Notice of Intended Repatriation: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 35202-35203 [2024-09408]

Download as PDF 35202 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 1, 2024 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037841; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San Francisco State University (SF State) NAGPRA Program 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 31, 2024. ADDRESSES: Elise Green, San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 405–3545, email egreen@sfsu.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 SF State NAGPRA Program 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. SUMMARY: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual has been reasonably identified. The 92 associated funerary objects are Olivella beads, abalone pendants, obsidian points, basalt cores, flakes, polished bones, pestles, mortars, and stone tools. All sites: CA–TEH–23; CA–TEH–22, the Thomes Creek Site; and CA–TEH–233, the Lindauer Site, were excavated in the summer of 1963 by Adan E. Treganza as part of the Tehama-Colusa Canal Survey. This survey was conducted to capture baseline archaeological data about the area prior to the construction of a canal by the Bureau of Reclamation. CA–TEH–23 is in the Tehama Quad and contained several burials which VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 were excavated. CA–TEH–22 is in the Corning Quad, on a bluff at the confluence off the Thomes Creek and Sacramento River. According to the available site documentation, CA–TEH– 22 was a large village site and contained at least two burials. CA–TEH–233 was an occupation mound and may have included a cemetery. Two burials were found and reinterred at the time of recording. Because the remains recorded at CA–TEH–233 were reburied, it is assumed that these elements represent a portion of the remains originally designated Burial 1 that were collected at CA–TEH–22. A letter from Suzanne Griest, UC Davis Museum Preparator, to Robin Wells, Treganza Anthropology Museum Curator, indicates that materials collected from CA–TEH–22 were transferred to Davis at some point prior to July 3, 1980. An additional letter from Griest to Wells suggests that the CA–TEH–22 burials had been misplaced as early as July 14, 1980. The survey abstract indicates that these sites are affiliated with the Central Wintun, whose aboriginal occupation of the surrounding areas is well-documented in the ethnographic literature. It was once common practice by museums to use chemicals on cultural items to prevent deterioration by mold, insects, and moisture. To date, the SF State NAGPRA Program has no records documenting use of chemicals at our facilities, and we currently do not use chemicals on any cultural items. A former SF State professor, Dr. Michael Moratto, stated that staff used glues, polyvinyl acetate, and a solution called Glyptol to mend and stabilize cultural objects in the past. Prior non-invasive and non-destructive hazardous chemical tests conducted at the SF State NAGPRA Program repositories show arsenic, mercury, and/or lead in some storage containers, surfaces, and certain cultural items. 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 SF State NAGPRA Program has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The 92 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • There is a reasonable connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California and the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 31, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, SF State NAGPRA Program 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 SF State NAGPRA Program 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: April 23, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–09414 Filed 4–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037839; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 1, 2024 / Notices In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (WSWM) 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. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after May 31, 2024. ADDRESSES: Celise Chilcote-Fricker, William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, 1020 Export Street, Lexington, KY 40504, telephone (859) 257–5124, email celise.fricker@uky.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 WSWM, 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. SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available A total of five cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The five unassociated funerary objects are one lot lithic, one lot faunal, one lot charcoal, one lot floatation, and one lot botanics. Site 15McN81 (Hedden) in McCracken, KY, was excavated in 1994 by Wilbur Smith Associates to mitigate road construction and in 2003 the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics approved a request from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to curate at the University of Kentucky. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations The WSWM has determined that: • The five 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and The Chickasaw 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 31, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the WSWM 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 WSWM 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: April 23, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–09408 Filed 4–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037835; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum, Chicago, IL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum 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: PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35203 Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after May 31, 2024. ADDRESSES: June Carpenter, NAGPRA Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665–7820, email jcarpenter@fieldmuseum.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 Field Museum, 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. DATES: Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains are hair clippings belonging to one individual, identified with the tribal designation ‘‘Pitt River’’ (Field Museum catalog numbers 193211.4). Field Museum staff believe they were collected under the direction of Franz Boas and Frederick Ward Putnam for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The hair clippings were accessioned into the Field Museum’s collection in 1939. No information regarding the individual’s name, sex, age, or geographic location has been found. There is no known presence of any potentially hazardous substances. 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 described in this notice. Determinations The Field Museum 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 described in this notice and the Pit River Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias). 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 E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037839; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: William S. Webb Museum of 
Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

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 William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, 
University of Kentucky (WSWM) 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.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after May 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Celise Chilcote-Fricker, William S. Webb Museum of 
Anthropology, University of Kentucky, 1020 Export Street, Lexington, KY 
40504, telephone (859) 257-5124, 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 
WSWM, 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 five cultural items have been requested for 
repatriation. The five unassociated funerary objects are one lot 
lithic, one lot faunal, one lot charcoal, one lot floatation, and one 
lot botanics. Site 15McN81 (Hedden) in McCracken, KY, was excavated in 
1994 by Wilbur Smith Associates to mitigate road construction and in 
2003 the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics approved a request from 
the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to curate at the University of 
Kentucky.

Determinations

    The WSWM has determined that:
     The five 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 Chickasaw 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 31, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the WSWM 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 WSWM 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: April 23, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-09408 Filed 4-30-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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