Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 45919-45920 [2024-11447]
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determining the burials were Native
American and not a case for law
enforcement, the individuals were
transferred to Robert W. Neuman,
Curator of Anthropology at Louisiana
State University. In November 1978,
Sharon Goad brought the individuals to
UTK on Neuman’s behalf and gave them
to Charles Faulkner for William Bass to
examine. Once Bass completed his
assessment and sent a report to Neuman
(January 1979), the individuals were
retained by the UTK Forensic
Anthropology Center (FAC) as case
1978/78AA. They remained in the FAC
until they were transferred to the UTK
Office of Repatriation. No associated
funerary objects are present. While some
of the human remains have been
‘‘repaired’’ using glue, no known
hazardous substances were used to treat
any of the remains.
Wilkinson County, MS is part of lands
ceded to the United States by the
Choctaw in the Treaty of Fort Adams in
1801.
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. UTK 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.
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.
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Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Determinations
UTK has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of six individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and The Choctaw Nation of
Oklahoma.
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 June 24, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
UTK must determine the most
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Dated: May 15, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Peabody Museum of Natural History,
Yale University (hereafter the Yale
Peabody Museum) 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 June
24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Professor David Skelly,
Director, Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New
Haven, CT 06520–8118, telephone (203)
432–3752, email david.skelly@yale.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 Yale Peabody
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.
SUMMARY:
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Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
four individuals have been reasonably
identified. The two associated funerary
objects are one lot of shells, shell beads,
glass beads, stone bifaces, and one lot of
shells, shell beads, red ochre. Prior to
1876, George Bird Grinnell removed the
collections from Mescalitan Island, a
mound on Santa Cruz Island, and an
unknown location within Santa Barbara
County. Grinnell donated the collection
to the Yale Peabody Museum in 1876.
Human remains representing, at least,
two individuals have been reasonably
identified. The associated funerary
objects are one lot of faunal remains.
Circa 1864–1872, Benjamin Silliman, Jr.,
removed the human remains from the
area between the cities of Santa Barbara
and Ventura, donating them to the Yale
Peabody Museum in 1877. The one
associated object is one lot of faunal
remains.
Human remains representing, at least
four individuals have been reasonably
identified. The 15 associated funerary
objects are three perforated stones, nine
stones, one blue bead, and two lots of
shell beads. The Reverend Stephen
Bowers removed the human remains
and cultural items from three
proveniences within Santa Barbara
County, which are Mescalitan Island,
the region of Santa Barbara, and the
Sisquoc River area, in 1875 and then
sold the collection to Elias Root Beadle
circa 1876. The collection was donated
to the Yale Peabody Museum in 1916 by
Herbert H. Beadle.
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 Yale Peabody Museum has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 10 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 18 objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed intentionally 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 Santa Ynez Band of
Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa
Ynez Reservation, California.
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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 24, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Yale Peabody Museum 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 Yale Peabody
Museum is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe
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 15, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intended Repatriation:
Western Washington University,
Department of Anthropology,
Bellingham, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Western Washington University (WWU)
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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Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after June
24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western
Washington University, Department of
Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516
High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225,
telephone (360) 650–4783, email pinej@
wwu.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 WWU, 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:
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A total of nine cultural items have
been requested for repatriation. The
nine unassociated funerary objects are
level bags (lots) containing non-human
mammal, bird and fish bones from five
different units. These are newly
identified as unassociated funerary
objects because of consultation with the
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in
January of 2024. No hazardous
chemicals are known to have been used
to treat the unassociated funerary
objects while in the custody of WWU.
The site 45–SK–35 is located near the
Skagit River, on the southwestern end of
Pleasant Ridge, on an alluvial flat at the
base of a hill. This site is part of the
Swikwikwab complex. Western
Washington State College conducted a
field school excavation, led by Herbert
C. Taylor, on July 2, 1960. Additional
research identified the 45–SK–35 as a
cemetery site and included in the
National Register of Historic Places. In
1960, remains representing at minimum
three individuals were removed from
the Dunlap/Sedro Wooley [Woolley]
Site (45–SK–35) during a University of
Washington Field School. In 2023,
human skeletal remains were found
during excavations for a culvert (HR23–
00055).
The unassociated funerary objects
have been determined to be Native
American based on ethnographic,
geographic, and archeological evidence.
Comparison of the location of site 45–
SK–35 with Suttles and Lane’s map
indicates that it is in an area associated
with Nookachamps, Kikiallus, and
Swinomish (Suttles and Lane 1990,
Handbook of North American Indians,
Volume 7, Northwest Coast: Figure 1).
Many descendants of these cultural
entities are today associated with the
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Swinomish Indian Tribal Community,
as confirmed through consultation.
Determinations
The WWU has determined that:
• The nine 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 human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Swinomish Indian
Tribal Community.
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 24, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the WWU 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 WWU 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037976; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Natural
History, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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 Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale
University (hereafter the Yale Peabody Museum) 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 June 24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, telephone
(203) 432-3752, 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
Yale Peabody 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.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, four individuals have been
reasonably identified. The two associated funerary objects are one lot
of shells, shell beads, glass beads, stone bifaces, and one lot of
shells, shell beads, red ochre. Prior to 1876, George Bird Grinnell
removed the collections from Mescalitan Island, a mound on Santa Cruz
Island, and an unknown location within Santa Barbara County. Grinnell
donated the collection to the Yale Peabody Museum in 1876.
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been
reasonably identified. The associated funerary objects are one lot of
faunal remains. Circa 1864-1872, Benjamin Silliman, Jr., removed the
human remains from the area between the cities of Santa Barbara and
Ventura, donating them to the Yale Peabody Museum in 1877. The one
associated object is one lot of faunal remains.
Human remains representing, at least four individuals have been
reasonably identified. The 15 associated funerary objects are three
perforated stones, nine stones, one blue bead, and two lots of shell
beads. The Reverend Stephen Bowers removed the human remains and
cultural items from three proveniences within Santa Barbara County,
which are Mescalitan Island, the region of Santa Barbara, and the
Sisquoc River area, in 1875 and then sold the collection to Elias Root
Beadle circa 1876. The collection was donated to the Yale Peabody
Museum in 1916 by Herbert H. Beadle.
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 Yale Peabody Museum has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 10 individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 18 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally 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 Santa
Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California.
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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 24, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Yale Peabody
Museum 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 Yale Peabody Museum is responsible for sending
a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe 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 15, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-11447 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
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