Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern California Museum, Independence, CA, 84390-84391 [2024-24428]

Download as PDF 84390 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 22, 2024 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Yale Peabody Museum in 1916 by Herbert H. Beadle. The one unassociated funerary object removed from Pisarro Rancho in Santa Barbara County by Reverend Stephen Bowers in 1875 is a stone implement. Bowers sold the cultural items to Elias Root Beadle circa 1876. The items were donated to the Yale Peabody Museum in 1916 by Herbert H. Beadle. The one unassociated funerary object removed from Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County by Reverend Stephen Bowers in 1875 is a metal boot spur. Bowers sold the cultural items to Elias Root Beadle circa 1876. The items were donated to the Yale Peabody Museum in 1916 by Herbert H. Beadle. The two unassociated funerary objects removed from Guadalupe in San Luis Obispo County by Reverend Stephen Bowers in 1875 are two stone knives. Bowers sold the cultural items to Elias Root Beadle circa 1876. The items were donated to the Yale Peabody Museum in 1916 by Herbert H. Beadle. The one unassociated funerary object removed from Pesino Rancheria in San Luis Obispo County by Reverend Stephen Bowers in 1875 is a lot of shell beads. Bowers sold the cultural items to Elias Root Beadle circa 1876. The items were donated to the Yale Peabody Museum in 1916 by Herbert H. Beadle. Determinations The Yale Peabody Museum has determined that: • The 473 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, to a 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Oct 21, 2024 Jkt 265001 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 November 21, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Yale Peabody Museum 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 Yale Peabody Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 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: October 11, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–24419 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038939; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern California Museum, Independence, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Eastern California Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after November 21, 2024. ADDRESSES: Shawn Lum, Eastern California Museum, 155 N Grant St., Independence, CA 93526, telephone (760) 878–0258, email ecmuseum@ inyocounty.us. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. The two associated funerary objects are pieces of shell and obsidian flakes. These items were donated to the museum by the Lindsey family of Lone Pine, CA on 4–14–1977 and they were assigned accession #1977.103 (ID #NL3). Consultation Invitations to consult were sent to the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley; Bishop Paiute Tribe; Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe; and the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe. Cultural Affiliation BILLING CODE 4312–52–P ACTION: National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Eastern California Museum, 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. Sfmt 4703 The following types of information about the cultural affiliation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are available: geographical. The information, including the results of consultation, identified: 1. No earlier group connected to the human remains or associated funerary objects. 2. Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe as an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization connected to the human remains or associated funerary objects. 3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier group and the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be reasonably traced through time. Determinations The Eastern California Museum 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. • No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the human remains E:\FR\FM\22OCN1.SGM 22OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 22, 2024 / Notices and associated funerary objects in this notice has been identified. • No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation to the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice has been clearly or reasonably identified. 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 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 and associated funerary objects described in this notice may occur on or after November 21, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Eastern California Museum 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 Eastern California Museum 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. Dated: October 11, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–24428 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038929; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, Knoxville, TN National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture (UTK), has completed an inventory of SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Oct 21, 2024 Jkt 265001 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 November 21, 2024. ADDRESSES: Dr. Ellen Lofaro, University of Tennessee, Office of Repatriation, 5723 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921–6053, telephone (865) 974–3370, email nagpra@utk.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 UTK, 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, 56 individuals have been identified. The 397 lots of associated funerary objects are 146 lots of ceramics, 105 lots of faunal remains, 29 lots of lithics, 88 lots of daub, one lot of petrified wood, 17 lots of indeterminate/other objects, 10 lots of botanicals, and one lot of historic objects. The remains and funerary objects were removed from 40SY1, the Chucalissa site, in Shelby County, TN. The site was excavated in 1940 by T.M.N. Lewis, George Lidberg, and C.H. Nash of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. After excavation ended, the remains and funerary objects were transferred to UTK. Chucalissa was a Mississippian site, with the most intensive occupation between 900–1500 CE. Some of the remains and associated funerary objects have been ‘‘repaired’’ using an unknown adhesive/s, but to our knowledge, no potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the remains or objects. During consultation the Quapaw Nation communicated their cultural affiliation with the Chucalissa site, based off the following types of information: historical, geographical, linguistic, anthropological, archaeological, folkloric, oral tradition, and expert opinion. During consultation, The Chickasaw Nation communicated their cultural affiliation with the Chucalissa site based off historical and geographical information, specifically referencing the PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 84391 Treaty with the US and the Chickasaw of 1818. 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 UTK has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 56 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 397 lots of 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 Quapaw Nation and The Chickasaw 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. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after November 21, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, UTK 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. UTK 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. E:\FR\FM\22OCN1.SGM 22OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038939; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern California Museum, 
Independence, 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 Eastern California Museum has completed 
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has 
determined that there is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.

DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after November 21, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Shawn Lum, Eastern California Museum, 155 N Grant St., 
Independence, CA 93526, telephone (760) 878-0258, 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 
Eastern California Museum, 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, one individual have been 
identified. The two associated funerary objects are pieces of shell and 
obsidian flakes. These items were donated to the museum by the Lindsey 
family of Lone Pine, CA on 4-14-1977 and they were assigned accession 
#1977.103 (ID #NL3).

Consultation

    Invitations to consult were sent to the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of 
the Owens Valley; Bishop Paiute Tribe; Fort Independence Indian 
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, 
California; Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe; and the Timbisha Shoshone 
Tribe.

Cultural Affiliation

    The following types of information about the cultural affiliation 
of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are 
available: geographical. The information, including the results of 
consultation, identified:
    1. No earlier group connected to the human remains or associated 
funerary objects.
    2. Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe as an Indian Tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization connected to the human remains or associated 
funerary objects.
    3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier 
group and the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be 
reasonably traced through time.

Determinations

    The Eastern California Museum 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.
     No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the 
human remains

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and associated funerary objects in this notice has been identified.
     No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation to the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice has been clearly or reasonably identified.

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 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 and associated 
funerary objects described in this notice may occur on or after 
November 21, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, 
the Eastern California Museum 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 Eastern California Museum 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.

    Dated: October 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-24428 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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