Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA, 56897-56898 [2024-15196]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 133 / Thursday, July 11, 2024 / Notices Indians; 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 August 12, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, LSUMNS 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 LSUMNS 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 26, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–15201 Filed 7–10–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038226; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: The Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Henry Ford intends to repatriate certain a cultural item that meets the definition of an object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after August 12, 2024. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:08 Jul 10, 2024 Jkt 262001 Laura Myles, The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI 48124, telephone (313) 203–4757, email lauram@ thehenryford.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 The Henry Ford, 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. ADDRESSES: Abstract of Information Available A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one object of cultural patrimony is a silver gorget. This gorget was purchased in 1959; however further acquisition information is unknown. Affiliation was assumed based on the inscription, ‘‘MOHICKANS,’’ and confirmed through consultation. No treatments have been documented; hazardous treatments have not been historically used at The Henry Ford. Determinations The Henry Ford has determined that: • The one object of cultural patrimony described in this notice has 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 item described in this notice and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 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 item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August 12, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, The Henry Ford must determine the PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56897 most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Henry Ford 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: June 26, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–15204 Filed 7–10–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038218; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San Francisco State University (SF State) NAGPRA Program 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. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after August 12, 2024. ADDRESSES: Elise Green, San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 405–3545, email egreen@sfsu.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 SF State NAGPRA Program, 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: E:\FR\FM\11JYN1.SGM 11JYN1 56898 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 133 / Thursday, July 11, 2024 / Notices Abstract of Information Available A total of 86 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 86 lots of unassociated funerary objects are soil samples, shells, basalt choppers, basalt core, basalt flakes, scrapers, assorted rocks, charcoal, pottery fragments, chert point, shell, obsidian points, glass fragments, Olivella bead, stones, square nail, faunal bones, a mortar, and a pestle. CA–TEH–20, CA–TEH–UNK, and CA–TEH–24 are part of the TehamaColusa Canal Survey located in the Corning Quadrangle in Corning, California. CA–TEH-Sacramento River archaeological site collection was donated by Adan E. Treganza to the now defunct Treganza Anthropology Museum. Treganza probably surface collected from various sites in Tehama County when working on the TehamaColusa Canal projects in 1950s–60s. There are no other records for CA–TEHSacramento River at SF State. The survey abstract indicates that these sites are affiliated with the Central Wintun, whose aboriginal occupation of the surrounding areas is well-documented in the ethnographic literature. It was once common practice by museums to use chemicals on cultural items to prevent deterioration by mold, insects, and moisture. To date, the SF State NAGPRA Program has no records documenting use of chemicals at our facilities, and we currently do not use chemicals on any cultural items. A former SF State professor, Dr. Michael Moratto, stated that staff used glues, polyvinyl acetate, and a solution called Glyptol to mend and stabilize cultural objects in the past. Prior non-invasive and non-destructive hazardous chemical tests conducted at the SF State NAGPRA Program repositories show arsenic, mercury, and/or lead in some storage containers, surfaces, and certain cultural items. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES The SF State NAGPRA Program has determined that: • The 86 lots of 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 19:08 Jul 10, 2024 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 August 12, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the SF State NAGPRA Program 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 SF State NAGPRA Program 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: June 26, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–15196 Filed 7–10–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Determinations VerDate Sep<11>2014 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 cultural items described in this notice and the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California and the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California. Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038227; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Maxey Museum, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Maxey Museum, Whitman College has completed an inventory of human SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 August 12, 2024. ADDRESSES: Libby Miller, Maxey Museum, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362, telephone: (509) 876–7327, email millerem@whitman.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 Maxey Museum, Whitman College, 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, one individual have been identified. The one associated funerary objects is one lot of copper beads and string. The human remains consist of a large adult mandible with four extremely worn teeth. Collected by Myron Eells between 1874 and 1907. Exact location unknown. Eells occasionally noted tribal affiliation and/ or places of origin, as here it appears as ‘‘Clallam’’ (Klallam). The AFOs are listed in accession records as ‘‘Hudson’s Bay Company, from graves, Sequim, Washington. Clallam’’. Donated to Whitman in 1906 or 1907 at the time of Eells’ death. 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 Maxey Museum at Whitman College has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The one lot of 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. E:\FR\FM\11JYN1.SGM 11JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15196]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038218; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Francisco State University 
NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA

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 San Francisco State University (SF 
State) NAGPRA Program 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 August 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Elise Green, San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, 
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 405-
3545, 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 SF 
State NAGPRA Program, 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.

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Abstract of Information Available

    A total of 86 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. 
The 86 lots of unassociated funerary objects are soil samples, shells, 
basalt choppers, basalt core, basalt flakes, scrapers, assorted rocks, 
charcoal, pottery fragments, chert point, shell, obsidian points, glass 
fragments, Olivella bead, stones, square nail, faunal bones, a mortar, 
and a pestle. CA-TEH-20, CA-TEH-UNK, and CA-TEH-24 are part of the 
Tehama-Colusa Canal Survey located in the Corning Quadrangle in 
Corning, California. CA-TEH-Sacramento River archaeological site 
collection was donated by Adan E. Treganza to the now defunct Treganza 
Anthropology Museum. Treganza probably surface collected from various 
sites in Tehama County when working on the Tehama-Colusa Canal projects 
in 1950s-60s. There are no other records for CA-TEH-Sacramento River at 
SF State. The survey abstract indicates that these sites are affiliated 
with the Central Wintun, whose aboriginal occupation of the surrounding 
areas is well-documented in the ethnographic literature.
    It was once common practice by museums to use chemicals on cultural 
items to prevent deterioration by mold, insects, and moisture. To date, 
the SF State NAGPRA Program has no records documenting use of chemicals 
at our facilities, and we currently do not use chemicals on any 
cultural items. A former SF State professor, Dr. Michael Moratto, 
stated that staff used glues, polyvinyl acetate, and a solution called 
Glyptol to mend and stabilize cultural objects in the past. Prior non-
invasive and non-destructive hazardous chemical tests conducted at the 
SF State NAGPRA Program repositories show arsenic, mercury, and/or lead 
in some storage containers, surfaces, and certain cultural items.

Determinations

    The SF State NAGPRA Program has determined that:
     The 86 lots of 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 cultural 
items described in this notice and the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of 
Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California and the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki 
Indians of California.

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 August 12, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the SF State NAGPRA Program 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 SF State NAGPRA Program 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: June 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-15196 Filed 7-10-24; 8:45 am]
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