Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA, 74984 [2024-20869]
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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 October 15, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the University of California, Berkeley
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 University of
California, Berkeley 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: September 5, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038695;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
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), the
Western Washington University (WWU)
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. The associated funerary objects
were removed from 45–WH–67 in
Whatcom County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated
funerary objects in this notice may
occur on or after October 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western
Washington University, Department of
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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
Three associated funerary objects
have been newly identified during a
recent repatriation and rehousing
project. The three associated funerary
objects consist of one wooden burial
box, one lot of carbon 14 samples, and
one antler wedge. These items were
newly identified in consultation with
Lummi Nation Cultural Specialist, R.
Tom. No hazardous chemicals are
known to have been used to treat the
associated funerary objects while in the
custody of WWU.
Western Washington State College
signed a contract with Arcomm
Construction Company, Inc. of Seattle in
April of 1975 to conduct ‘‘salvage’’
archaeology during the development of
the Birch Bay sewage treatment facility.
The project was led by Jeannette Gaston
and Garland Grabert (WWU). Most of
the work consisted of monitoring and
salvage archaeology during construction
activities throughout the summer of
1975. A total of twenty-six test cuts
were excavated within the pipeline
right-of-way (Gaston and Grabert,1975).
During this work, an intact cedar slab
box burial was identified at site 45–
WH–67. Analysis of the box burial was
conducted, which included radiocarbon
dating of a sample of the wood burial
box (Lundy, 1977). The ancestral
remains were previously repatriated to
the Lummi Nation, however, the burial
box, carbon 14 samples, and an antler
wedge found with the box are present in
the WWU collections.
The 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,
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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
associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The WWU has determined that:
• The three 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
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Lummi Tribe of the
Lummi Reservation and the Nooksack
Indian Tribe.
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 human remains
and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after October 15, 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: September 5, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–20869 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038695; 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), the Western Washington University (WWU) 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. The associated funerary objects were removed from 45-WH-67
in Whatcom County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after October 15, 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
Three associated funerary objects have been newly identified during
a recent repatriation and rehousing project. The three associated
funerary objects consist of one wooden burial box, one lot of carbon 14
samples, and one antler wedge. These items were newly identified in
consultation with Lummi Nation Cultural Specialist, R. Tom. No
hazardous chemicals are known to have been used to treat the associated
funerary objects while in the custody of WWU.
Western Washington State College signed a contract with Arcomm
Construction Company, Inc. of Seattle in April of 1975 to conduct
``salvage'' archaeology during the development of the Birch Bay sewage
treatment facility. The project was led by Jeannette Gaston and Garland
Grabert (WWU). Most of the work consisted of monitoring and salvage
archaeology during construction activities throughout the summer of
1975. A total of twenty-six test cuts were excavated within the
pipeline right-of-way (Gaston and Grabert,1975).
During this work, an intact cedar slab box burial was identified at
site 45-WH-67. Analysis of the box burial was conducted, which included
radiocarbon dating of a sample of the wood burial box (Lundy, 1977).
The ancestral remains were previously repatriated to the Lummi Nation,
however, the burial box, carbon 14 samples, and an antler wedge found
with the box are present in the WWU collections.
The 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 associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The WWU has determined that:
The three 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 associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi
Reservation and the Nooksack Indian Tribe.
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 human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October
15, 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: September 5, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-20869 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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