Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 49186-49187 [2024-12708]

Download as PDF 49186 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 11, 2024 / Notices • The five 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 associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California; United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; and the Wilton Rancheria, California khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the 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 associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 11, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, LRCCD must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. LRCCD 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 31, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–12714 Filed 6–10–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 10, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038052; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Michigan intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a known lineal descendant. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after July 11, 2024. ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA Office Managing Director, University of Michigan, Office of Research, Suite G269, Lane Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109– 1274, telephone (734) 615–8936, email bsecunda@umich.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 Michigan 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 two cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The two unassociated funerary objects are one lot of nickel silver brooches and one lot of shell and glass beads. On an unknown date in 1913, two lots of Cultural Items were removed from the Ft. Wayne site in Allen Co, Indiana on the property of Dr. Gillis, Lawton Place, and donated to the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology (UMMAA) by Mrs. Gertrude E. Dean on June 19, 1936. UMMAA records note ‘‘a sword with the burial. Someone in Wash. D. C. got most of the material . . . silver crosses and arm bands.’’ The site is dated to the post-contact A.D. 1700– 1850 based on diagnostic artifacts. This location is known to be the burial site of the Miami leader, Little Turtle. The University of Michigan has no record of, nor do its officials have any knowledge of, any treatment of items with pesticides, preservatives, or other PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 substances that represent a potential hazard to the collection(s) or to persons handling the collection(s). Determinations The University of Michigan has determined that: • The two 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. • The known lineal descendants, Daryl Baldwin (Miami Tribe of Oklahoma) and Scott Willard (Miami Tribe of Oklahoma), are connected to the cultural items described in this notice. 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 July 11, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of Michigan 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 University of Michigan 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. E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 11, 2024 / Notices Dated: May 31, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–12708 Filed 6–10–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038055; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Canyons of the Ancients Visitors Center and Museum, Dolores, CO National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Canyons of the Ancients Visitors Center and 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. The human remains and associated funerary object were removed from San Miguel County, Colorado. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after July 11, 2024. ADDRESSES: Ray O’Neil, Monument Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, 27501 Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323, telephone (303) 882–5600, email roneil@blm.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 Canyons of the Ancients Visitors Center and Museum, Bureau of Land Management, Dolores, CO, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. The one associated funerary object is a bone awl. The human remains were VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 10, 2024 Jkt 262001 removed from the burial site in San Miguel County, CO, in 1983 after the site (5SM790) had been vandalized sometime during the winter of 1982– 1983. The burial appeared to be a cairn burial, comprised of about 20 sandstone cobbles and two groundstone slabs, within a rockshelter. A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by archaeologists in 1983 and in 1994, who determined the individual was of Native American descent. The human remains belong to an adult female. With the exception of the right arm and hand, one lumbar vertebra, and rib fragments, the upper portion of the body was completely missing. Based upon the burial context, as well as a radiocarbon date from charcoal included in the burial pit (A.D. 460 ± 140), the site is reasonably believed to be from, in archaeological terms, the late Archaic or Formative period. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location of the human remains and associated funerary object described in this notice. Determinations The BLM Canyons of the Ancients Visitors Center and Museum has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The one object described in this notice is 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 connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Santo Domingo Pueblo; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49187 Tribe; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. 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 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 11, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the BLM Canyons of the Ancients Visitors Center and 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 BLM Canyons of the Ancients Visitors Center and Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 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 31, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–12711 Filed 6–10–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038067; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: 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), Western Washington University (WWU), has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49186-49187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12708]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038052; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Michigan, Ann 
Arbor, MI

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 University of Michigan intends to 
repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of 
unassociated funerary objects and that have a known lineal descendant.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after July 11, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA Office Managing Director, University 
of Michigan, Office of Research, Suite G269, Lane Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 
48109-1274, telephone (734) 615-8936, 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 
University of Michigan 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 two cultural items have been requested for repatriation. 
The two unassociated funerary objects are one lot of nickel silver 
brooches and one lot of shell and glass beads. On an unknown date in 
1913, two lots of Cultural Items were removed from the Ft. Wayne site 
in Allen Co, Indiana on the property of Dr. Gillis, Lawton Place, and 
donated to the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological 
Archaeology (UMMAA) by Mrs. Gertrude E. Dean on June 19, 1936. UMMAA 
records note ``a sword with the burial. Someone in Wash. D. C. got most 
of the material . . . silver crosses and arm bands.'' The site is dated 
to the post-contact A.D. 1700-1850 based on diagnostic artifacts. This 
location is known to be the burial site of the Miami leader, Little 
Turtle. The University of Michigan has no record of, nor do its 
officials have any knowledge of, any treatment of items with 
pesticides, preservatives, or other substances that represent a 
potential hazard to the collection(s) or to persons handling the 
collection(s).

Determinations

    The University of Michigan has determined that:
     The two 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.
     The known lineal descendants, Daryl Baldwin (Miami Tribe 
of Oklahoma) and Scott Willard (Miami Tribe of Oklahoma), are connected 
to the cultural items described in this notice.

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 July 11, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the University of Michigan 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 University of Michigan 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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    Dated: May 31, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-12708 Filed 6-10-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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