Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA, 54504-54505 [2024-14467]

Download as PDF 54504 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 126 / Monday, July 1, 2024 / Notices the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 31, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the San Bernardino County Museum 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. The San Bernardino County Museum 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: June 24, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–14466 Filed 6–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038206; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Jun 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from 45–WH–29 in Whatcom County, WA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after July 31, 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 its 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 minimum, two individuals were removed from Whatcom County, WA. Students from WWU worked at site 45– WH–29 under the direction of WWU professor Dr. Garland Grabert in the fall of 1970 and the spring of 1971. Initially focusing on an adjacent site 45–WH–11, additional fieldwork occurred at 45– WH–29 when human remains were observed eroding out of a nearby bluff. Notes indicate surface collection was conducted. A total of six associated funerary objects are present (three lots and three objects). The six associated funerary objects consist of one lot fire broken rock, one lot charcoal, one lot level bag with lithics and bone, one sandstone abrader, one bone point, and one barbed harpoon point. A minimum of one individual was reported in the original NAGPRA Inventory in 1995; one subadult (estimated at 9–10 years (surface collected)). During the WWU 2018–2020 Repatriation and Rehousing Project, additional ancestral remains were found in the ‘‘faunal’’ bags from 1970–71, and three additional associated funerary objects were identified by Cultural Specialist, R. Tom. The newly identified remains likely represent one adult individual. The original NAGPRA Inventory represents a subadult, but the newly identified remains are those of an adult. Therefore, we are considering this to be an additional individual. No known individuals were identified. No hazardous chemicals are known to have PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 been used to treat the human remains while in the custody of WWU. 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 WWU has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • A total of six associated funerary objects 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 connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation and the Nooksack Indian 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 31, 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 human remains and associated funerary objects 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. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 126 / Monday, July 1, 2024 / Notices Dated: June 24, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–14467 Filed 6–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038194; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Longyear Museum of Anthropology (LMA) 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 July 31, 2024. ADDRESSES: Kelsey Olney-Wall, Repatriation Manager, University Museums, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, telephone (315) 228–7677, email kolneywall@ colgate.edu. SUMMARY: 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 LMA, 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual have been reasonably identified. The 37 associated funerary objects are five bags of sand, one shard of glass or obsidian, one small rolled piece of tin, one beaver tooth fragment, 27 wampum/shell beads, one piece of charcoal, and one wood fragment. The Ancestral remains representing one individual are connected to a previous repatriation of an individual to the Onondaga Nation in 1979. The VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:36 Jun 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 previously repatriated individual was removed from an unknown archaeological site, within the Onondaga Nation lands, between 1950 and 1970. According to a letter written by former curator Gary Urton to Rema Loeb, President, Chenango County Rights for American Indians Now, on January 31, 1979, the case displaying the individual and the associated funerary items were disassembled and moved into museum storage. On April 16, 1979, Gary Urton wrote a letter to Lee Lyons from Onondaga Nation, noting the individual was removed from Onondaga Nation lands. Urton worked with Mr. Lyons on returning the individual and the associated funerary items in the museum display. The two lower incisors, two bone fragments, and associated funerary objects included in this notice were inadvertently retained. No known hazardous substances are known to be present. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the acquisition history of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice. Determinations The LMA has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The 37 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 Onondaga Nation. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54505 notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 31, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the LMA 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 LMA 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: June 24, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–14472 Filed 6–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038197; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology 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 July 31, 2024. ADDRESSES: Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 180 Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 749–4490, email rwheeler@andover.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 Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14467]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038206; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, 
Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Western Washington University (WWU) 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 objects were removed from 45-WH-29 in Whatcom 
County, WA.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after July 31, 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 [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 
WWU, 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.

Abstract of Information Available

    Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were 
removed from Whatcom County, WA. Students from WWU worked at site 45-
WH-29 under the direction of WWU professor Dr. Garland Grabert in the 
fall of 1970 and the spring of 1971. Initially focusing on an adjacent 
site 45-WH-11, additional fieldwork occurred at 45-WH-29 when human 
remains were observed eroding out of a nearby bluff. Notes indicate 
surface collection was conducted. A total of six associated funerary 
objects are present (three lots and three objects). The six associated 
funerary objects consist of one lot fire broken rock, one lot charcoal, 
one lot level bag with lithics and bone, one sandstone abrader, one 
bone point, and one barbed harpoon point.
    A minimum of one individual was reported in the original NAGPRA 
Inventory in 1995; one subadult (estimated at 9-10 years (surface 
collected)). During the WWU 2018-2020 Repatriation and Rehousing 
Project, additional ancestral remains were found in the ``faunal'' bags 
from 1970-71, and three additional associated funerary objects were 
identified by Cultural Specialist, R. Tom. The newly identified remains 
likely represent one adult individual. The original NAGPRA Inventory 
represents a subadult, but the newly identified remains are those of an 
adult. Therefore, we are considering this to be an additional 
individual. No known individuals were identified. No hazardous 
chemicals are known to have been used to treat the human remains while 
in the custody of WWU.

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 WWU has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
     A total of six associated funerary objects 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 connection between the human remains and 
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Lummi 
Tribe of the Lummi Reservation and the Nooksack Indian 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation.
    Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 31, 
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 human remains and associated 
funerary objects 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.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.


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    Dated: June 24, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-14467 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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