Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 67662-67663 [2024-18687]
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226, CA–MEN–222, CA–MEN–216, CA–
MEN–213, CA–MEN–209, and CA–
MEN–208. Many of these sites were
excavated as part of the Etsel-Franciscan
Reservoir Project located in Williams
Valley, CA. SF State previously
repatriated ancestors to the Round
Valley Indian Tribes in 2000 from this
same project. These sites listed above
have been determined to be
geographically located near Round
Valley, CA and associated with the
Round Valley Indian Tribes.
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 205 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
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an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the Round Valley Indian
Tribes, Round Valley Reservation,
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 September 20, 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: August 7, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038510;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE)
has completed an inventory of human
remains and has determined that there
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is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The human remains were
collected at the Fort Totten Indian
School, Benson County, ND, and the
Flandreau Indian School, Moody
County, SD.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after September 20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–2374, email jpickering@
fas.harvard.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 PMAE, 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.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 20 individuals were
collected at the Fort Totten Indian
School, Benson County, ND. The human
remains are hair clippings collected
from one individual who was recorded
as being 54 years old, one individual
who was recorded as being 49 years old,
one individual who was recorded as
being 15 years old, three individuals
who were recorded as being 14 years
old, two individuals who were recorded
as being 13 years old, two individuals
who were recorded as being 12 years
old, two individuals who were recorded
as being 11 years old, five individuals
who were recorded as being 10 years
old, two individuals who were recorded
as being 9 years old, and one individual
who was recorded as being seven years
old and identified as ‘‘Chippewa.’’ Orrin
C. Gray took the hair clippings at the
Fort Totten Indian School between 1930
and 1933. Gray sent the hair clippings
to George Woodbury, who donated the
hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
collected at the Flandreau Indian
School, Moody County, SD. The human
remains are hair clippings collected
from two individuals who were
recorded as being 17 years old and
identified as ‘‘Chippewa.’’ George E.
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Peters took the hair clippings at the
Flandreau Indian School between 1930
and 1933. Peters sent the hair clippings
to George Woodbury, who donated the
hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No
associated funerary objects are present.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Cultural Affiliation
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Western Washington University,
Department of Anthropology,
Bellingham, WA
Based on the available information
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the human
remains described in this notice.
The PMAE has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 22 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the human remains described
in this notice and the Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota.
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Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the Responsible Official
identified in 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 September 20, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are
received, the PMAE 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 PMAE is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribe 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.
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
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–SJ–506, in San
Juan County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
September 20, 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.
SUMMARY:
Determinations
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Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
one individual have been identified.
The two associated funerary objects are
level bags (lots) containing small bone,
shell, and wood fragments that appear
to be excavated burial matrix.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice
were removed from 45–SJ–506, east of
Jones Bay, Lopez Island in San Juan
County, WA. In 1953, Dr. Herbert Taylor
and Western Washington State College’s
field school excavated the burial from
private property at the request of the
property owners, George and Ethel Falk.
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George Falk and his son Richard were
digging a house foundation and exposed
a portion of the burial. Richard was a
former student of Dr. Taylor, and the
Falks asked Taylor to excavate the
burial. This location has since been
recorded as 45–SJ–506. 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.
The human remains 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 one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• The two 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 of the Lummi Reservation
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038510; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of
human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The human remains were collected at the
Fort Totten Indian School, Benson County, ND, and the Flandreau Indian
School, Moody County, SD.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after September 20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone
(617) 496-2374, 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
PMAE, 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.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
minimum, 20 individuals were collected at the Fort Totten Indian
School, Benson County, ND. The human remains are hair clippings
collected from one individual who was recorded as being 54 years old,
one individual who was recorded as being 49 years old, one individual
who was recorded as being 15 years old, three individuals who were
recorded as being 14 years old, two individuals who were recorded as
being 13 years old, two individuals who were recorded as being 12 years
old, two individuals who were recorded as being 11 years old, five
individuals who were recorded as being 10 years old, two individuals
who were recorded as being 9 years old, and one individual who was
recorded as being seven years old and identified as ``Chippewa.'' Orrin
C. Gray took the hair clippings at the Fort Totten Indian School
between 1930 and 1933. Gray sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury,
who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were collected at the Flandreau Indian School,
Moody County, SD. The human remains are hair clippings collected from
two individuals who were recorded as being 17 years old and identified
as ``Chippewa.'' George E.
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Peters took the hair clippings at the Flandreau Indian School between
1930 and 1933. Peters sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who
donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the available information and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains described in this notice.
Determinations
The PMAE has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 22 individuals of Native American ancestry.
There is a reasonable connection between the human remains
described in this notice and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Indians of North Dakota.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
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 September 20, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the PMAE 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 PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribe 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. 2024-18687 Filed 8-20-24; 8:45 am]
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