Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley CA, 74983-74984 [2024-20875]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 178 / Friday, September 13, 2024 / Notices responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Indiana University 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 On an unknown date, partial human remains labeled ‘Arikara’ were delivered to Indiana University. It is assumed that these remains are part of other Arikara collections that were affiliated to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota in 2021. There are no known contaminants present. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the available information about the human remains describe in this notice. Determinations Indiana University has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 15, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Indiana University 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. Indiana University is responsible for sending a VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Sep 12, 2024 Jkt 262001 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. 2024–20865 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038706; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Berkeley intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after October 15, 2024. ADDRESSES: Alexandra Lucas, Repatriation Coordinator, Government and Community Relations (Chancellor’s Office), University of California, Berkeley, 200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, telephone (510) 570–0964, email nagpra-ucb@berkeley.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 California, Berkeley, 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 one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The sacred object and object of cultural patrimony is a Kyôiñ (war shield) estimated to have been created in 1792 by Black PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 74983 Horse (catalog number 2–4866a,b and formerly named Satanta’s Shield). Black Horse passed guardianship of the Kyôiñ to his son Sét:t’áiñ:dè, who passed guardianship of the Kyôiñ to his son Grey Goose between 1872 and 1874. US Cavalry Captain Hugh Lenox Scott obtained the Kyôiñ from Grey Goose in 1894, purportedly through Grey Goose’s will. Phoebe Apperson Hearst purchased the Kyôiñ along with 200 other Plains Indian objects from Hugh Knox in 1901. Kiowa people know the Kyôiñ to be the temporary residence of a spirit, and while cared for by individual caretakers entrusted by the Kyôiñ, as a spirit it cannot be individually owned. The Kyôiñ has held a vital ceremonial and protective role in the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma since its creation. Since 2000, the Kyôiñ has been on loan from the Phoebe A Hearst Museum of Anthropology to the U.S Army Fort Sill National Historic Landmark and Museum in Oklahoma to ensure its continued access by Kiowa people and inclusion in ceremony and cultural practice. Collections and collection spaces at the Phoebe A Hearst Museum of Anthropology were treated with substances for preservation and pest control, some potentially hazardous. No records have been found to date at the Museum to indicate whether or not chemicals or natural substances were used prior to 1960. No chemicals are recorded to have been applied while on loan to the U.S. Army Fort Sill National Historic Landmark and Museum. Determinations The University of California, Berkeley has determined that: • The one sacred object/object of cultural patrimony described in this notice is, according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, a specific ceremonial object needed by a traditional Native American religious leader for presentday 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 item described in this notice and the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item in this notice must be sent to the authorized E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1 74984 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 178 / Friday, September 13, 2024 / Notices 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. [FR Doc. 2024–20875 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 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 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Sep 12, 2024 Jkt 262001 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, PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038706; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of California, 
Berkeley, Berkeley CA

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 California, Berkeley 
intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition 
of a sacred object and an object of cultural patrimony and that has a 
cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or 
after October 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Alexandra Lucas, Repatriation Coordinator, Government and 
Community Relations (Chancellor's Office), University of California, 
Berkeley, 200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, telephone (510) 570-
0964, 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 California, Berkeley, 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 and object of cultural patrimony is a 
Ky[ocirc]i[ntilde] (war shield) estimated to have been created in 1792 
by Black Horse (catalog number 2-4866a,b and formerly named Satanta's 
Shield). Black Horse passed guardianship of the Ky[ocirc]i[ntilde] to 
his son S[eacute]t:t'[aacute]i[ntilde]:d[egrave], who passed 
guardianship of the Ky[ocirc]i[ntilde] to his son Grey Goose between 
1872 and 1874. US Cavalry Captain Hugh Lenox Scott obtained the 
Ky[ocirc]i[ntilde] from Grey Goose in 1894, purportedly through Grey 
Goose's will. Phoebe Apperson Hearst purchased the Ky[ocirc]i[ntilde] 
along with 200 other Plains Indian objects from Hugh Knox in 1901. 
Kiowa people know the Ky[ocirc]i[ntilde] to be the temporary residence 
of a spirit, and while cared for by individual caretakers entrusted by 
the Ky[ocirc]i[ntilde], as a spirit it cannot be individually owned. 
The Ky[ocirc]i[ntilde] has held a vital ceremonial and protective role 
in the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma since its creation. Since 2000, the 
Ky[ocirc]i[ntilde] has been on loan from the Phoebe A Hearst Museum of 
Anthropology to the U.S Army Fort Sill National Historic Landmark and 
Museum in Oklahoma to ensure its continued access by Kiowa people and 
inclusion in ceremony and cultural practice.
    Collections and collection spaces at the Phoebe A Hearst Museum of 
Anthropology were treated with substances for preservation and pest 
control, some potentially hazardous. No records have been found to date 
at the Museum to indicate whether or not chemicals or natural 
substances were used prior to 1960. No chemicals are recorded to have 
been applied while on loan to the U.S. Army Fort Sill National Historic 
Landmark and Museum.

Determinations

    The University of California, Berkeley has determined that:
     The one sacred object/object of cultural patrimony 
described in this notice is, according to the Native American 
traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization, a specific ceremonial object 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 item 
described in this notice and the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 
in this notice must be sent to the authorized

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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.
[FR Doc. 2024-20875 Filed 9-12-24; 8:45 am]
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