Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA, 68193-68194 [2024-18949]
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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Office
of the State Archaeologist
Bioarchaeology Program (OSA–BP)
intends to repatriate a certain cultural
item that meets the definition of a
sacred object and that has a known
lineal descendant.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item
in this notice may occur on or after
September 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of
the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology
Program, University of Iowa, 700 S
Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242,
telephone (319) 384–0740, email laranoldner@uiowa.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 OSA–BP, 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 one cultural item has been
requested for repatriation. The sacred
object is an elkhorn beaded necklace.
This item was acquired by James West
at an unknown time; a note with the
necklace indicates it originated from an
estate sale in southwestern Minnesota
with ‘‘L. Sioux’’ in parentheses. The
necklace was donated along with
several other unprovenienced artifacts
to the University of Iowa Office of the
State Archaeologist (OSA Catalogue #
2021–3–1) by James’ wife Jeanne in
October of 2021. In consultation with
the representatives of the Flandreau
Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota,
Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota,
and Wahpekute Dakota the necklace
was identified as belonging to lineal
descendants of Inyangmani. No
potentially hazardous materials are
present on the item.
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Determinations
The OSA–BP has determined that:
• The one sacred object described in
this notice is a specific ceremonial
object 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.
• Dr. Chris Mato Nunpa, Dr.
Waziyatawin, Inyan Mani Hoksida
(‘‘Running Walker Boy’’, John Roberts),
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Annie Roberts Adams, Eliza Roberts
Cavender, Elsie Two Bear Cavendar, and
Carrie Cavender Schommer are
connected to the cultural item described
in this notice.
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 September 23, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are
received, the OSA–BP must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural item are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The OSA–BP 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 15, 2024
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Western Washington University,
Department of Anthropology,
Bellingham, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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:
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and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from 45–SJ–215, San Juan
County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
September 23, 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 45–SJ–215, Hunter Bay,
Lopez Island in San Juan County, WA.
Associated with the human remains, are
15 newly identified funerary objects,
consisting of stone, bone and antler
tools and a modified clay concretion.
In August of 1952, Dr. Herbert Taylor
excavated in the Hunter Bay area with
the Western Washington State College
(now WWU) field school. In the field
notes it was referred to as ‘‘The Village
Site.’’ No Smithsonian trinomial was
provided at the time, but subsequent
research indicates the collection is from
45–SJ–215.
The description provided in the
original WWU NAGPRA Inventory has
been updated to include an MNI, as well
as the Smithsonian trinomial. In
addition, no Associated Funerary
Objects were reported in the original
WWU NAGPRA Inventory, however,
during the WWU 2018–2020
Repatriation and Rehousing Project, 15
items were identified as associated
funerary objects by Lummi Cultural
Specialist, R. Tom. 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.
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
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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.
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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 15 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;
Samish Indian Nation; and the
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.
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 23,
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
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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 15, 2024.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Museum of
the Rockies has completed an inventory
of associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the associated
funerary objects and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects in this notice may
occur on or after September 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Eric Metz, Paleontology
Collections Manager-Registrar, Museum
of the Rockies, P.O. Box 172720, 600 W
Kagy Boulevard, Bozeman, MT 59717,
telephone (406) 994–6578, email
eric.metz@montana.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 Museum of the
Rockies, 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:
Abstract of Information Available
Six associated funerary objects have
been identified. The six associated
funerary objects are six lithics including
one point blank, four diagnostic points,
and one broken obsidian point. In 1951,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from a mesa in Carbon County, MT, by
Joseph L. Cramer. The mesa, located 1.5
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miles southeast of Joliet Town, is the
divide between Rock Creek & Elbow
Creek. In 1991, Cramer donated these
human remains and associated funerary
objects to Museum of the Rockies. The
human remains associated with these
objects have been listed in a Notice of
Inventory Completion published in the
Federal Register on May 18, 2023 (88
FR 31819–31820).
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the
associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The Museum of the Rockies has
determined that:
• The six 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
Crow Tribe of Montana.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
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 associated
funerary objects described in this notice
to a requestor may occur on or after
September 23, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Museum of the Rockies must
determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests
for joint repatriation of the associated
funerary objects are considered a single
request and not competing requests. The
Museum of the Rockies 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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038564; 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-SJ-215, San Juan
County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after September 23, 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 45-SJ-215, Hunter Bay, Lopez Island in San Juan County,
WA. Associated with the human remains, are 15 newly identified funerary
objects, consisting of stone, bone and antler tools and a modified clay
concretion.
In August of 1952, Dr. Herbert Taylor excavated in the Hunter Bay
area with the Western Washington State College (now WWU) field school.
In the field notes it was referred to as ``The Village Site.'' No
Smithsonian trinomial was provided at the time, but subsequent research
indicates the collection is from 45-SJ-215.
The description provided in the original WWU NAGPRA Inventory has
been updated to include an MNI, as well as the Smithsonian trinomial.
In addition, no Associated Funerary Objects were reported in the
original WWU NAGPRA Inventory, however, during the WWU 2018-2020
Repatriation and Rehousing Project, 15 items were identified as
associated funerary objects by Lummi Cultural Specialist, R. Tom. 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.
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
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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 15 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; Samish Indian Nation; and the Swinomish
Indian Tribal Community.
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
23, 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.
Dated: August 15, 2024.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-18949 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]
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