Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA, 77185-77186 [2024-21546]
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There are no associated funerary objects
present. The female calvarium was
transferred to Kansas State University
Sociology, Anthropology and Social
Work- Osteology Lab from Kansas State
University Division of Biology in 1999,
after being identified as possibly Native
American. No prior history or
provenience known.
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual has been identified.
There are no associated funerary objects
present. Assemblage consists of
fragmented remains including 48 skull
fragments and one long bone. Adult
male of unknown age. Remains show
signs of cremation. Human skeletal
fragments that were on display at in
small museum display in Fairchild Hall,
Kansas State University Manhattan
Campus. The museum display and
assemblage predate the Anthropology
program at the university. No other
information is known.
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual has been identified. This
assemblage of fragmented remains
including one distal phalanx of an adult
of indeterminate sex. Skeletal fragments
that were on display at in small
museum display in Fairchild Hall,
Kansas State University Manhattan
Campus. The museum display and
assemblage predate the Anthropology
program at the university and have a
note stating, ‘Fort Riley Area’. No other
information is known.
Lastly, human remains representing,
at least, one individual has been
identified. The fragmentary pieces
represent one male approximately 45–
55 years old and were transferred to
Kansas State University in the early
1970s. No known provenience or known
background other than a note stating,
‘James Starr mound’ and an osteological
analysis form stating, ‘James Starr
Mound Grave 10 and cremation’. This is
not associated with James Starr Mound
in Illinois as the Illinois state archive
was contacted and no professional
excavations have ever been done at the
mounds. No associated funerary objects
accompany these remains.
Consultation
Invitations to consult were sent to the
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma, Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
Oklahoma; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and
Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw
Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of
Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in
Kansas; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; OtoeMissouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma;
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca
Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation; The Osage Nation;
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and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma. In attendance were the
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and
Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska;
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; and
The Osage Nation.
Dated: September 12, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Cultural Affiliation
National Park Service
The following types of information
about the cultural affiliation of the
human remains in this notice are
available: geographical. The
information, including the results of
consultation, identified no Indian Tribe
or Native Hawaiian organization
connected to the human remains.
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038746;
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Determinations
ACTION:
The Kansas State University has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of five individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• No known lineal descendant who
can trace ancestry to the human remains
in this notice has been identified.
• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation to
the human remains in this notice has
been clearly or reasonably identified.
SUMMARY:
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 any lineal
descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native
Hawaiian organization 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.
Upon request, repatriation of the
human remains described in this notice
may occur on or after October 21, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation
are received, Kansas State 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. Kansas
State University is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to any
consulting lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization.
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
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Western Washington University,
Department of Anthropology,
Bellingham, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Western Washington University,
Department of Anthropology (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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
October 21, 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 least,
seven individuals have been identified.
The eight associated funerary objects are
bone, stone and antler tools, an eagle
talon and phalanx, and red ochre.
In November of 1980, Western
Washington University entered a
contract (C530–563–02) with the
Washington Department of Ecology and
the Lummi Indian Business Council.
The purpose of the contract was to
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conduct an archaeological survey and
impact mitigation along 31 miles of the
proposed sewer pipeline right-of-way
and two treatment plant locales located
on the Lummi Indian Reservation. Work
began under the direction of Dr. Garland
Grabert (WWU) in December of 1980
and continued until the summer of
1982.
During this work, numerous
archaeological sites were recorded, and
materials were collected from both
excavation and monitoring activities
(Grabert and Griffin 1983,
Archaeological Investigation on Lummi
Peninsula, Whatcom County,
Washington, Reports in Archaeology
No. 18, Department of Anthropology,
Western Washington University,
Bellingham, Washington). 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.
Cultural Affiliation
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after October 21, 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 12, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038745;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Determinations
The WWU has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of seven individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The eight 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 Nooksack Indian Tribe.
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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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Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Missouri Basin Region,
Nebraska-Kansas Area Office,
McCook, NE
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, Nebraska-Kansas Area
Office (Reclamation Nebraska-Kansas
Area Office) intends to carry out the
disposition of human remains and
associated funerary objects removed
from Federal or Tribal lands to the
lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization with
priority for disposition in this notice.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains and cultural items in this notice
may occur on or after October 21, 2024.
If no claim for disposition is received by
September 22, 2025, the human remains
and cultural items in this notice will
become unclaimed human remains and
cultural items.
ADDRESSES: Send written claims for
disposition of the human remains and
cultural items identified in this notice to
Catherine Griffin, Bureau of
Reclamation, Nebraska-Kansas Area
SUMMARY:
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Office, 1706 West 3rd Street, McCook,
NE 69001, telephone (308) 345–8324,
email cgriffin@usbr.gov.
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 Reclamation
Nebraska-Kansas Area Office, and
additional information on the human
remains and cultural items in this
notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the related
records. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the identifications in
this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least, 14
individuals have been reasonably
identified. The 10 associated funerary
objects are one lot of bracelets, three lots
of ceramic sherds, one lot of chipped
stone debitage, two stone scraper tools,
one stone tool fragment, one projectile
point fragment, and one lot of animal
bone. During a period between 1992 to
2020, the human remains and associated
funerary objects were discovered and
removed from federal lands in Jewell,
Mitchell, and Norton Counties, KS, and
Frontier and Greeley Counties, NE.
Determinations
The Reclamation Nebraska-Kansas
Area Office has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 14 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 10 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.
• The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma;
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and
the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie),
Oklahoma have priority for disposition
of the human remains and cultural
items described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the
human remains and cultural items in
this notice must be sent to the
appropriate official identified in this
notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for
disposition is received by September 22,
2025, the human remains and cultural
items in this notice will become
unclaimed human remains and cultural
items. Claims for disposition may be
submitted by:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038746; 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,
Department of Anthropology (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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after October 21, 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 least, seven individuals have been
identified. The eight associated funerary objects are bone, stone and
antler tools, an eagle talon and phalanx, and red ochre.
In November of 1980, Western Washington University entered a
contract (C530-563-02) with the Washington Department of Ecology and
the Lummi Indian Business Council. The purpose of the contract was to
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conduct an archaeological survey and impact mitigation along 31 miles
of the proposed sewer pipeline right-of-way and two treatment plant
locales located on the Lummi Indian Reservation. Work began under the
direction of Dr. Garland Grabert (WWU) in December of 1980 and
continued until the summer of 1982.
During this work, numerous archaeological sites were recorded, and
materials were collected from both excavation and monitoring activities
(Grabert and Griffin 1983, Archaeological Investigation on Lummi
Peninsula, Whatcom County, Washington, Reports in Archaeology No. 18,
Department of Anthropology, Western Washington University, Bellingham,
Washington). 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.
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 seven individuals of Native American ancestry.
The eight 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 Nooksack Indian Tribe.
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 October
21, 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 12, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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