Notice of Inventory Completion: Kent State University, Department of Anthropology, Kent, OH, 44701-44702 [2024-11090]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Determinations
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
SDSU has determined that:
• The 266 objects of cultural
patrimony described in this notice have
ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group, including any
constituent sub-group (such as a band,
clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or
other subdivision), according to the
Native American traditional knowledge
of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the La Jolla Band of
Luiseno Indians, California; Pauma
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the
Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California;
and the Rincon Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of Rincon Reservation,
California.
National Park Service
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Notice of Intended Repatriation: San
Diego State University, San Diego, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Diego
State University (SDSU) intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that
meet the definition of objects of cultural
patrimony and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice.
SUMMARY:
Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after June
20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Jaime Lennox, San Diego
State University, 5500 Campanile Drive,
San Diego, CA 92182, telephone (619)
594–4575, email jlennox@sdsu.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 SDSU, 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:
Abstract of Information Available
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A total of 266 cultural items have
been requested for repatriation. The 266
objects of cultural patrimony are 17
lithic fragments, two unidentified stone
tools, four mano fragments, three
projectile points, 208 shell beads, one
glass bead, 28 ceramic sherds, two
metate fragments, and one stone
pendant. From June 2004 through
March 2022, cultural items were
removed from the Nathan Harrison
homestead site in northern San Diego
County, CA as part of annual
archaeological excavations overseen by
SDSU; upon removal, all items were
held under the stewardship of the SDSU
Historical Archaeology and Maya
Research Laboratory. The Nathan
Harrison homestead site consists of
remnants of a stone cabin constructed
ca.1865 and associated artifact deposits
consisting predominantly of dateable
materials ranging from ca.1865 to
ca.1920.
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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 June 20, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
SDSU 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. SDSU 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: May 9, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Kent
State University, Department of
Anthropology, Kent, OH
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kent
State University, Department of
Anthropology, has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and the
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 June
20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Richard Meindl Ph.D., Kent
State University, P.O. Box 5190 Lowry
Hall, Kent State University, Kent, OH
44240, telephone (330)–672–4363, email
rmeindl@kent.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 Kent State
University, Department of
Anthropology, 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:
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing at least 16
individuals have been reasonably
identified. The 167 associated funerary
objects are two painted turtle shells,
shell beads, ceramic vessel sherds,
fragments of ground stone tools, chert
fragments, and animal bones (some
worked into tools, and some not
worked). The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from the Kramer Village Site
(33R033) in Ross County, OH, during
the field season from 1984–1986. Many
of the human remains uncovered are
fragmentary, and determining age or sex
of such individuals was not possible.
Since 1992, all burials and their
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associated funerary objects were curated
with the utmost care and placed in a
secure area with access granted only to
those working on the repatriation effort.
The objects were found either with, or
in close proximity to, human remains.
Several objects were included in this
inventory although they were collected
on the surface of the ground requiring
no excavation but are believed to be of
cultural significance.
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 and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
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Determinations
The Kent State University has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 16 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 167 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 reasonable connection
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; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan;
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
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 June 20, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Kent State University, Department of
Anthropology, must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
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repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Kent State
University Department of Anthropology
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.
sacred objects are masks, rattles, and a
cane. The 77 objects of cultural
patrimony are games, dolls, household
objects, decorative ornamentations and
beadwork, pouches, moccasins, baskets,
bottles, and instruments. All of these
items have cultural associations with
nations that are a part of Onondaga
nation, including Seneca, Onondaga,
Cayuga, Iroquois, Mohawk, and Oneida.
No potentially hazardous substances are
known to have been used to treat any of
these items.
Dated: May 9, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Determinations
Boston Children’s Museum has
determined that:
• The 29 sacred objects described in
this notice are specific ceremonial
objects needed by a traditional Native
American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to
the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant,
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• The 77 objects of cultural
patrimony described in this notice have
ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group, including any
constituent sub-group (such as a band,
clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or
other subdivision), according to the
Native American traditional knowledge
of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and Onondaga Nation.
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Notice of Intended Repatriation:
Boston Children’s Museum, Boston,
MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Boston
Children’s Museum intends to repatriate
certain cultural items that meet the
definition of sacred objects or objects of
cultural patrimony 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 June
20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Melissa Higgins, Boston
Children’s Museum, 308 Congress
Street, Boston, MA 02210, telephone
(617) 986–3692, email higgins@
bostonchildrensmuseum.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 Boston Children’s
Museum, 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 106 cultural items have
been requested for repatriation. The 29
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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 June 20, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
Boston Children’s Museum 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. Boston
Children’s Museum is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Kent State University, Department
of Anthropology, Kent, OH
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 Kent State University, Department of
Anthropology, has completed an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has determined that there is cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and the 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 June 20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Richard Meindl Ph.D., Kent State University, P.O. Box 5190
Lowry Hall, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240, telephone (330)-672-
4363, 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
Kent State University, Department of Anthropology, 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 167
associated funerary objects are two painted turtle shells, shell beads,
ceramic vessel sherds, fragments of ground stone tools, chert
fragments, and animal bones (some worked into tools, and some not
worked). The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed
from the Kramer Village Site (33R033) in Ross County, OH, during the
field season from 1984-1986. Many of the human remains uncovered are
fragmentary, and determining age or sex of such individuals was not
possible. Since 1992, all burials and their
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associated funerary objects were curated with the utmost care and
placed in a secure area with access granted only to those working on
the repatriation effort. The objects were found either with, or in
close proximity to, human remains. Several objects were included in
this inventory although they were collected on the surface of the
ground requiring no excavation but are believed to be of cultural
significance.
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 and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The Kent State University has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 16 individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 167 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 reasonable connection 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; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; 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
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 June 20, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Kent State
University, Department of Anthropology, 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 Kent State
University Department of Anthropology 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: May 9, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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