Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, 47595 [2024-12075]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Oregon Health & Sciences University,
Portland, OR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Oregon
Health & Sciences University (OHSU)
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 July 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Alice Cuprill Comas,
Oregon Health & Sciences University,
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road,
Portland, OR 97239, telephone (503)
494–5222, email legal@ohsu.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 OHSU, 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
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Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
two individuals have been reasonably
identified. In 1978, the human remains
were removed from the Cholick site
(35MU1), possibly by Bob Morrow.
They were housed at OHSU’s School of
Dentistry until 2001, when they were
transferred to the university’s Historical
Collections & Archives Medical
Museum Collection.
remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Nation;
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of
Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the
Grand Ronde Community of Oregon;
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation; and the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm
Springs Reservation of Oregon.
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 July 3, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
OHSU 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. OHSU 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 22, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Cultural Affiliation
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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.
National Park Service
Determinations
OHSU has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
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Notice of Intended Repatriation:
University of Nebraska State Museum,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
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Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Nebraska State Museum
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.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after July
3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Taylor Ronquillo NAGPRA
Project Manager, University of Nebraska
State Museum, University of Nebraska
of Nebraska-Lincoln, 645 N 14th Street,
Lincoln, NE 68588, telephone (402)
472–6592, email tronquillo2@unl.edu
and Susan Weller NAGPRA
Coordinator, University of Nebraska
State Museum, University of Nebraska
of Nebraska-Lincoln, 645 N 14th Street,
Lincoln, NE 68588, telephone (402)
472–0577, email sweller2@unl.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 University of
Nebraska State 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 24 cultural items have been
requested for repatriation. The 24
objects of cultural patrimony are three
Cradleboards, 11 Moccasins, five Bags,
one Blanket Stap, two Leggings, one
Fragment of beaded band, and one
Purse. The 24 cultural items were
removed from the Plains Region of
Northern America: two items were
removed from Wyoming; two items
were removed from Montana and two
items were removed from South Dakota.
Other than state location, there is no
additional data for these items. On May
24, 2021, the UNSM obtained
ownership of 1,355 objects from the
Joslyn Art Museum (JAM). JAM
obtained ownership of this collection
from the Omaha Public Library on
December 10, 2020. Among these 1,355
objects were 24 cultural items from the
Plains Region of Northern America.
Determinations
The University of Nebraska State
Museum has determined that:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038015; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon Health & Sciences
University, Portland, OR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU)
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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after July 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Alice Cuprill Comas, Oregon Health & Sciences University,
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, telephone (503) 494-
5222, 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 OHSU,
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, two individuals have been reasonably identified. In 1978, the
human remains were removed from the Cholick site (35MU1), possibly by
Bob Morrow. They were housed at OHSU's School of Dentistry until 2001,
when they were transferred to the university's Historical Collections &
Archives Medical Museum Collection.
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
OHSU has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
There is a reasonable connection between the human remains
and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes
of Siletz Indians of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation; and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon.
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 July 3, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation
are received, OHSU 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. OHSU 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 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-12075 Filed 5-31-24; 8:45 am]
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