Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL, 63968-63969 [2024-17265]
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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–564, Point
Roberts, Whatcom County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
September 5, 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.
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Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
two individuals have been identified.
The 21 associated funerary objects are
stone, bone and antler tools and carved
items, and ochre stained stone. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from 45–WH–564,
Point Roberts, Whatcom County, WA.
This collection was donated to WWU
circa 1989 by Cliff, Art, and Ruth
Jorgenson (handwritten note by Sarah
Campbell). The sparse notes indicate
that either Cliff or Art was a backhoe
operator and that the human remains
and artifacts were collected in the 1950s
and 1960s during construction of the
Whalen Development. This is also
referred to as Whalen Point and the
Whalen Site.
The 1995 WWU NAGPRA Inventory
reported a possible MNI of two-to-four
individuals. During the WWU 2018–
2020 Repatriation and Rehousing
Project, the minimum number of
individuals was determined to be two.
Also, during tribal consultation in 2024,
Lummi Nation Cultural Specialist,
Ralph Tom, newly identified 21
associated funerary objects. No known
individuals were identified. No
hazardous chemicals are known to have
been used to treat the human remains or
associated funerary objects while in the
custody of WWU.
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The human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice are
connected to one or more identifiable
earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or
cultures. There is a relationship of
shared group identity between the
identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures and one or more
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. The following types of
information were used to reasonably
trace the relationship: anthropological
information, archaeological information,
geographical information, historical
information, and oral tradition.
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 at least two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
• The 21 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 connection between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the
Lummi Tribe for the Lummi
Reservation; Nooksack Indian Tribe; and
the Samish Indian 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
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 September 5,
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
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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.
Dated: July 26, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie, Wilmington, IL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie (FS Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie) intends to carry out the
disposition of human remains removed
from Federal or Tribal lands to the
lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization with
priority for disposition in this notice.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after September 5, 2024. If no claim for
disposition is received by August 6,
2025, the human remains in this notice
will become unclaimed human remains
or cultural items.
ADDRESSES: Chirstina Henderson,
Supervisor, Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie, USDA Forest Service, 30239 S.
State Route 53, Wilmington, IL 60481,
telephone (815) 423–6370, email
Christina.Henderson@usda.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 FS Midewin
National Tallgrass Prairie and additional
information on the human remains in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the related
records. The National Park Service is
SUMMARY:
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not responsible for the identifications in
this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, one
individual (ancestor) have been
reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects, sacred objects or
objects of cultural patrimony are
present. On July 21, 2021, one isolated,
calcined fragment of parietal bone was
removed during archaeological
excavations conducted by the
University of Notre Dame du Lac,
operating under an ARPA permit, on
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie,
USDA, Forest Service, in Will County,
Illinois.
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Determinations
The FS Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin
have priority for disposition of the
human remains described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the appropriate official identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no
claim for disposition is received by
August 6, 2025, the human remains in
this notice will become unclaimed
human remains. Claims for disposition
may be submitted by:
1. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
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
they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains in
this notice may occur on or after
September 5, 2024. If competing claims
for disposition are received, the FS
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie must
determine the most appropriate
claimant prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human
remains are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The FS
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the lineal descendants, 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. 3002, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
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Dated: July 26, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–17265 Filed 8–5–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intended Repatriation: San
Francisco State University NAGPRA
Program, San Francisco, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
September 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Elise Green, San Francisco
State University NAGPRA Program,
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco,
CA 94132, telephone (415) 338–1381,
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:
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 85 lots of cultural items
have been requested for repatriation.
The 85 lots of unassociated funerary
objects are stone pestles, worked faunal
bones, tools, pestle fragments, projectile
points, a mortar fragment, chert, worked
stones, mano, and an anvil. These
cultural items are from archaeological
sites CA–GLE–1 and CA–GLE–15 which
are located along Black Butte Lake in
Glenn County. CA–GLE–1 was
excavated by Adan E. Treganza in 1963
as part of the Tehama-Colusa Canal
Survey. CA–GLE–15 was also excavated
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by Treganza in 1960 and he kept
archaeological records at San Francisco
State College (SFSC) now renamed San
Francisco State University.
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 85 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038405; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL
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 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (FS Midewin National
Tallgrass Prairie) intends to carry out the disposition of human
remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants,
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for
disposition in this notice.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after September 5, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by
August 6, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed
human remains or cultural items.
ADDRESSES: Chirstina Henderson, Supervisor, Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie, USDA Forest Service, 30239 S. State Route 53, Wilmington, IL
60481, telephone (815) 423-6370, 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 FS
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and additional information on the
human remains in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the related records. The National Park Service is
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not responsible for the identifications in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, one
individual (ancestor) have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects, sacred objects or objects of cultural patrimony are
present. On July 21, 2021, one isolated, calcined fragment of parietal
bone was removed during archaeological excavations conducted by the
University of Notre Dame du Lac, operating under an ARPA permit, on
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, USDA, Forest Service, in Will
County, Illinois.
Determinations
The FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin have priority for
disposition of the human remains described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains in this notice
must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this notice
under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is received by August 6,
2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains. Claims for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization 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 they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after September 5, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are
received, the FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie must determine the
most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. The FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal
descendants, 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. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
Dated: July 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-17265 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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