davis Anthropology Museum. The stolen items are one biface and seven projectile points. A 1968 UC Davis field school conducted an excavation at this site, CA–SAC–43 (UC Davis Accession 35), under the direction of Patricia Johnson and Jack Nance. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice. Determinations The UC Davis has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037674; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Memphis Museum of Science and 
History, Memphis, TN

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 Memphis Museum of Science and History 
(MoSH), intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the 
definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural 
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in 
this notice.

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DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after May 8, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Marilyn Masler, Memphis Museum of Science and History, 3550 
Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111, telephone (901) 636-2334, 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 
MoSH, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, 
including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or 
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    A total of 253 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. 
The 253 unassociated funerary objects are whole and reconstructed 
ceramic vessels. They were removed from Belle Meade Site (3CT30) in 
Crittenden County, Arkansas, by Memphian McKinley Verne Highsmith (in 
the 1970s) who was a hunter and gunsmith. MoSH acquired these vessels 
in 2004 through the Community Foundation of Memphis, TN. In 
consultation with Dr. David Dye at the University of Memphis, they have 
been culturally affiliated to the Quapaw Nation.

Determinations

    The MoSH has determined that:
     The 253 unassociated funerary objects described in this 
notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with 
or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death 
or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American 
culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a 
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The 
unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance 
of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or 
families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an 
individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe 
or Native Hawaiian organization.
     There is a reasonable connection between the cultural 
items described in this notice and the Quapaw Nation.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items 
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified 
in this notice under 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 items in this notice to a requestor 
may occur on or after May 8, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the MoSH must determine the most appropriate 
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the 
cultural items are considered a single request and not competing 
requests. The MoSH is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to 
the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this 
notice and to any other consulting parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

    Dated: March 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-07360 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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