Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 90041-90042 [2024-26447]
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for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
An approximate total of 12,901
cultural items representing 16
archaeological collections have been
requested for repatriation by the
Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation
Committee (KCRC), on behalf of the 12
Federally recognized Kumeyaay Tribal
Nations. The 58 unassociated funerary
objects include the following material
classes: Ground stone fragments and
Shell beads/fragments; the 569 sacred
objects include the following material
classes: Ceramic pipe fragments,
figurine fragments, and rattle beads;
Chipped stone biface, blanks, core,
debitage, flakes, points, tools, and
sucking tube fragment; Ground stone
pendants; Ochre mineral fragment; Shell
beads and pendants; and tourmaline
crystals; and the 12,274 objects of
cultural patrimony include the
following material classes: Bone (faunal)
modified and unmodified; Ceramics;
Chipped stone tools; Chipped stone;
Ground stone tools; Historic; Lithics;
Samples (charcoal and soil); Vegetal
modified and unmodified; Shell
modified and unmodified.
There is no known presence of any
potentially hazardous substances used
to treat any of the cultural items
mentioned in this notice.
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Determinations
The San Diego Archaeological Center
has determined that:
• The 58 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 as part of the 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.
• The 569 sacred objects described in
this notice are specific ceremonial
objects 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,
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Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• The 12,274 objects of cultural
patrimony described in this notice 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), according to the
Native American traditional knowledge
of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and Campo Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo
Indian Reservation, California; Capitan
Grande Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of California (Barona Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
of the Barona Reservation, California;
Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the
Viejas Reservation, California);
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay
Indians, California; Iipay Nation of
Santa Ysabel, California; Inaja Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja
and Cosmit Reservation, California;
Jamul Indian Village of California; La
Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians
of the La Posta Indian Reservation,
California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Manzanita
Reservation, California; Mesa Grande
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
the Mesa Grande Reservation,
California; San Pasqual Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of California;
and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay
Nation.
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
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 December 16, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the San Diego Archaeological Center
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 San
Diego Archaeological Center is
responsible for sending a copy of this
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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: November 5, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE)
has completed an inventory of human
remains and has determined that there
is a known lineal descendant connected
to the human remains in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after December 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
02138, telephone (617) 496–2374, email
jpickering@fas.harvard.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 PMAE, and
additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing one
individual has been reasonably
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. The human remains
were collected at the Sherman Institute,
Riverside County, CA, and are hair
clippings collected from one individual,
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David Garcia, who was recorded as
being 18 years old and identified as
‘‘Miwok; Yosemite.’’ Samuel H. Gilliam
took the hair clippings at the Sherman
Institute between 1930 and 1933.
Gilliam sent the hair clippings to George
Woodbury, who donated the hair
clippings to the PMAE in 1935.
Lineal Descendant
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, a lineal
descendant is connected to the human
remains described in this notice.
Determinations
The PMAE has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry.
• A known lineal descendant, Peter
Bagnod, is connected to the human
remains described in this notice.
Requests for Repatriation
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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. The known lineal descendant
connected to the human remains.
2. Any other lineal descendant not
identified who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the
requestor is a lineal descendant.
Repatriation of the human remains in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after December 16, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the PMAE must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. The PMAE is responsible
for sending a copy of this notice to the
lineal descendant and any other
consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: November 5, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion: San
Bernardino County Museum,
Redlands, CA AGENCY: National Park
Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San
Bernardino County Museum 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
December 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Tamara Serrao-Leiva, San
Bernardino County Museum, 2024
Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374,
telephone (909) 798–8623, email
tserrao-leiva@sbcm.sbcounty.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 San
Bernardino County 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.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual has been identified. The
eight associated funerary objects are one
stone, one rounded quartz tool, one lot
of quartz and quartz frags, one lot of
olivella shell, two obisidian flake/
microlith, one lot of red ochre and
paint, and one lot of faunal fragments.
In 1948–50, Stuart Peck with ASA and
UCLA excavated five burials, four
possible ‘‘token burial,’’ and associated
material, at Zuma Creek, Los Angeles
County (catalog number SBCM–473),
under a temporary permit. under. The
identity of the individual is not known.
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual has been identified.
There are no associated funerary objects.
These remains are identified by a label
reading ‘‘Solstice Creek’’ (Los Angeles
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County) cataloged under number
SBCM–5906. This individual was likely
a part of the larger donation to the
department from the McCowns, who
were actively collecting during the
1970s and 80s. The identity of the
individual is not known.
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual has been identified. The
four associated funerary objects are one
lot of soil, one lot of beads, one lot of
shell, and one lot of fire-affected rock.
The collections numbered SBCM–
UNN:75–109 included a note found
with remains reads, ‘‘Mrs. R. Holcomb,
San Bernardino, 3/25/69, Dear Luis—
This Indian is for the Museum. It was
dug up by some kids on the heath north
of Gaviota (which is north of Santa
Barbara)—I don’t know if these are of
any interest, but you are welcome to
them.—Penny Holcomb.’’ The ancestor
and associated objects from Santa
Barbara County were donated to the
museum in 1969. The identity of the
individual is not known.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals has been
identified. There are no associated
funerary objects. This unnumbered
collection contained a note found with
the ancestors stated they were taken
from the ‘‘California Coast.’’ The
identity of the individuals is not known.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is reasonably identified by the
geographical location or acquisition
history of the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The San Bernardino County Museum
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of five individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 12 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
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission
Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039038; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of
human remains and has determined that there is a known lineal
descendant connected to the human remains in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after December 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496-2374,
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
PMAE, and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing one
individual has been reasonably identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. The human remains were collected at the Sherman
Institute, Riverside County, CA, and are hair clippings collected from
one individual,
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David Garcia, who was recorded as being 18 years old and identified as
``Miwok; Yosemite.'' Samuel H. Gilliam took the hair clippings at the
Sherman Institute between 1930 and 1933. Gilliam sent the hair
clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the
PMAE in 1935.
Lineal Descendant
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
a lineal descendant is connected to the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
The PMAE has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
A known lineal descendant, Peter Bagnod, is connected to
the human remains described in this notice.
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. The known lineal descendant connected to the human remains.
2. Any other lineal descendant not identified who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant.
Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after December 16, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. The PMAE is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the lineal descendant and any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: November 5, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-26447 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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