Notice of Inventory Completion: The Kikuchi Center at Kaua'i Community College, Līhu'e, HI, 92972-92973 [2024-27510]

Download as PDF 92972 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2024 / Notices Determinations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The SNOMNH has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 388 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 507 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 Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. National Park Service khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after December 26, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the SNOMNH 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 SNOMNH 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: November 18, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–27506 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Nov 22, 2024 Jkt 265001 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039105; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: The Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College, Lı̄hu1e, HI National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College 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 26, 2024. ADDRESSES: Jason Ford, The Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College, 3– 1901 Kaumuali1i Highway, Lı̄hu1e, HI 96766, telephone (808) 245–8236, email jford9@hawaii.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 Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College, 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 have been identified. The five associated funerary objects are four bone artifacts and one bone fish hook. Item: Iwi Kupuna (human remains), including modified bone fragments, and associated funerary objects. Site Name: 14–115 II Barber’s Point, Kalaeloa, Honouliuli, 1Ewa, O1ahu Geographical Location: Kalaeloa, Honouliuli, 1Ewa, O1ahu. Collection History: The Kikuchi Center is an archive curating the work of Dr. William Kikuchi. Dr. Kikuchi co-founded the Archaeology Research Center of Hawaii, ARCH, with Francis Ching, Jr. He inherited a collection of ARCH project materials, including ARCH project 14– 115 II. This project was an intensive survey and excavation for the harbor PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 expansion at Barber’s Point for the State of Hawai1i and the U.S. Army Corps. Barber’s Point is Kalaeloa, located in the ahupua1a Honouliuli, moku of 1Ewa. These materials were excavated in 1980 and the founding of the Kikuchi Center and processing of these materials began in September 2022. In March of 2024, an osteologist analyzed the bones in the collection and positively identified the modified humerus as human. These bones are associated with Native Hawaiian sites and cultural layers. The 76 modified bones listed here are unidentifiable due to their size and state of modification, but because they were associated with the positively identified iwi kupuna, are being listed for consultation and repatriation, and treated as human. Due to the possibility of the bone artifacts also being human and their close association with the positively identified bone, they are also listed as associated burial objects. Some bones may be coated in a clear lacquer with individual artifact numbers that are now dissociated from data. 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. Kalaeloa Heritage and Legacy Foundation has offered their burial vault and to enact reinterment protocols, if required, and defer consultation to include other Native Hawaiian organizations. Determinations The Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Modified bone and bone fragments in associated with positively identified iwi kupuna are also being offered for repatriation. • The five 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 Kalaeloa Heritage and Legacy Foundation. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the E:\FR\FM\25NON1.SGM 25NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2024 / Notices 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 December 26, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College 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 Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i Community College 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: November 18, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–27510 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039096; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Autry Museum of the American West (Southwest Museum Collection) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after December 26, 2024. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Nov 22, 2024 Jkt 265001 Karimah Richardson, M. Phil, RPA, Associate Curator of Anthropology and Repatriation Supervisor, Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, telephone (323) 495–4203, email krichardson@ theautry.org. ADDRESSES: 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 Autry Museum of the American West, 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract of Information Available A total of four lots of cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The one lot of unassociated funerary objects are faunal bone beads. In 1931, Sacramento Junior College archaeological field party including student Henry Gibbs, collected cultural items from Lincoln Mound (CA–Pla– 14), Placer County, CA. Dr. L.B. Lillard, President of Sacramento Junior College, donated the cultural items in 1935 to the Southwest Museum (now part of Autry Museum of the American West). The three lots of unassociated funerary objects are two lots of shell ornaments and one lot of cooking stones. The ornaments were found in collections in 2001, with a label of ‘‘Verona Mound, Maidu area, Adult burial’’. Verona Mound is an archaeological site CA-Sut-11, in Sutter County, CA. It is unknown when the cultural items entered the Southwest Museum. However, based on institutional history, the cultural items could potentially be part of the cultural items recovered from Sacramento Junior College archaeological field party. Sacramento Junior College President Lillard gifted cultural items from various sites in 1935 to the Southwest Museum (now Autry Museum of the American West). Determinations The Autry Museum of the American West has determined that: • The four lots of unassociated funerary objects described above are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony and are believed, by a preponderance of the PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 92973 evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site 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 Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California and the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of 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 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 26, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Autry Museum of the American West 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 Autry Museum of the American West 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: November 18, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–27504 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039097; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25NON1.SGM 25NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039105; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: The Kikuchi Center at 
Kaua[revaps]i Community College, L[imacr]hu[revaps]e, HI

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 Kikuchi Center at Kaua[revaps]i 
Community College 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 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Jason Ford, The Kikuchi Center at Kaua[revaps]i Community 
College, 3-1901 Kaumuali[revaps]i Highway, L[imacr]hu[revaps]e, HI 
96766, telephone (808) 245-8236, 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 
Kikuchi Center at Kaua[revaps]i Community College, 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 five associated funerary objects are four bone 
artifacts and one bone fish hook. Item: Iwi Kupuna (human remains), 
including modified bone fragments, and associated funerary objects. 
Site Name: 14-115 II Barber's Point, Kalaeloa, Honouliuli, [revaps]Ewa, 
O[revaps]ahu Geographical Location: Kalaeloa, Honouliuli, [revaps]Ewa, 
O[revaps]ahu. Collection History: The Kikuchi Center is an archive 
curating the work of Dr. William Kikuchi. Dr. Kikuchi co-founded the 
Archaeology Research Center of Hawaii, ARCH, with Francis Ching, Jr. He 
inherited a collection of ARCH project materials, including ARCH 
project 14-115 II. This project was an intensive survey and excavation 
for the harbor expansion at Barber's Point for the State of 
Hawai[revaps]i and the U.S. Army Corps. Barber's Point is Kalaeloa, 
located in the ahupua[revaps]a Honouliuli, moku of [revaps]Ewa. These 
materials were excavated in 1980 and the founding of the Kikuchi Center 
and processing of these materials began in September 2022. In March of 
2024, an osteologist analyzed the bones in the collection and 
positively identified the modified humerus as human. These bones are 
associated with Native Hawaiian sites and cultural layers. The 76 
modified bones listed here are unidentifiable due to their size and 
state of modification, but because they were associated with the 
positively identified iwi kupuna, are being listed for consultation and 
repatriation, and treated as human. Due to the possibility of the bone 
artifacts also being human and their close association with the 
positively identified bone, they are also listed as associated burial 
objects. Some bones may be coated in a clear lacquer with individual 
artifact numbers that are now dissociated from data.

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. Kalaeloa Heritage and Legacy 
Foundation has offered their burial vault and to enact reinterment 
protocols, if required, and defer consultation to include other Native 
Hawaiian organizations.

Determinations

    The Kikuchi Center at Kaua[revaps]i Community College has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native Hawaiian ancestry. 
Modified bone and bone fragments in associated with positively 
identified iwi kupuna are also being offered for repatriation.
     The five 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 Kalaeloa 
Heritage and Legacy Foundation.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the

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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 December 
26, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the 
Kikuchi Center at Kaua[revaps]i Community College 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 Kikuchi 
Center at Kaua[revaps]i Community College 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: November 18, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-27510 Filed 11-22-24; 8:45 am]
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