Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, and University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation, Grand Forks, ND, 67660-67661 [2024-18677]

Download as PDF 67660 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 21, 2024 / Notices This village site and cemetery are located in Mariposa County, near the City of Mariposa, CA and were excavated in 1963 and 1965 by Columbia Junior College (CJC) students and California Youth Authority wards under the direction of Francis A. Riddell (California Department of Parks and Recreation) and Robert N. Davidson (CJC). In 1996, the village was once again excavated by Caltrans archaeologists as part of a project to widen State Route 39 and improve drainage. The collection was curated at California State University, Sacramento until it was transferred to the California Department of Parks and Recreation in 2013. The age of this burial is estimated to be between 1000 and 1500 A.D. Linguistic evidence for the Miwok occupation of the Sierra Nevada indicates that they came into the area from the Central Valley after the beginning of the Late Horizon of California prehistory, approximately 500 A.D. No lineal descendant has been identified. Geographic affiliation is consistent with the historically documented Southern Sierra Miwuk. The associated funerary objects are consistent with the period when the site would have been occupied by the Southern Sierra Miwuk. The history of the formation of California Indian rancherias in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada foothill regions of California reveal that descendants of the historical Southern Sierra Miwuk were ultimately dispersed to the federally recognized Miwok rancherias. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice. Determinations The California Department of Parks and Recreation, has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 11 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 2,361 lots 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. • There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Chicken Ranch VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 Aug 20, 2024 Jkt 262001 Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California; Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California. 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 20, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the California Department of Parks and Recreation 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 California Department of Parks and Recreation 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: August 7, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–18686 Filed 8–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038525; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, and University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation, Grand Forks, ND National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of North Dakota and the UND Alumni Association & Foundation intend to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and/or 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 September 20, 2024. ADDRESSES: Dr. Crystal Alberts, University of North Dakota, Twamley Hall Room 300, 264 Centennial Drive, Grand Forks, ND 58202, telephone (701) 777–2393, email und.nagpra@und.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 North Dakota and the UND Alumni Association & Foundation, 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 five cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The first object of cultural patrimony is a saddle. This item was a part of the Victor A. Corbett Collection, gifted to the UND Alumni Association & Foundation (UNDAAF) circa February 1988. According to New York Citybased appraisers consulted by the UNDAAF in the 1980s, most of these items are estimated to date from the 1890s through the 1950s with most acquired by Corbett in the 1940s and 50s and appear to be from tribes in what is now North Dakota and surrounding states. Victor A. Corbett, a dentist in Minot, ND from 1931–1984, was reported to accept artifacts from Native Americans in the surrounding area, namely the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the residents of the nearby Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation, sometimes in lieu of payment for dental services. Documents suggest he also collected objects related to Native American culture through various means, including purchasing and commissioning custom-made pieces. Additionally, research suggests that he would take objects from patients as collateral for an outstanding bill for E:\FR\FM\21AUN1.SGM 21AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 21, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 dental services rendered. Collection records do not provide any additional information regarding the objects’ provenience or provenance. The object of cultural patrimony is described by the appraiser as ‘‘Rawhide pad saddle with floral beaded designs in ovoid circles at the four corners and on four attached rectangular side panels. Three shades of green, two shades of pink, two shades of blue and yellow beads in the floral design on a white background. Stirrups and cinch strap are added and not original. Turtle Mountain Chippewa. ca. 1880. Good condition.’’ The object has not been treated with potentially hazardous substances to the best of the institutions’ knowledge. The other four cultural items include one sacred object, which is a pipe made of black stone, and three sacred objects/ objects of cultural patrimony, which are a hand drum and two decorated drumsticks. These items were a part of the Emily Doak Wolff Collection, gifted to the UND Alumni Association & Foundation in May 1992. In 1914, the University of North Dakota (UND) staged ‘‘A Pageant of the North-West.’’ Contemporaneous accounts from 1914 in UND’s student newspaper, the 1916 Dakotah yearbook, and UND Department of Theatre records indicate that individuals from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians were invited to participate in the ‘‘A Pageant of the North-West’’ of 1914, including Flying Eagle (Marchebenus) and Temoweneni (Little Boy). Henry A. Doak, former UND faculty member, oversaw props for this production, which included the use of the sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony described within this notice. No object has been treated with potentially hazardous substances to the best of the institutions’ knowledge. Determinations The University of North Dakota and the UND Alumni Association & Foundation has determined that: • The one sacred object described in this notice are specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. • 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, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 Aug 20, 2024 Jkt 262001 clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • The three sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice are, according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional Native American religion, and have 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). • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota. 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 September 20, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of North Dakota and the UND Alumni Association & Foundation 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 North Dakota and the UND Alumni Association & Foundation are 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. PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67661 Dated: August 7, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–18677 Filed 8–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038522; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 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 20, 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 205 lots of cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 205 lots of unassociated funerary objects are tools, pestle fragments, projectile points, pestles, worked chert, stones, chert fragments, mano, glass, hammerstone, obsidian, and a hopper mortar. These cultural items are from archaeological sites in Mendocino County: CA–MEN-Tickenoff Collection, CA–MEN-Etsel Franciscan Survey, CA– MEN-Poor Man’s Valley, CA–MEN– 775–776, CA–MEN–766, CA–MEN–765, CA–MEN–764, CA–MEN–763, CA– E:\FR\FM\21AUN1.SGM 21AUN1

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[FR Doc No: 2024-18677]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038525; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of North Dakota, 
Grand Forks, ND, and University of North Dakota Alumni Association & 
Foundation, Grand Forks, ND

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 North Dakota and the UND 
Alumni Association & Foundation intend to repatriate certain cultural 
items that meet the definition of sacred objects and/or 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 September 20, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Crystal Alberts, University of North Dakota, Twamley 
Hall Room 300, 264 Centennial Drive, Grand Forks, ND 58202, telephone 
(701) 777-2393, 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 North Dakota and the UND Alumni Association & Foundation, 
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 five cultural items have been requested for 
repatriation.
    The first object of cultural patrimony is a saddle. This item was a 
part of the Victor A. Corbett Collection, gifted to the UND Alumni 
Association & Foundation (UNDAAF) circa February 1988. According to New 
York City-based appraisers consulted by the UNDAAF in the 1980s, most 
of these items are estimated to date from the 1890s through the 1950s 
with most acquired by Corbett in the 1940s and 50s and appear to be 
from tribes in what is now North Dakota and surrounding states.
    Victor A. Corbett, a dentist in Minot, ND from 1931-1984, was 
reported to accept artifacts from Native Americans in the surrounding 
area, namely the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the residents of the 
nearby Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation, sometimes 
in lieu of payment for dental services. Documents suggest he also 
collected objects related to Native American culture through various 
means, including purchasing and commissioning custom-made pieces. 
Additionally, research suggests that he would take objects from 
patients as collateral for an outstanding bill for

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dental services rendered. Collection records do not provide any 
additional information regarding the objects' provenience or 
provenance.
    The object of cultural patrimony is described by the appraiser as 
``Rawhide pad saddle with floral beaded designs in ovoid circles at the 
four corners and on four attached rectangular side panels. Three shades 
of green, two shades of pink, two shades of blue and yellow beads in 
the floral design on a white background. Stirrups and cinch strap are 
added and not original. Turtle Mountain Chippewa. ca. 1880. Good 
condition.'' The object has not been treated with potentially hazardous 
substances to the best of the institutions' knowledge.
    The other four cultural items include one sacred object, which is a 
pipe made of black stone, and three sacred objects/objects of cultural 
patrimony, which are a hand drum and two decorated drumsticks. These 
items were a part of the Emily Doak Wolff Collection, gifted to the UND 
Alumni Association & Foundation in May 1992. In 1914, the University of 
North Dakota (UND) staged ``A Pageant of the North-West.'' 
Contemporaneous accounts from 1914 in UND's student newspaper, the 1916 
Dakotah yearbook, and UND Department of Theatre records indicate that 
individuals from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians were 
invited to participate in the ``A Pageant of the North-West'' of 1914, 
including Flying Eagle (Marchebenus) and Temoweneni (Little Boy). Henry 
A. Doak, former UND faculty member, oversaw props for this production, 
which included the use of the sacred objects/objects of cultural 
patrimony described within this notice. No object has been treated with 
potentially hazardous substances to the best of the institutions' 
knowledge.

Determinations

    The University of North Dakota and the UND Alumni Association & 
Foundation has determined that:
     The one sacred object described in this notice are 
specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional Native American 
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional 
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional 
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
     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.
     The three sacred objects/objects of cultural patrimony 
described in this notice are, according to the Native American 
traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization, specific ceremonial objects needed by a traditional 
Native American religious leader for present-day adherents to practice 
traditional Native American religion, and have 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).
     There is a reasonable connection between the cultural 
items described in this notice and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa 
Indians of North Dakota.

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 September 20, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the University of North Dakota and the UND 
Alumni Association & Foundation 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 North Dakota and the UND Alumni Association 
& Foundation are 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: August 7, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-18677 Filed 8-20-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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